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A lot of people seem to be interested in learning about Yi Jianlian’s vertical standing and stuff. So here it is:

He is 7′0 in without shoes
7′ 1″ when wearing shoes
7′ 4.25″ in is his wingspan
He weighs 248 lbs.
Has a 33” standing verticallay
And 38″ vertical where 3 step also known as max vertical.

There was an interview done by sacbee with nba rookie Yi Jianlian:

Q: How have fans around the league been greeting you as a rookie? Have you been pleased with the reception?

A: I have found that when I get to all the NBA cities, my welcome is really passionate. Coming here (from China) is definitely a big move for me. Coming to the NBA, I can definitely feel that every time that I walk into an arena that the fans are very welcoming.

Q: What has it been like to adapt to American culture?

A: It’s been really good so far, adapting to my life outside of the court in America, as well as playing basketball here.

Q: What has been the biggest surprise for you off the court, in the culture itself?

A: The weather.

Q: It’s been good weather or bad weather?

A: Here (in the West) it’s good weather. In Milwaukee, it’s my first time in the snow in the city. It’s fun. But it’s cold.

Q: How do you think you’ll do in your first winter in Milwaukee when it gets really cold?

A: For me, maybe (I will) stay inside. Stay inside the house. It’s nice.

Q: You grew up in the southern part of China, so there was never any snow?

A: There was no snow. For me, this is the first time.

Q: Was that something that you worried about before you came over?

A: I didn’t worry about it, because I had been to the U.S. six times before. I already knew a little bit about the U.S.

Q: What’s been your favorite city?

A: San Francisco. California is nice.

Q: There was some talk after the draft, when there was uncertainty about where you would end up (while hoping to force a trade) that Sacramento was one of the places you had wanted to go. Was there anything to that?

A: It’s really not important at this point because I’m playing for the Bucks. That’s really what is on my mind.

In the beginning of the NBA video, it seemed like the guy was referring to Yi Jianlian saying he is getting worse. That kind of seemed strange if you look at his recent achievements:

Just recently, Sports Illustrated named Yi Jianlian the Rookie of the month. And ESPN has Yi Jianlian among top rookies for long now.

The Milwaukee Bucks ’ Yi Jianlian was also named the Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month for games played for the month of December.

In the recent game against Miami Heat, Yi played total of 21 minutes and 19 seconds. He was 57% from the line with 10 points; made 4 out of 7 shots and 2 out of 2 free throw attempts, 7 rebounts, 2 assists, 3 steals and one block. He did pretty everything you can do in a basketball game.

Here is the full recap of Yi Jianlian in the month of December:
Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee Bucks
Dec. 12 vs. Orlando: Registered 18 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the 100-86 win over the Magic.
Dec. 15 vs. Minnesota: Scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the 95-92 win over the Timberwolves.
Dec. 22 vs. Charlotte: Tallied a career-high 29 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists in a 103-99 win over the Bobcats.
Dec. 29 vs. New Jersey: Recorded 12 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks in a 97-95 loss to the Nets.

Milwaukee Bucks forward rookie Yi Jianlian of China was named the 2007 December month’s NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the month. Yi Jianlian is a 7-footer (2.12m) drafted sixth pick the Bucks and has averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the last month. In season, he is averaging second among rookies in points (11.0), third in rebounds (6.1), seventh in assists (0.9) first in field goal percentage (47.1), third in free throw percentage (80.0), fourth in blocks (1.1) and third in minutes (28.3) as of now.

On consecutive Saturdays in December, Yi produced career-highs in points and tallied his first career double-double. Against Minnesota on December 15, Yi was 9-14 from the field on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds in a win over the Timberwolves. The following Saturday he poured in 29 points (14-17 FG) to go along with 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot as the Bucks defeated the Bobcats 103-99. Over his last 10 games, Yi has put up 14.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. He hit 54.1 percent of his field goals and 88.5 percent of his free throws in that span.

Last Night was the game Bucks played against Denver Nuggets and lost it with 105-125. The entire Bucks team had a bad night except for Mo Williams who shot close to 50 % field goals.

But as for Yi Jianlian, he made only 2 for 11 FG, although he did made 4 for 4 free throws. He had 2 turnovers and total of 8 points. So why he had such a horrible game that night?

First of all, he is a rookie and he won’t make 20 points every night. He usually plays his best when playing with the home court advantage.

But nonetheless, there is no best excuse than this one - He almost entered the room of Denver Nugget’s dance team. If it wasn’t for the Bucks player Charlie Bell, Yi Jianlian would be in the news all over the places. Charlie Bell yelled “Yi, Yi, you’re going the wrong way.”

This embarrassing moment must have made it hard for Yi Jianlian’s focus on playing good basketball during the game.

On a positive side, he did try to go to the rim and put up the shots, but he was blocked atleast twice during the game by Mike Camby. Michael Redd got blocked by him as well.

Just last week NBA rookie Yi Jianlian had his career high 22 points against Minnesota Timberwolves. But it is not anymore. Yi just set a new career high for himself with 29 points last night playing against Bobcats. He also had 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists and 1 block. Milwaukee Bucks won with 103, Charlotte Bobcats had 99 points in total.

Bucks 89 and Kings 102 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Yi Jianlian almost had his first double double with 8 point and 12 rebounds.

During the game, they were time 9 times and lead changed 18 time; so the game was quite competitive. Both the team play near 49% field goal shooting, but it the 3 point shooting that made the difference. Sacramento Kings made about 78%, which was 10% higher than Bucks in 3 point shooting of 68%.

The latest report released by NBA for the 2007 season’s Week 7 shows that Yi Jianlian is the top third rookie. He ranked fourth last week.

Yi Jianlian performed a lot better during the week 7 averaging 15.8 points on .640 shooting over the four games.

On a side note, Kevin Durant fell down to second ranking. Al Horford ranked top for the week 7 this season.

There was an ESPN report about the rookie Yi Jianlian and the title says Rookie Report: Yi Jianlan adapting to the NBA. That’s a nice word that he would like to hear every week and month. But unfortunately, it is less likely to happen that often.

According to the report, Yi has been shot 41.7 percent from the floor in the month of November. But this month, Yi has not only been able to exceed the 50 percent ball shooting this month, but is averaging 15.8 points on 64 percent shooting in his past four games. During that span, he’s also snatched 6.3 boards per game and knocked down all 12 of his free-throw attempts.