The latest NBA trade rumors hinted that the the Los Angeles Lakers might bring in CBA and Guangdong Southern Tigers star player Yi Jianlian before the start of their training. Reports claimed that trading Jianlian will help the Lakers improve their roster and thus provide a tough competition to the other teams in the NBA league.

ESPN reported that Jianlian's excellent performance at the ongoing Rio Olympics game has paved the way for him to enter the Lakers team. Moreover, it is stated that the Lakers' center player Timofey Mozgov recently suffered a serious injury, which reportedly has forced the team's management to search for a talented power forward before the start of the upcoming NBA season.

According to the reports, the Los Angeles Lakers might sign in Jianlian for one year with an $8 million dollar contract. It is expected that Jianlian will prove as the perfect fit in the Lakers team for his scoring abilities. Yi Jianlian was ranked as the top third scorer at the Rio Olympics with 20.4 points per game.

Jianlian's team, the Guangdong Southern Tigers, stated they are happy that he will be playing soon in the NBA league. "In order to help Yi seize this opportunity to play at the highest stage of the basketball world and unfold his capability, in order to help Yi fulfill his dream and goal, we are offering our unconditional support and cooperation to Yi to make sure he joins Lakers," said the club in a statement, reported Silver Screen & Roll. "Best wishes to Yi for his bright future in NBA."

Earlier, the Chinese Basketball Association star player has become part of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011-2012 basketball season. However, the Lakers have neither issued any official statement about Jianlian's possible comeback to the NBA league.

Furthermore, the trade rumors suggested that the Jianlian deal might be the Lakers' final shuffle for the season. Nevertheless, few reports claimed that the Lakers will also try hard to get rid of their shooting guard Nick Young owing to his clashes with team's another player D'Angelo Russell. It is stated that the Los Angeles Lakers might exchange Young with Boston Celtics shooting guards James Young and RJ Hunter in a likely multi-player deal.

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