Yi, Green, or bust for Bucks

I may have my problems with Gary Woelfel, but give the devil his due, he's the one legitimate source of inside information on Bucks basketball in existence at the moment. He is now reporting that the Bucks will draft one of the following players, listed in order of preference: Al Horford, Mike Conley, Yi Jianlin, or Jeff Green, or they will trade the pick. Woelfel says his gut tells him the pick will be traded. The most prominent name floating around is Shawn Marion of the Phoenix Suns, but that would be dependent on salary issues and contingent on the Suns landing Garnett.

Now, since no one expects Horford or Conley to be there at 6, it will come down to whom the Celtics pick. If they go with Yi, the Bucks will either trade the pick or take Green. If Yi is still on the board, Woelfel insists he will be a Milwaukee Buck.

This news is somewhat stunning to me, because Yi's agent has made it clear that Yi has no interest in playing for Milwaukee. If Woelfel's report is true, I applaud Larry Harris for refusing to allow a player's agent to dictate where his player will play. That kind of arrogance rubs me the wrong way. If Harris truly believes Yi is the best player on the board, he should draft him.

By the way, the word around the Association is the prospect I love to hate, Brandan Wright, is dropping like a skydiver who forgot his parachute. He could fall all the way to 10, which would be a stunning development considering he was the consensus No. 3 pick about a month ago.