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Sources: Lakers, Yi Jianlian Agree to One-Year Deal

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The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal to bring China star Yi Jianlian back to the NBA, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN that the Lakers and Yi have agreed to terms and are in the latter stages of cementing a one-year deal in the $8 million range for the veteran forward to return to the NBA for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

Source: Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN