Bucks' draft bust Yi Jianlian goes pro in an entirely new sport

Yi Jianlian was once supposed to be a star for the Milwaukee Bucks.

That didn't work out, though, and he's now taking up an entirely new sport.

Yi is taking part this week in the DP World Tour's event in Hainan, China. That's golf, the former European Tour.

He's 7-feet tall, too, so it's quite the sight:

Former NBA and @Bucks player, Yi Jianlian, who is 7ft is teeing it up on Thursday and Friday this week 🏀#HainanClassic pic.twitter.com/M8ohIAHsi1

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Jianlian, now 38, was the No. 6 overall pick by the Bucks in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Yi had refused to work out for Milwaukee, but they chose him anyway.

He played 66 games as a rookie, averaging 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

The Bucks traded him the ensuing summer to the New Jersey Nets.

He played two seasons for the Nets, then one for the Washington Wizards, then got a bit more time in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks.

He eventually returned to China, where he played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the next decade. 

His only other NBA appearances in that time came in the 2016 preseason with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he left back for China before the regular season.

And now, he's golfing. A solid retirement sport, for sure, apparently even for a 7-footer.

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