Since the time the Milwaukee Bucks drafted him on June 28, not much has been routine about the acquisition of Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian.

So it makes sense that getting him into Bucks training camp won't be routine either.

It appears Yi won't be able to report to the Cousins Center until Oct. 3 at the earliest, because he is scheduled to play for the Chinese national team in a tournament from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, the day the Bucks open camp.