SHENZHEN, Jul 11 -- CHINESE fans want local basketball sensation Yi Jianlian to go sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, the China Daily reported yesterday.

Drafted two weeks ago by the Bucks, Yi has declined to talk about his prospect of signing with Milwaukee. His agent, Dan Fegan, has pushed for a trade and wants Yi in a city with a large Asian influence.

"Fegan will hamper Yi's future," former national team coach Qian Chenghai was quoted as saying in the newspaper.

Results of an online poll published in the China Daily showed 68 percent of 9,000 respondents want the 2.13-meter Yi to remain with the Bucks.

Yi, the sixth player picked overall in the draft, had his first meeting last week with Bucks general manager Larry Harris and coach Larry Krystkowiak. He is playing in the NBA's Summer League in Las Vegas.