<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> Yi Jianlian is averaging 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds in 26 minutes per game.</p> </p> "We thought he was the best player at No. 6, and he has exceeded our expectations," Bucks GM Larry Harris said yesterday in a telephone interview.</p> </p> Yi said the NBA learning curve has been made easier by the Bucks organization.</p> </p> "My coaches and teammates have helped me learn things about the NBA and have been very supportive," Yi said yesterday in an e-mail. "Like most new players, especially rookies, I have much to learn but want to play my best every day." -- <font color="#000000">Philadelphia Inquirer</font></p> </div></p>