PHILADELPHIA - All sorts of theories were swirling Tuesday after the 76ers attended a private workout of 6-foot-11 Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian in Southern California.

China's Yi Jianlian dunks the ball during the world basketball championships first round game against USA in Sapporo, northern Japan Iin this Aug. 20, 2006 file photo. Yi Jianlian is one of the top prospects for the NBA Draft, to take place in New York on June 28. [AP]

The rumblings suggested that Yi may be fading in the June 28 draft and that the Sixers, who pick 12th, 21st and 30th in the first round, could have a legitimate shot at him.

On the Internet, the speculation was that Yi's agent, Dan Fegan, is inviting teams lower than the top 10 to see his client.

Billy King, the 76ers president and general manager, tried to quash that theory.

"They didn't ask us to come; we asked to come out to see him," King said Tuesday in a conference call with reporters after the workout. "Dan Fegan said he didn't think he'd be there (at No. 12), but if you want to come out, take a look."

That differed from King's comments Monday, when he said, "We were invited and we made the decision to go out."

No matter who did the asking, the Sixers are impressed by Yi, who, at 238 pounds, isn't built like a typical power forward and doesn't shoot like one either.

When King scouted Yi in the Chinese Basketball Association playoffs this season, the Sixers' president talked about his skills.

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