<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Here's the deal on Yi Jianlian through multiple sources in the league and close to Yi: His workouts have been very strong, and there is quite a bit of buzz about him in the league. But there are still only a few teams where he may land in the lottery. He could go as high as No. 3 to Atlanta now that the Hawks are on board with the process of getting him out of China. Atlanta wasn't in the mix as much early in the draft process during the season since the assumption was that Phoenix was going to get the pick (the Hawks' pick was protected up to the top three). Boston is still a strong possibility at No. 5 or if the Celtics were to trade the pick to say Portland, Phoenix or Golden State, all well-liked homes from the Yi camp. The final drop-dead spot for Yi is No. 9 to Chicago. The Bulls won't pass up on Yi if he's on the board. The expectation is that Yi won't go 1 or 2 (Portland and Seattle), No. 4 (Memphis), No. 6 (Milwaukee), No. 7 (Minnesota) or No. 8 (Charlotte) for various reasons -- from fit to working on his case of getting him out of China to whether the Yi camp wants him in these particular locales.</div> Source: ESPN Blog Andy Katz
