<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The intrigue surrounding Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian is building, with less than a week remaining until the National Basketball Association draft. Yi is no Yao Ming, and in fact has little in common with the 7-foot-5 Houston Rockets center. Yi is a 7-footer who can dribble, jump and face the basket. His game has been compared to that of former Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls forward Toni Kukoc. Yet many experts aren't sure what to make of Yi, who could be sliding a bit in the June 28 draft. The Milwaukee Bucks won't get a first-hand view of Yi, whose camp has declined a workout request by the team. Bucks director of player personnel Dave Babcock wanted to go to Los Angeles to take a closer look but was rebuffed by Yi's agent, Dan Fegan. "Basically they said they can't work it in the schedule," Babcock said Friday. "We're not a high priority for them. We'll see what happens." Fegan has sparked a good share of controversy by requiring teams to come to Los Angeles to see Yi, by putting restrictions on the type of workouts his client would do and by having him skip the Orlando pre-draft camp. Yi did not even go through the physical testing in Orlando, something the top-rated prospects normally do even if they do not compete in the camp. </div> Source: JS Online This is the second player who's refused to workout with the Bucks, the first was Noah.
