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Old 06-19-2004, 06:29 AM   #33 (permalink)
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"I don't know who Billy is thinking about [drafting]," O'Brien said yesterday after the Sixers worked out two likely first-rounders, Brigham Young center Rafael Araujo and Minnesota freshman forward Kris Humphries, along with senior forwards Herve Lamizana of Rutgers and Jamar Smith of Maryland and Overbrook High in Pine Hill, N.J. "That's the fun of it, and Billy hasn't dropped any hints to me."

One player the Sixers plan to bring in to interview and possibly put through a workout is Andris Biedrins, an 18-year-old forward-center from Latvia who is considered by many to be the top foreign player in the draft.

Biedrins, who was measured at 6-foot-111/2 in his bare feet last week by the NBA, has been suffering from an infected blister on his foot. He was supposed to work out for the Sixers on Wednesday, but was unable to because of the injury.

"We'll bring him in whether he can work out or not, because we want to meet with him," DiLeo said. "We're hoping when he comes in that he will be able to work out for us."

King has long been on the record as seeking to move up in the draft. He said the dialogue with other teams wouldn't really begin to heat up until sometime next week. And King said that through his conversations with other teams, the No. 9 pick has brought no shortage of inquiries from fellow NBA general managers.

"People would love to have the No. 9 pick and it has real value," King said. "The magic word of what teams would give up for it hasn't been said yet."
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