The NBA Pre-Draft Camp gets underway today. In case you have forgotten, Carl Krauser is still trying to get drafted. According to this list he did receive an invite and will play in the games. Regarding Aaron Gray, you can read into this what you want, but take note:
Some well-known names currently are not on the list. These are players who are still technically on the fence as to whether they’re staying in the draft, but aren’t committing to Orlando or weren’t invited. That list includes: Pitt junior center Aaron Gray, UCLA sophomore guard Arron Afflalo, Nevada junior forward Nick Fazekas, Colorado sophomore guard Richard Roby, Villanova sophomore guard Kyle Lowry and George Washington junior guard Carl Elliott.
Lowry is expected to work out in front of NBA personnel on Wednesday. Gray is scheduled to be in Orlando for the physical-only portion of the camp and could end up having a workout outside of the draft camp.
Looking at the players in the company with Gray of not receiving a formal invite, I read that to mean that they just weren’t going to waste a space for players they knew weren’t going to play in the games. That they would only be there for measurements.
Going back to Krauser. He has worked out for the Celtics and the Raptors as part of a group for each. Strangely he has worked in a trip to the Virgin Islands as part of an exhibition game.
Sun Stroke Promotions has brought well-known streetballers to St. Croix in past years to challenge V.I. basketball players in showcase games. The local players haven’t fared too well in those matchups.
The locals will try again Saturday when Sun Stroke hosts streetball entertainers and AND 1 Mixtape Tour legends at Central High School’s Ronald Charles Gymnasium. As always, the streetballers will have cooler nicknames, but the V.I. players might just have enough talent to win.
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Former University of Pittsburgh star Carl Krauser, whose father, Mario Krauser, is a St. Croix native and still has family ties to the island, is set to come in and lead the local squad against their high-flying, hot-dogging opponents. Krauser, a 6-foot-2 guard, was a second team All-Big East selection in each of his final three years at Pitt and was named team MVP after his senior season. He is projected as a possible second-round pick in this summer’s NBA draft.
Joining Krauser on the local squad will be former University of Oklahoma center Jabari Brown of St. Thomas, and ABA Summer League stars Kwame Bonelli and Jeff Roberts. Point guard Kareem Degrasse, Karl John and Andre McIntosh highlight the team’s local contingent.
Have to admit, never read anything before about his Virgin Island ties. Not a bad way to help pay the bills in the time leading up to the draft. Wish I knew who won the game.
