Reporting live from NBA pre-draft camp just outside of Orlando at the Disney Sports Complex, where Day 1 of festivities featured plenty of walking among team execs but not much talking with them media. That's OK. We'll let them get warmed up a bit.
The pace is expected to pick up considerably on Wednesday, when the games begin and the pleasantries give way to serious talks and interviews related to the draft. The Heat is well represented here, with GM Randy Pfund, VP of basketball operations Andy Elisburg and assistant to the president Ed Maull all in the Milk House gym.
Heat president Pat Riley is due in the building as early as Wednesday, but definitely in time for Thursday's measurements/meetings with major draft prospects Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, O.J. Mayo and several other projected lottery picks who won't play in the games but will take part in what amounts to a high-level job fair.
So Tuesday night's drill session and Wednesday's games, for the Heat, have far more to do with the team's No. 52 pick (second round) than the No. 2 overall selection. But if a deal is to be made on draft night or soon thereafter, best believe that this is the place where things got serious. Speaking of the No. 52 pick, there are several prospects here who might be intriguing.
Among those working out and listed to play in games are North Carolina PG Ty Lawson, Alabama PG Ronald Steele, Kansas PF/C Sasha Kaun and Duke combo guard Demarcus Nelson. We will update you on the goings on from pre-draft camp each afternoon (or more frequently if news or interesting tidbits permit). Stay tuned.
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