If you’ve got $250 and a dream of playing professional basketball, make no plans for September 10.
The Long Island Nets will host their annual local player tryouts on that Sunday at the Fieldhouse Sports Complex in Massapequa, N.Y. There, under the watchful eyes of Brooklyn and Long Island talent scouts, local basketball talent will have the opportunity to compete for a chance to earn an invitation to Long Island’s training camp in October.
And it’s not as much of a long shot as you might think. Last year, one of those who participated in the tryouts, Kameron Hankerson, appeared in 28 games for Long Island during the 2022-23 season and played for Brooklyn in the Las Vegas Summer League in July.