CHICAGO — The Basketball Without Borders Global Camp, now six years strong, remains one of All-Star weekend’s great highlights, at least within the basketball industry, with a who’s who of NBA decision-makers and execs gathering each morning to assess a group of top international-born teenagers. It’s become a must-attend event from a scouting standpoint, annually featuring future lottery picks (this year’s top two draft-eligible internationals, Deni Avdija and Killian Hayes, participated last year), and an event that’s consistently illustrative when it comes to talent, if not completely indicative of future success. It’s always well worth the time.
It was a slight disappointment that the consensus top prospect expected to attend, Jonathan Kuminga, was MIA, opting to remain in New Jersey and play for his Patrick School team over the weekend.