According to reports, Luka Doncic is set to hold a minicamp for his Los Angeles Lakers teammates in his native Slovenia. Even better, he will reportedly pay for his teammates to make their way to Slovenia for that minicamp.
This will be an important event for the Lakers, given that they have so many new players on their roster for the upcoming season. One player who could play a key supporting role is Cameron Carr, the promising rookie guard who was the No. 24 pick in June's NBA draft.
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, every player on the roster will attend Doncic's minicamp — except Carr, who is required to participate in an official NBA orientation for rookies.
"The aforementioned Dončić has chartered a plane and is paying the full bill to
fly and host every single Lakers teammate in his native Slovenia later this month. I’m told that 16 of the 17 players on the Lakers’ roster not named Dončić — from Austin Reaves to Walker Kessler to Bronny James to two-way signees Arthur Kaluma, Chris Mañon and AK Okereke --have all committed to attend.
"League sources say it would have been 17 of 17 if just drafted swingman Cameron Carr wasn’t required to participate in an official NBA rookie orientation that conflicts with what Dončić is calling a 'team bonding trip.'"
The Lakers thought highly enough of Carr during the draft to swap the rights to their No. 25 pick for the rights to him. At Baylor University last season, he averaged 18.9 points and 5.8 rebounds a game while shooting 49.4% from the field and 37.4% from 3-point range.
He is very athletic and can jump out of the gym, and despite standing a modest 6-foot-5, he has an impressive wingspan of just over seven feet. Projections of how he will do in the pros range from being a high-level 3-point specialist who will also be a good help defender to possible All-Star potential after a few years.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Cameron Carr won't attend Luka Doncic's Lakers minicamp
