While the temperatures continue to climb, basketball competition, individual and group workouts are a major part of the daily grind for most bj-league players.
The offseason also gives coaches and front-office personnel a chance to evaluate players and reach out to agents near and far as team rosters are pieced together.
The Japan Basketball Academy's Nippon Tornadoes, for instance, who competed as an international division team in the International Basketball League this summer (posting a 1-12 record), are participating in the Southern California Summer Pro League this month.