Participants

Greece's Sofoklis Schortsianitis (6-10, 314-pound forward), San Diego's Jason Keep (6-10, 280-pound forward), Russia's Pavel Podkolzine (7-4f , 310-pound center) and Louisville's Marvin Stone (6-10, 240-pound forward).

Standing out

It's difficult not to stand out when you stretch 7-4 3/4 as an 18-year-old. That was Podkolzine, who showed up every bit as advertised. He officially measured up, and dismissed any notion that his height and weight were padded. Keep, however, made as big an impression with his work ethic and attitude. Keep, who averaged 18 points and nine rebounds last season, appeared to enjoy banging bodies. He made spirited an otherwise mundane workout with aggressive play and hustle. Don't tell this 25-year-old he's hardly fighting for his livelihood. Said Keep: "Everybody was talking about the big fella (Podkolzine) coming in. That's all I was thinking about all day and all night. I just wanted to come in and give it my best."