General manager Ed Stefanski is back from his European tour, where he had another look at Nets draftee Mile Ilic at the Adriatic Finals. There might be an unexpected snag in the 7-1 center's plans to get a buyout and make it over to the United States for summer league.

"There's a rumor that he's going to be invited for tryouts for the (Serbian) national team for the world championships," Stefanski said.

Otherwise, the GM liked what he saw, and reiterated that "if he gets a body, he has a chance to be an NBA player."