Australian youngster Joe Ingles has decided to withdraw his name from the NBA draft announced today on his Australian team's official website southdragons.com

Ingles, who RealGM has slotted in at 55 by Portland,  has decided to focus on trying to make the Australian Olympic squad, putting his country ahead of himself.

?I had to make a decision, and the Boomers have been a dream for a lot longer than the NBA has,? Ingles said on his return to Dragons HQ. ?I couldn?t live with myself if I didn?t give it 100 percent and came in 50/50 and didn?t get picked. If I give it my all and don?t make it then, fair enough, I?ve obviously been beaten by a better player.?

Ingles spent six weeks in Chicago working out with a number of players who expect to be picked in June?s NBA Draft.