NBA Free Agency 2015: Kevin Seraphin Might Not Get A Huge Raise After All by Ben Mehic

It’s summer, so players are gearing up for USA Basketball mini-camp. As always, we keep track of the Washington Wizards‘ players that get an invite. And no, we’re no longer salty ( suuuper salty, still ) about John Wall being cut from the previous USA tryouts.

Next month, USA Basketball will host another mini-camp, which will resemble all the other ones in previous years. Players will compete in the camp and hope to make the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The likes of Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin are all scheduled to attend. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Wizards guard Bradley Beal will also attend the camp:

Other names I've heard this AM who plan to attend Team USA's upcoming mini-camp: Bradley Beal, Mike Conley, Gordon Hayward and Mason Plumlee — Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 26, 2015

Bradley Beal participated in the last mini-camp and never really had a realistic shot at making the team. However, by the time the Olympics begin, Beal might have the NBA All-Star label under his belt.

Of course, his familiarity with the USA Basketball program doesn’t hurt either — he was the FIBA MVP for the U-17 World Championships in 2010.

In theory, USA Basketball always looks to add shooters to their team. International basketball is somewhat different from the game that’s played in the NBA. With that said, the program always looks to add players that can knock down the outside shot.

Beal’s ability to shoot from the outside would be a solid addition to the program. His improved ball-handling is also a plus.

Regardless of the outcome, Beal will still have a great chance to learn from the best in the game. At the end of the day, that’s all that really matters. Being surrounded by that much talent (*coughRecruitKevinDurantPleasecough*) will obviously be a positive.

The rest of the mini-camp invitations are going to leak out soon. Last year, Wall was a late addition to the team. We don’t know if he’ll get an invite this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he does. He’s spent a lot of time in Las Vegas this summer, so perhaps he knows something we don’t?

And also, congrats to Mason Plumlee for getting another invite to the camp. Being a former Duke Blue Devil certainly didn’t play a part in that decision by Coach K. Again, we’re not salty about Wall being kept off the team…

Congrats to Bradley Beal. It should be fun to see him rock the red-white-blue uniforms again. There’s certainly no better accomplishment than representing your nation on that level.