LONG WAY OFF: While Goran Dragic confirmed he again will play for the Slovenian national team this summer, that doesn't mean there won't be time for ample rest. Slovenia's first game in FIBA's EuroBasket 2017 isn't until Aug. 31 against Poland in Helsinki, Finland. Also in Slovenia's group are Iceland, Greece, France and Finland, with the top four seeds advancing to elimination play that opens on Sept. 8. The tournament concludes Sept. 17, meaning even an unlikely championship-game appearance would leave Dragic with two weeks before the start of training camp and then the NBA's truncated preseason. "It's a good draw. It's tough. I'm not saying it's easy," Dragic said. "Of course the favorite of this group is France, then probably second place is probably going to be a battle between us and Greece. Finland is not bad. They're going to play at home. They're going to have a crowd behind them."