Darren Collison feels the call. Like a swallow to Capistrano, he has flown to an NBA training camp around this time of the year for the past decade, so the fact his pulse is quickening this week is only natural.
"Best time of the season," he is saying over the phone. "Every team has a chance and every player wants to showcase his talent. Everybody's jockeying for position and trying to be the best player he can be."
Every player planning to play on an NBA team, that is — a group that surprisingly enough does not include Collison, who decided not to heed the call.