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NBA Draft Sleepers Who Stood Out at Portsmouth Invitational

Portsmouth, Va. — The Crossover’s Front Office spent three days in Virginia at the Portsmouth Invitational, where an enormous NBA contingent gathers annually to evaluate the top college seniors in the country. While top decision-makers generally don’t flock to the PIT each year, the event is pivotal in earning players workout opportunities, and can be a terrific platform for sleepers to emerge. Case in point, Spurs guard Derrick White, who won MVP at Portsmouth two years ago, parlayed it into a combine invitation, played well in Chicago and was drafted in the late first round, and is presently lighting up the playoffs.