BEIJING (Reuters) - The New Orleans Pelicans have invited Chinese forward He Tianju to attend the NBA Summer League in July with an eye on drafting him.
He's Chinese club Liaoning published the invite letter from Pelicans's director of player personnel David Booth on Tuesday, asking the 24-year-old to train from July 3 and play in games in Las Vegas on July 11 and 21.
"I became familiar with Tianju He from a recent scout trip to China at the beginning of January," Booth was quoted as saying by Xinhua in the letter.
"I have observed him on several occasions and think that it would be a great experience for him as a player to be involved with our summer league team.