They probably haven't forgotten the scare Belinelli and his countrymen gave them in pool play. Belinelli scored 25 points and drilled four three-pointers, but the Americans rallied behind Anthony and overcame a nightmare first half to win.

Talking about that unforgettable game in Japan, Belinelli said, "It changed my life because I make very well game." He held his own against a team of NBA stars and could be a target for the Jazz with their No. 25 pick in the first round of Thursday's draft.

"You see some things he can do against NBA players," said Walt Perrin, the Jazz's director of player personnel. "At that particular juncture, we don't know if the NBA players knew who he was and they may have been surprised by the way he played against them."

Belinelli, 21, would address the Jazz's need when it comes to finding a shooter. He struggled last season in the Euroleague, hitting just 32 percent of three-pointers, but showed his range in Tuesday's workout with the Jazz.

"If I make the first shot, after is difficult to stop me," said Belinelli, who is regarded as one of the best shooters in the draft. The Jazz were the eighth and last team for which he worked out.

Playing for the Jazz also would ease Belinelli's transition to the NBA, given the European players on the roster in Mehmet Okur, Andrei Kirilenko and Gordan Giricek. Belinelli said Andrea Bargnani, last year's No. 1 overall pick, benefited from a similar situation in Toronto.

Belinelli grew up outside of Bologna, where he played during his Italian career, and said he planned to watch the draft at a friend's house or a bar. As for how Salt Lake compares to Bologna, Belinelli said, "Pasta is better, I think."

That could be an issue considering Belinelli weighs just 192 pounds despite being 6-foot-5. He admitted that he would have to get stronger to match up at two-guard against the likes of James and Kobe Bryant, his favorite player.

CLOSE TO HOME

There was an explanation needed with Colorado State center Jason Smith working out Tuesday for the Jazz. The 7-footer is projected to be selected well before the Jazz draft at the end of the first round. His agent, Mark Bartelstein, even said as much last week.

"There's a lot of different things, trades may occur, and stuff like that," Smith said. "You've just got to hit all your bases. I'm confident with how good of shape I'm in. I felt, 'What's one more workout?'"

It helped that the Jazz are close to home for Smith. He was recruited by Utah but opted to play at Colorado State, where both his parents went to college. Perrin was asked if there was anything to read into the Jazz bringing in Smith for a workout.

"The thing that's there is Jason likes Utah," Perrin said. "We don't think he'll be there [at 25]. We think he'll be long gone. But he wanted to come and work out for the coaches."

Smith wasn't shy when asked which NBA players he could compare his game to. He answered Dirk Nowitzki, although Smith conceded his outside shot needs work after a college career in which he was primarily a back-to-the-basket player.

The chatter Tuesday was that teams were shopping picks, although the price of moving up even a few spots was too high. The cost was said to be multiple future draft picks as well as taking a backup player with an unfriendly contract.

LEADER OF THE PACK

Nevada forward Nick Fazekas, a borderline pick between the first and second rounds, also worked out. Fazekas, who averaged 20.4 points and 11.1 rebounds, is one of the best shooting players for his size in the draft.

"I feel like I can shoot just as good as any big [man] in the NBA right now," Fazekas said. "A lot of people might say that that's wrong, but if you want to stick me in the gym with any big in the NBA, I'll shoot with you."

BYARS IN

The Jazz quietly brought Vanderbilt forward Derrick Byars in for an interview Monday. Byars averaged 17.0 points and 4.9 rebounds and is praised for his versatility but has been unable to work out because of a quadriceps injury.

GET TO THE POINT

The Jazz are committed to taking the best player available and will audition four point guards today, even with Deron Williams set to start at the position for years to come.

They will work out Florida's Taurean Green, Southern California's Gabe Pruitt, Marist's Jared Jordan and South Carolina's Tre Kelley. Also scheduled to work out are Ukrainian 7-footer Kyrylo Fesenko and Arizona guard Marcus Williams.

By the end of the day, the Jazz will have worked out 36 players in Salt Lake in advance of the draft.