Clyde Drexler: BIG3 has '12-15 guys' that could play in NBA next season

BIG3 commissioner Clyde Drexler thinks several of the league's players could return to the NBA next season.

Speaking to TMZ Sports on Friday for the opening of BIG3's second season, Drexler estimated there are "about 12-15 guys" capable of being on an NBA roster.

"Some of those guys that I saw in the playoffs and even regular season, from number eight through 13, those guys could be replaced by a lot of guys in the BIG3," Drexler said. "But guys like Andre Owens, Stephen Jackson - all those guys can really still play. DeShawn Stevenson, Rashard Lewis to name a few. And now we've got guys like Nate Robinson, Amar'e Stoudemire."

Xavier Silas became the first player from Ice Cube's three-on-three league to ink an NBA deal last season, signing a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics.