DeMar DeRozan eager to work with Gregg Popovich — for USA and Spurs

LAS VEGAS — Kyle Lowry had the ball in the right corner. He was well-defended and not able to shoot or drive, so he fired a cross-court diagonal pass to DeMar DeRozan.

For years, that was a fine idea. This time, it became a turnover. They were on different teams during this particular scrimmage, which seems fitting.

USA Basketball’s first two-day minicamp of this Olympic cycle started Thursday in Las Vegas, with DeRozan and Lowry — longtime teammates in Toronto — wearing the same uniform again. DeRozan is now with the Spurs and set to be coached by Gregg Popovich, who just happened to be running his first national-team practice Thursday.