Three straight trips down the floor Tuesday during the Orlando Magic's first training camp scrimmage ended with long jumpers from Gordan Giricek.

While other shots misfired, passes were thrown away and players huffed and puffed for air, Giricek looked to be in midseason form already. And for good reason -- the 6-foot-6, 210-pound guard spent a major portion of his summer playing for the Croatian National Team in the European Championships.

Giricek was clearly the star of the first day of training camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports, nailing several long jumpers and attacking the basket much the same way he did after joining the Magic last February.

Giricek, 26, has played professionally in Croatia since 1993, but was required to be at camp Tuesday because he has been in the NBA just one season. Veterans with at least four years of service time in the NBA don't have to report until Friday. Giricek, a self-professed gym rat, said the extra work was just fine with him.

"I don't mind being here because it will help me a lot later on," said Giricek, who sported a buzzed haircut and braces on his teeth. "I will be in better conditioning. If I would have started October 5, maybe I wouldn't be in as good shape. I don't mind if I don't make a basket now. It's not the right time to make them now. It's a long season and I want to make them then."