As we near the start of NBA training camps in October, we're seeing more and more stories about teammates new and old coming together for informal pre-camp workouts in the hopes of developing a bit of chemistry and camaraderie in advance of the proper opening of the league's preseason activities. In cases like eight members of the Indiana Pacers coming together in Los Angeles last month , such workouts can leave fans beaming at the knowledge that their team is serious about hitting the ground running. In cases like Portland Trail Blazers guard Elliot Williams suffering a torn left Achilles tendon during a voluntary team workout on Tuesday, they can leave fans sick over the preemptive puncturing of preseason expectations. (And, in the case of Blazers fans, again cursing the heavens and wondering what they could have possibly done to so displease the Lower Leg Gods.) One of the more positive pre-preseason stories comes out of the Twin Cities, where former Lower Leg God-victim Brandon Roy is preparing to return to the NBA as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Whether or not Roy ever officially "retired" after his repeated knee injuries led the Blazers to waive him using the...