The Brisbane big who's an "NBA talent"

After earning Hungry Jack’s NBL Most Improved Player honours, Tyrell Harrison’s ascent takes another leap with a call-up to the NBA Summer League.

The 7-footer has been named in the Denver Nuggets’ squad for the Las Vegas tournament, giving him a valuable shot to showcase his talent on the NBA stage.

Former NBL MVP Derek Rucker believes this could be the beginning of something big for the Brisbane Bullets centre.

“Tyrell’s an NBA talent, make no mistake about it,” Rucker said on The Marketplace.

“I think he’s a guy who probably hasn’t been on the NBA radar as much as he should have been, primarily due to the fact he hasn’t been able to sustain long stretches of good health.

“But now it looks like he’s maturing, as we often see from bigs, into this good health.”

Rucker believes Harrison’s skill set ticks key boxes for NBA front offices.

“He’s got great size, length … he can block shots. He finishes strong around the basket,” he said.

“His footwork is really good and he’s got a good imagination with respect to finishing around the basket as well. He just doesn’t need to be perfect. He’s also a lob threat.

“I would not be surprised at all if he has a very, very good NBA Summer League.

“If he can do 80 per cent of what he did in last season’s Blitz over in Las Vegas, it’s going to be very, very hard for NBA teams to stay away from him.”

According to ESPN’s Olgun Uluc, NBA scouts are buzzing about Harrison’s potential.

“When I ask around about which Australians have a shot, which ones have a shot at maybe making an NBA roster as a two-way or otherwise, Tyrell Harrison is the name that keeps coming up,” Uluc said.

“He’s a legit 7’1”, he’s a legit big body, and the thing that we forget because he’s been in the NBL so long … he’s only 25, and so this is a relatively young big who is legit big.

“I’m under the impression he’s going into this opportunity with the Nuggets with a legitimate shot at it maybe turning into something more.”

Harrison had a standout season with the Bullets, averaging 14.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1 block per game.