Orlando, Fla. ? Fran Vazquez isn’t here or anywhere close – he is last year’s news – but just the mention of him still makes people in the NBA wince.

Coaches, scouts and management personnel are gathered this week for the NBA Pre-Draft Camp at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, evaluating talent and formulating plans – generally a little more cautious today about jumping blindly into the international talent pool because of Vazquez.

The Orlando Magic used the No. 11 pick of the 2005 draft to select Vazquez, who then used that leverage to sign a more lucrative contract with Akasvayu Girona in Spain.

Although it’s common for teams to use second-round picks and even lower first-round picks for a player they don’t expect to have until later years – they retain the rights indefinitely – this was the first time it happened with such a high NBA draft pick.

“It’s definitely a caution flag, a caution sign that you better pay attention to,” said Toronto Raptors president Bryan Colangelo. Colangelo and Toronto have the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft. One of the players they still are considering for that pick is Andrea Bargnani, a 7-0 power forward from Italy. He said research would be done on Bargnani’s intentions.