"If the NBA lockout drags out as long as most league observers think it will and cuts into the start of the new season, Chicago Bulls players have discussed a potential alternative for training camp and beyond.

"I think we'll probably work out in L.A. or Vegas because I can get a gym [in Las Vegas] and I think [Derrick] Rose can get a gym in L.A.," Bulls point guard C.J. Watson said during a promotional appearance Thursday night. "I think most of the players are always on the West Coast working out or training, so if we're all there we might as well work out and get it together."

Watson said he has been in contact with almost all of his teammates since the Bulls lost to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals in late May.

"I've talked to a few players," he said. "I've talked to [Luol Deng]. I've talked to [Joakim Noah]. John Lucas [III] came to my basketball camp. I talk to Ronnie [Brewer] and Taj [Gibson] every now and then. I talk to pretty much everyone. I think everyone is just going their own way, staying in shape, and I think maybe, if the lockout continues 'til September, October [or beyond] we'll all get together and probably work out and do something together."

Like most NBA players, Watson said he is considering the possibility of playing overseas if the lockout continues."