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After lockout sent him overseas, James set to pursue NBA dreams

Delroy James has been pretty busy recently when it comes to basketball. He better get used to it — things are only beginning to pick up.

The Brooklyn native has spent the last few weeks working out at a number NBA team’s free-agent camps, including two stints with the New York Knicks. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward worked out with the Knicks two days this week and was playing at Nike Pro City with Primetime a few hours later.

He scored 22 points and fouled out in the fourth quarter of Primetime’s loss to Queensbridge Tuesday night at Baruch College. James, who posted a photo of himself in a Knicks practice jersey on his Twitter account, also took the court a week ago after coming from Golden State Warriors camp.

“I’m just going to free-agent camps now because I didn’t get to do it last year because of the lockout,” he said.

This isn’t James first go-around working out for NBA teams. He did so with the Knicks and a number of other clubs last year after graduating from Rhode Island. He is coming off a successful stint in Israel. He averaged 16.1 points, 7.7 rebounds in 10 games playing for team Bnei Eshet Tours Hasharon. James then signed with the Tulsa 66ers, the NBADL affiliate of the Oklahoma City and scored 8.8 points per game and 4.8 rebounds.

“What I am going through now and possibly going to Vegas, and playing in the summer league, is going to be good for me,” James said.

He thinks the year overseas better prepared him to go through the process again this time around. James played four years at Rhode Island. As a senior in 2010, he averaged 17.5 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Rams and he was named to the NIT All-Tournament team after scoring 34 points in a second-round loss to Nevada.

A strong and athletic forward who likes to attack the glass and get to the basket off the drive, James also has a solid mid-range game. He plans to show that in the upcoming NBA Summer League, which features a mix of rookies, bench players and free agent hopefuls, in Las Vegas.

“A lot of people watch out there,” he said. “It’s a chance to fulfill your dreams against top draft picks who are in the same position.”

jstaszewski@nypost.com