But it remains unclear whether she will play in the upcoming WNBA season. The 19-year-old also attracted strong interest from cashed-up European clubs and the Capitals.

Mijovic is in camp with the Australian Opals squad on the Gold Coast, and is an outside chance for selection for the world cup in Turkey later this year.

She is committed to playing for the Opals, and said whether she remained in the selection frame would be a major factor in her  decision.

Mijovic holds a dual-passport through her Serbian heritage, making her an attractive proposition for European clubs who have to pay more for import players.

The 196cm forward is part of Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence program, based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

She averaged 9.4 points and four rebounds a game in her first WNBL season with the Capitals.

"It's all a bit of a surprise, I actually found out on Twitter,'' Mijovic told Fairfax Media this afternoon.

"I'm still not too sure what I want to do yet.

"I'm not 100 per cent sure if I want to go this year, but we'll wait and see once I talk to the right people.

"I've just got to weigh up my options and see if I'm ready to go yet.''

The slightly-built Mijovic is working hard on adding extra weight to her frame, which would come in handy against the bigger WNBA bodies.

She's confident she can use her athleticism and perimeter shooting to offset her lack of size.

"I think wherever I go girls are going to have stronger bodies than me, I'm that kind of build,'' she said.

"I guess I have to start to learn to use what I have got, and how I can use my strengths against them.''

Mijovic recently had a one-on-one session with former NBA championship winner Longley, and hopes to use those the tips she learnt to convince Opals coach Brendan Joyce to gamble on her for the tournament at Turkey in September.

Australian Boomers assistant coach Longley, who won three NBA rings with the Chicago Bulls, said the makings of an international star were there.

"What I saw was a girl who was going to be quite frail and weak, but she hit the bag really hard and surprised me, and was not afraid to give me an elbow on her way through,'' Longley said.

"I like her length, she's quite athletic and deceptively strong.

"She could get more down low grunt strength if she's going to be a post player but she's slippery, she moves quick and has decent feet.

"I like her.''

Mijovic said Longley had helped her defensively, something she is working hard to improve to counter the bigger girls in the post.

"He was teaching me back-to-basket stuff," she said.

"I'm usually a front-to-basket player because I don't like contact and he's trying to draw me to that.

"Strength is always something I work hard on, because I don't have the body frame of some of them.

"It's exciting to be in the Opals. It's been my goal since I've been really young and it's motivation.

"There's so many great players and Olympians at these camps. I have to prove I can hold my ground against those better players.''

Mijovic said she is yet to begin with discussions with Capitals management on whether she will re-sign for the 2014-15 season.