 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekupera kwemwaka wevakuru, Elder akazvigadzirira akakodzera ku2005 NBA draft, asi haana kusarudzwa neNBA franchise, kunyangwe hazvo mamwe manyuko akataura nezvake semukana wechipiri-kutenderera. Muna Chikunguru 2005 Elder akatamba kuSan Antonio Spurs muRocky Mountain Revue, mutambo weNBA Summer League unotambwa muSalt Lake City, Utah: mumitambo mishanu akaenzana 3.2 mapoinzi, 0.6 rebounds uye 0.4 anobatsira mumaminetsi gumi nemana pamutambo. The Spurs pakupedzisira havana kusaina naye, uye Elder akabatana chikwata German Gießen 46ers, apo akaita nyanzvi yake yokutanga. Akatamba mitambo 26 panguva 2005-06 Bundesliga, kutanga 24, uye avhareji 12.9 pfungwa, 2.3 rebounds uye 1.6 anobatsira muna 26.6 maminitsi pamutambo, aine basa yakakwirira 29 pfungwa pamusoro EnBW Ludwigsburg yakaiswa musi December 10, 2005. 