2018 NBA Summer League Thread

[awhom111]

No Duke ties in the first game in Utah as the Grizzlies beat the Hawks 103-88
http://www.nba.com/games/20180702/ATLMEM#/boxscore

Grayson had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists in 22 minutes as Utah beat the Spurs 92-76.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180702/SASUTA#/boxscore

In Sacramento, the Warriors beat the Heat 79-68 and we had our first excess fouling of the season as Bam Adebayo hit 7 and Damian Jones bested him with 8.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180702/MIAGSW#/boxscore

Both Harry and Marvin had their time to shine as the Kings beat the Lakers 98-93. Harry had 13 points in 29 minutes, although he did have 6 fouls while Marvin had 18 points and 6 rebounds in 32 minutes. De'Aaron Fox wanted some attention too, so he picked up 7 fouls.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180702/LALSAC#/boxscore

Wednesday's Schedule (all times EDT, NBATV games also available on ESPN3):

Utah:
Spurs vs Hawks, 7pm NBATV
Grizzlies vs Jazz (Grayson), 9pm NBATV

Sacramento:
Heat vs Lakers, 9pm ESPN2
Warriors vs Kings (Harry and Marvin), 11pm NBATV

Here are a few more rosters:

Luke and the Pistons:
https://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.el...2018roster.pdf

Gary and the Blazers:
http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trai...-league-roster

Clippers:
https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/20...-league-roster

Bucks:
https://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bu...-league-roster

Suns:
https://www.nba.com/suns/press-relea...-league-roster

[Billy Dat]

is he by any chance related to Aeon Flux?

He’s trying to cross over with the anime fans!

[TKG]

[DavidBenAkiva]

Oh man I am seriously hoping this duo becomes THE frontcourt in 2-3 years. Marvin and Harry both possess games tailor-made for the NBA and compliment each other so well. Each can shoot it, run to the rim, and rebound. De'Aaron Fox has a couple of studs in the frontcourt and is a very exciting point guard that will get these two involved. As a cherry on top, Marvin and Harry have the opportunity to force a pair of Kentucky kids to the bench in Willie Cauley-Stein and Skal Labissier.

[FerryFor50]

Bagley just went nuts in the last 2 minutes.
-Spin move and hit the pull up J
-Dunk in secondary break that was absolutely amazing and should cause Mo Wagner to retire
-Hit an NBA 3

The other possession in this 4 possession sequence was Giles getting a hand on a Wagner 3 and running the floor and laying up a long outlet pass from DeAaron Fox that looked like it was going to be a about a foot too far

Nice 2 minutes of summer league

Mo might have gotten dunked on, but he definitely held his own against the Kings frontcourt. He also was jawing back and forth with Giles and was showing some real toughness. Wagner might be a hidden gem.

Giles was playing way too fast - doesn't have his "NBA legs" yet. But he definitely had some plus plays and was swarming on defense. Looks like he was ready to play his first ever NBA game.

Bagley was doing Bagley things, but you can definitely see he'll need to adjust a bit to the NBA - had his shot blocked straight up a couple of times and was getting pushed around a bit because he's not super strong. Once he starts to gain weight and muscle, he'll be fine.

[subzero02]

I hope Trae Young is more durable than he looks. He spends an awful lot of time picking himself up from the floor.

[tbyers11]

Mo might have gotten dunked on, but he definitely held his own against the Kings frontcourt. He also was jawing back and forth with Giles and was showing some real toughness. Wagner might be a hidden gem.

Giles was playing way too fast - doesn't have his "NBA legs" yet. But he definitely had some plus plays and was swarming on defense. Looks like he was ready to play his first ever NBA game.

Bagley was doing Bagley things, but you can definitely see he'll need to adjust a bit to the NBA - had his shot blocked straight up a couple of times and was getting pushed around a bit because he's not super strong. Once he starts to gain weight and muscle, he'll be fine.

I watched the first quarter and agree that Wagner looked pretty good. Although for a shooter, he didn't shoot very well.

Giles and, especially Bagley, do have to add strength and play better D. They didn't look like polished vets out there, but the potential shown from both in that 2 minute stretch was pretty exceptional

[awhom111]

The day started with the Spurs beating the Hawks 103-81.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180703/SASATL#/boxscore

Grayson was rested as the Jazz lost to the Grizzlies 95-92.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180703/MEMUTA#/boxscore

The Heat beat the Lakers 89-74 in Sacramento.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180703/MIALAL#/boxscore

Harry had 4 points in 28 minutes and Marvin had 7 points and 7 rebounds in 26 minutes as the Kings lost to the Warriors 71-54.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180703/GSWSAC#/boxscore

Here are Wendell's Chicago teammates:
https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls...-league-roster

Cavaliers:
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/release...ue-roster-2018

The Pistons announced that Luke will be held out of Summer League.

[CameronBornAndBred]

How many points did Liangelo Ball score?

[CDu]

Oof, rough game two for Bagley and Giles. Bagley went 3-16 from the field. Giles was only slightly better at 2-9.

[awhom111]

After a day off, we get a quadruple header on Thursday on NBATV and ESPN3 (times ET):
Lakers vs Warriors, 3pm
Heat vs Kings (Harry and Marvin), 5pm
Grizzlies vs Spurs, 7pm
Hawks vs Jazz (Grayson?), 9pm

[elvis14]

T

Grayson was rested as the Jazz lost to the Grizzlies 95-92.
http://www.nba.com/games/20180703/MEMUTA#/boxscore

Tuned in to watch this game and was quite disappointed when Grayson was rested.

Thanks awhom111 for all the updates.

[FerryFor50]

Oof, rough game two for Bagley and Giles. Bagley went 3-16 from the field. Giles was only slightly better at 2-9.

Bagley was pretty bad; he kept getting out-muscled inside. Had a few shots blocked one on one. But, to his credit, he kept playing hard and being aggressive and didn't let his bad night affect his effort.

Giles still looks like he plays too fast and is a bit clumsy at times. He'll figure it out, but I think Bagley and Giles were hurt by DeAngelo Fox sitting out. Frank Mason doesn't push the pace nearly as well.

[UrinalCake]

JP Tokoto checking in with a 2-8 (0-2) performance so far. Some things never change...

[Bob Green]

JP Tokoto checking in with a 2-8 (0-2) performance so far. Some things never change...

I always liked Tokoto. He couldn't shoot but he did a lot of other things like hustle and play defense.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I always liked Tokoto. He couldn't shoot but he did a lot of other things like hustle and play defense.

I loved his passion. Er, I meant "passing."

Seemed it was 50/50 likely to be a turnover.

[Wheat/"/"/"]

I always liked Tokoto. He couldn't shoot but he did a lot of other things like hustle and play defense.

He was a likeable enough kid, but that was the exact opposite of my take of Tokoto... except I’d agree, he wasn’t a great shooter.

I’d call him flashy, full of unfulfilled potential. I’ve seen hundreds of players over the year like him. He never got the mental toughness side of the game.

He was very talented, a good team mate, but never shed the soft label from me.
I never thought he did the dirty work of really hustling and playing D. I always felt like he coasted through on his athleticism looking for a big play moment.

His career was defined for me by one play...where he failed to even try to fight through the screen/hold (no foul, bang bang play), by a tough/scrappy Winslow that allowed Jones an uncontested drive to the rim for a big Duke win. He made no effort in a situation that screamed effort, but where there was no time to think about effort...it should have come from effort in his DNA and it wasn’t there.

He was soft, and worse, it was contagious on the teams he was on with young players like Brice Johnson, Meeks, Hicks, and Justin Jackson.

[Wheat/"/"/"]

Here’s the late game highlights from that game...note the Passive D from Tokoto...and the great plays from Jones if you must👏

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P9XCGc4OVHk

[Bob Green]

He was very talented, a good team mate, but never shed the soft label from me.
I never thought he did the dirty work of really hustling and playing D. I always felt like he coasted through on his athleticism looking for a big play moment.

I'm sure you watched him a lot more than me but I never thought he was soft. Perhaps I was deceived by his athleticism.

[Wander]

JP Tokoto checking in with a 2-8 (0-2) performance so far. Some things never change...

I always liked Tokoto. He couldn't shoot but he did a lot of other things like hustle and play defense.

He was a likeable enough kid, but that was the exact opposite of my take of Tokoto... except I’d agree, he wasn’t a great shooter.

In a decade of reading DBR, I think the most bizarre* argument I've ever gotten into was with a prominent poster in the 2016 preseason. They were genuinely taking the position that UNC was going to really miss Tokoto's quality 3 point shooting, which was one of their main reasons for thinking that anyone who thought UNC would end up better than UVA that year was an idiot.

*By "most bizarre" I mean just the most obviously wrong position taken by someone. If we're talking about straight-up weirdness, maybe that SIU fan who was 100% convinced that we would not only lose to them, but also lose our following few games because SIU so thoroughly dominates opponents that they experience a "Saluki hangover." Ah DBR...