2024 NBA Summer League
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McCain scoring a lot of baskets on the drive. The summer league court is a log more spaced than an ACC game and McCain taking advantage. Looking good!No. 16 pick Jared McCain came to play in his Sixers' Summer League debut
15 PTS
6 REB
3 AST
SkyBrickey
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Flip with a rough debut. 0 points on 0-4 shooting and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes.
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Somehow I missed that the Minnesota Timberwolves posted a summer roster on Sunday.
Last year they had Theo John and Wendell Moore, but this year there are no Duke players, nor anyone the ACC can claim. (While I recently read that Jesse Edwards still considers himself a Syracuse guy, he spent his last year of eligibility at West Virginia.)
The Wolves traded an unprotected 2031 first round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Spurs for #8 pick Rob Dillingham, a clear indication that they are in Win Now mode. They also drafted Terrence Shannon Jr at #27. Also on this roster are 2023 selections Leonard Miller and Jaylen Clark, the latter of whom was just cleared after recovering from an Achilles tendon rupture that kept him out of action for over a year.
Last year they had Theo John and Wendell Moore, but this year there are no Duke players, nor anyone the ACC can claim. (While I recently read that Jesse Edwards still considers himself a Syracuse guy, he spent his last year of eligibility at West Virginia.)
The Wolves traded an unprotected 2031 first round pick and a 2030 pick swap to the Spurs for #8 pick Rob Dillingham, a clear indication that they are in Win Now mode. They also drafted Terrence Shannon Jr at #27. Also on this roster are 2023 selections Leonard Miller and Jaylen Clark, the latter of whom was just cleared after recovering from an Achilles tendon rupture that kept him out of action for over a year.
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Ladies and gentlemen, your new world champions, the Boston Celtics. Well, some of them from the end of the bench, and a whole bunch of other people.
Main roster players Jaden Springer, Jordan Walsh, and Neemias Queta will receive championship rings this fall, as should two-way players JD Davison and Drew Peterson. (It's up to the team, but two-way players generally receive rings. Jack White got one from the Nuggets last February.)
Boston drafted Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson in June, and added undrafted rookies Tristan Enaruna and Jaelen House. Everyone else has been playing pro ball at some level. No one from the ACC here, but for a franchise led by a Duke player and a Cal player, I suppose that's okay.
Main roster players Jaden Springer, Jordan Walsh, and Neemias Queta will receive championship rings this fall, as should two-way players JD Davison and Drew Peterson. (It's up to the team, but two-way players generally receive rings. Jack White got one from the Nuggets last February.)
Boston drafted Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson in June, and added undrafted rookies Tristan Enaruna and Jaelen House. Everyone else has been playing pro ball at some level. No one from the ACC here, but for a franchise led by a Duke player and a Cal player, I suppose that's okay.
House P
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For all of your outstanding analysis in this thread, I can't believe that you missed the opportunity to comment on the most remarkable thing about the Nets summer league roster.
Apparently they have one guy with uniform number '0' and another with number '00'!
Can players add leading zeros to any uniform number? This would open up an intriguing possibility for UVA player Leon Bond. With a nod of appreciation to your graphic design skills and the Dalton Knecht uniform info you shared, I created a mock uniform for Mr. Bond.
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McCain is on fire….back to back threes after 0-6 last night
King of Defense
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Ladies and gentlemen, your new world champions, the Boston Celtics. Well, some of them from the end of the bench, and a whole bunch of other people.
Main roster players Jaden Springer, Jordan Walsh, and Neemias Queta will receive championship rings this fall, as should two-way players JD Davison and Drew Peterson. (It's up to the team, but two-way players generally receive rings. Jack White got one from the Nuggets last February.)
Boston drafted Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson in June, and added undrafted rookies Tristan Enaruna and Jaelen House. Everyone else has been playing pro ball at some level. No one from the ACC here, but for a franchise led by a Duke player and a Cal player, I suppose that's okay.
Ron Harper Jr. Scottie Pippen Jr. Bronny James. Anyone else feeling old here?
I am not sure what to call the group that China sent on an exhibition tour to Australia and now to Sacramento. Their junior national team maybe? Either way, after two generally uncompetitive games, they played the Spurs and kept it respectable at least. Zhu Junlong picked up an additional souvenir with 7 fouls. I get that the NBA was probably going to let them do whatever, but I feel like they needed some guarantees on the strength of the team that they would send, because who would not be upset paying for something even worse than the worst of summer league?
Cam Spencer probably thinks that he had a reasonable chance at a triple-double, but if he had focused on fouling along with rebounding and assists, he really could have chased a quadruple-double instead of getting stuck on 7 fouls.
Cam Spencer probably thinks that he had a reasonable chance at a triple-double, but if he had focused on fouling along with rebounding and assists, he really could have chased a quadruple-double instead of getting stuck on 7 fouls.
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On Tuesday, the Houston Rockets announced a roster for Las Vegas Summer League:
We've got 2 former Blue Devils: AJ Griffin and Trevor Keels. Griffin was traded to the Rockets in a 3-team deal that sent 2nd rounders in last month's draft to the Hawks and Heat. This brings about a mixed reaction: kind of an insult for the #16 pick of 2022, but also a fresh start after seeing his minutes slashed last season under head coach Quin Snyder. Keels was also in the 2022 draft, selected at #42, and has been on the fringe of the Knicks and Timberwolves for the past 2 seasons. Maybe he could use a fresh start as well.
Recent lottery pick Reed Sheppard is the draw here, after a season at Kentucky in which he started only 5 of 33 games, but hit 52.1 percent of his threes (75 makes in 144 attempts). He'll definitely be part of a subplot in Las Vegas, where I'll compare his outside shooting numbers to other 3-point specialists like Jared McCain and Dalton Knecht. (I did this last year with 1st rounders Jett Howard, Gradey Dick, and Jordan Hawkins, only to discover -- much to my amusement -- that they all lost to 2nd rounder Hunter Tyson.)
Last summer we saw Cam Whitmore slip out of the lottery and to the #20 pick, then redeem himself a few weeks later by winning MVP honors in Las Vegas. He had a solid season as a rotation player, 8th on the team in minutes and 6th in scoring. I'm mildly surprised (but glad) to see him back here.
Oregon center N'Faly Dante signed a two-way contract with Houston earlier today as an undrafted rookie. He was the last MVP of the Pac-12 tournament, ever, and he put up defensive numbers over the season that were tantalizing enough to make me almost pick him in the 2nd round of the DBR Mock Draft. (I had even prepared a write-up for him, but I changed my mind and chose Enrique Freeman instead.) Needless to say, I'm interested to see the kind of first impression Dante makes as a pro.
We've got 2 former Blue Devils: AJ Griffin and Trevor Keels. Griffin was traded to the Rockets in a 3-team deal that sent 2nd rounders in last month's draft to the Hawks and Heat. This brings about a mixed reaction: kind of an insult for the #16 pick of 2022, but also a fresh start after seeing his minutes slashed last season under head coach Quin Snyder. Keels was also in the 2022 draft, selected at #42, and has been on the fringe of the Knicks and Timberwolves for the past 2 seasons. Maybe he could use a fresh start as well.
Recent lottery pick Reed Sheppard is the draw here, after a season at Kentucky in which he started only 5 of 33 games, but hit 52.1 percent of his threes (75 makes in 144 attempts). He'll definitely be part of a subplot in Las Vegas, where I'll compare his outside shooting numbers to other 3-point specialists like Jared McCain and Dalton Knecht. (I did this last year with 1st rounders Jett Howard, Gradey Dick, and Jordan Hawkins, only to discover -- much to my amusement -- that they all lost to 2nd rounder Hunter Tyson.)
Last summer we saw Cam Whitmore slip out of the lottery and to the #20 pick, then redeem himself a few weeks later by winning MVP honors in Las Vegas. He had a solid season as a rotation player, 8th on the team in minutes and 6th in scoring. I'm mildly surprised (but glad) to see him back here.
Oregon center N'Faly Dante signed a two-way contract with Houston earlier today as an undrafted rookie. He was the last MVP of the Pac-12 tournament, ever, and he put up defensive numbers over the season that were tantalizing enough to make me almost pick him in the 2nd round of the DBR Mock Draft. (I had even prepared a write-up for him, but I changed my mind and chose Enrique Freeman instead.) Needless to say, I'm interested to see the kind of first impression Dante makes as a pro.
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The Detroit Pistons also publicized their summer team on Tuesday, the first under Trajan Langdon, the new President of Basketball Operations.
The Alaskan Assassin is also a straight shooter when it comes to press conferences. When asked about using the #5 pick on Ron Holland, a player who did not have a pre-draft in Detroit, he admitted the following:
Holland headlines the roster, and is joined by 2nd round pick Bobi Klintman, who was at Wake Forest in 2022-2023 but played in Australia last season. Officially, there are no ACC players on this roster, but Jarrett Jack, who last played for Georgia Tech about 20 years ago, is the team's Summer League head coach.
The Alaskan Assassin is also a straight shooter when it comes to press conferences. When asked about using the #5 pick on Ron Holland, a player who did not have a pre-draft in Detroit, he admitted the following:
Holland headlines the roster, and is joined by 2nd round pick Bobi Klintman, who was at Wake Forest in 2022-2023 but played in Australia last season. Officially, there are no ACC players on this roster, but Jarrett Jack, who last played for Georgia Tech about 20 years ago, is the team's Summer League head coach.
JasonEvans
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I'm telling ya, Brevity keeps on trying to slip stuff past us.The Detroit Pistons also publicized their summer team on Tuesday, the first under Trajan Langdon, the new President of Basketball Operations.
Kam Hankerson and Sam Peek are not real people. They are both characters in the new Tom Clancy novel.
I agree. Flip looked lost. Only tried 3's on offense and was slow and oft beaten on defense. He looked nothing like the player he was at Duke. Could be the level of competition or just that he is having trouble adapting to what the coaches are wanting him to do. I hope he picks up the pace soon or he won't get a contract.
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I guess there can be such a thing as a new Tom Clancy novel, even though Clancy died in 2013. (Or did he?)*
Sam Peek is the young White House Chief of Staff with unknown motives. Local reporters in the DC area privately use the phrase "Peek's leaks" among themselves whenever they hear from sources inside the White House.
Kam Hankerson is the crusty former Navy captain who hauls a tugboat around Virginia Beach in his leisurely retirement. He talks to other well-connected former officers in other branches of the U.S. military, and they call themselves the Old Joint Chiefs. Jack Ryan trusts him.
* This is a variation of an old SNL "Weekend Update" joke from when Robert Ludlum died in 2001.
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Speaking of the DC area, the Washington Wizards released some previously classified information: their Summer League roster.
Pictured are the 3 first rounders they selected in the NBA Draft a couple of weeks ago: #2 Alex Sarr, #14 Bub Carrington, and #24 Kyshawn George. That's a really interesting trio of newcomers or the traditionally hapless Wizards. Carrington (Pitt) and George (Miami) played in the ACC last season, and joining them are John Butler Jr (Florida State) and Justin Champagnie (also Pitt).
The roster adds 2023 second rounder Tristan Vukcevic (in his second Summer League) and 2022 first rounders Johnny Davis and Patrick Baldwin Jr, each getting his third chance in Summer League.
Pictured are the 3 first rounders they selected in the NBA Draft a couple of weeks ago: #2 Alex Sarr, #14 Bub Carrington, and #24 Kyshawn George. That's a really interesting trio of newcomers or the traditionally hapless Wizards. Carrington (Pitt) and George (Miami) played in the ACC last season, and joining them are John Butler Jr (Florida State) and Justin Champagnie (also Pitt).
The roster adds 2023 second rounder Tristan Vukcevic (in his second Summer League) and 2022 first rounders Johnny Davis and Patrick Baldwin Jr, each getting his third chance in Summer League.
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I was at Monday night's games--traveled up from San Diego to watch with my daughter given the number of significant Duke and UNC players that would be there. Was pleasantly surprised when Buddy Boeheim made an appearance for OKC.
Overall, I thought Jared looked great on night 1 despite not hitting his three pointers. The misses were on line and just rattled out. He also played good team offense--driving and kicking, etc--and if Rickey Council hadn't gone off in the scoring department, I would have said Jared was the best player on the floor in that game. As it was, he looked the most "mature" in terms of not just seeking his shot, etc.
Game 2 was a mess. The first half was a total slog as the refs called fouls on what seemed like every play. Interestingly, Zach Edey played a huge (pun intended) role, but it really seemed like that was a fortunate matchup for him because Utah started Kessler. I didn't see who Edey would match well against on Philadelphia/OKC, and then interestingly Edey "rested" last night.
As some of the other posters have suggested Flip did not look good. No points, but worse than that he didn't really have a role in rebounding or starting the offense. His main role was to go stand in the corner and await the ball, which seldom came. He did have a couple of nifty passes, but the best one in the lane didn't amount to anything as his teammate fumbled it.
I didn't get to see Utah's game last night, so it's interesting to hear that Bacot played. He was GLUED to the bench in Game 1--neither team had enough seats, so he was often relegated to sitting on the floor to make room for other players. Cormac Ryan actually got way more PT in his game than Bacot did, which surprised me. Ryan's shot was off the entire first half, which caused Philadelphia to leave him completely wide open, which then allowed him to hit back-to-back threes in the second. But otherwise I wouldn't say Ryan looked great. He got leveled repeatedly on screens and often looked a step slow on D, at least to my eyes.
Overall, I thought Jared looked great on night 1 despite not hitting his three pointers. The misses were on line and just rattled out. He also played good team offense--driving and kicking, etc--and if Rickey Council hadn't gone off in the scoring department, I would have said Jared was the best player on the floor in that game. As it was, he looked the most "mature" in terms of not just seeking his shot, etc.
Game 2 was a mess. The first half was a total slog as the refs called fouls on what seemed like every play. Interestingly, Zach Edey played a huge (pun intended) role, but it really seemed like that was a fortunate matchup for him because Utah started Kessler. I didn't see who Edey would match well against on Philadelphia/OKC, and then interestingly Edey "rested" last night.
As some of the other posters have suggested Flip did not look good. No points, but worse than that he didn't really have a role in rebounding or starting the offense. His main role was to go stand in the corner and await the ball, which seldom came. He did have a couple of nifty passes, but the best one in the lane didn't amount to anything as his teammate fumbled it.
I didn't get to see Utah's game last night, so it's interesting to hear that Bacot played. He was GLUED to the bench in Game 1--neither team had enough seats, so he was often relegated to sitting on the floor to make room for other players. Cormac Ryan actually got way more PT in his game than Bacot did, which surprised me. Ryan's shot was off the entire first half, which caused Philadelphia to leave him completely wide open, which then allowed him to hit back-to-back threes in the second. But otherwise I wouldn't say Ryan looked great. He got leveled repeatedly on screens and often looked a step slow on D, at least to my eyes.
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Break out the celebratory antlers, as the Milwaukee Bucks have a Vegas roster:
On draft night, the ESPN panel were scratching their heads after the Bucks selected AJ Johnson with the #23 pick. This is a team with aging stars and a title window that is rapidly closing, and Johnson is perceived as needing time to develop. He’ll form a youth movement with 2nd rounder Tyler Smith and 2023 picks Andre Johnson Jr and Chris Livingston.
Representing the ACC (and older players, I guess) is Kihei Clark, who finished his career at Virginia last year, but started it many years earlier, when Thomas Jefferson founded the university.
On draft night, the ESPN panel were scratching their heads after the Bucks selected AJ Johnson with the #23 pick. This is a team with aging stars and a title window that is rapidly closing, and Johnson is perceived as needing time to develop. He’ll form a youth movement with 2nd rounder Tyler Smith and 2023 picks Andre Johnson Jr and Chris Livingston.
Representing the ACC (and older players, I guess) is Kihei Clark, who finished his career at Virginia last year, but started it many years earlier, when Thomas Jefferson founded the university.
