Saturday, July 12, 2008

NBA Vegas Summer League - PreLeague All Vegas Team

Vegas Summer League rosters & schedule in post below. The Orlando Summer League is also underway (Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green killed it) but Vegas is where the best summer NBA action is.


Here is my first team PreVegas Team, expect strong performances from this group :

OJ Mayo PG Grizzlies - Is going to light up this league; no question. MVP favorite. Needs to work on PG skills here.

Eric Gordon SG Clippers - Should put up plenty of points in this style of play

Al Thornton F CLippers - Old man Thornton will prove his future worth as a good NBA player starting next season

Darrell Arthur PF Grizzlies - Not a lot of power in this forward but in terms of this team he should be one of the best rookie players in Vegas. Slipped in the draft due to health concerns.

Amir Johnson F/C Pistons - Numbers will not jump out at you due to the style of play but he is certainly one of the best big men here.

Second Team :

Mike Conley PG Grizzlies - Another promising player in the Grizzlies future. We will see how much he has improved his game and what his health status is.

Rodney Stuckey G Pistons - Second year player showed flashes during the playoffs as a poor mans DWADE. More minutes next season and sixth man role await for Stuckey.

Thaddeus Young F Sixers - Another second year player who will see plenty of increased minutes next season. Sixers have big plans for him and have brought him along slowly. Can play in the post but his game is mid range, his improved strenght will help him immensely next year.

Kevin Love PF Wolves - Should put up solid numbers here, look for more rebounds and assists than scoring.

Spencer Hawes C Kings - Very athletic C, has to rebound the ball a lot better for his size. Offensively, Hawes has the goods and has looked to have bulked up since last season.

Now, here are some other players worth following in the Vegas Summer League.

Mike Taylor PG Clippers - Only one game in, but look for Taylor to make a push for a roster spot next season. You may or may not remember him last season playing for Idaho in the NBDL. (Character issues/Kicked off team at Iowa St.)Fast scoring guard, can create offense for himself but by no means is a polished PG product.

Anthony Randolph F Warriors - I expect him to put up numbers here in Vegas but once the season starts you will not hear anything about him. Randolph is a project and Don Nelson known for burying rookies on the bench.

Louis Amundson PF Warriors - One of the best players in last years Summer League, will bang and put up double doubles here.

Monday, July 07, 2008

2008 NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas

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Nuggets

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. School/Country Exp.
6 Elton Brown F 6-9 255 Virginia R
7 Jamon Gordon G 6-3 212 Virginia Tech R
0 Taurean Green G 6-0 177 Florida 1
8 Mike Hall F 6-8 230 George Washington 1
11 Bobby Jones F 6-7 215 Washington 2
1 Dahntay Jones G/F 6-6 210 Duke 5
2 Keith Langford G 6-4 215 Kansas 1
3 Chris Lofton G 6-2 200 Tennessee R
5 Jelani McCoy F/C 6-10 245 UCLA 8
9 Curtis Sumpter F 6-7 225 Villanova R
13 Sonny Weems G/F 6-6 203 Arkansas R
10 Jeff Varem G/F 6-6 245 Washington State R

Pistons

NO PLAYER POS HT WT COLLEGE/COUNTRY BIRTHDATE NBA EXP.
6 Alex Acker G 6-5 185 Pepperdine 1/21/83 1 year
28 Arron Afflalo G 6-5 215 UCLA 10/15/85 1 year
23 Derrick Allen F 6-8 238 Mississippi 7/17/80 R
7 Will Bynum G 6-0 185 Georgia Tech 1/4/83 1 year
34 Ryvon Coville F 6-9 250 Detroit 3/1/84 R
20 Kentrell Gransberry F/C 6-9 270 South Florida 8/1/85 R
25 Amir Johnson F 6-9 210 Westchester HS (Los Angeles) 5/1/87 3 years
44 Trent Plaisted F 6-11 245 BYU 10/20/86 R
35 Cheikh Samb C 7-1 195 Senegal 10/22/84 1 year
14 Walter Sharpe F 6-9 245 Alabama-Birmingham 7/16/86 R
12 Marcus Stout G 6-4 195 Fordham 6/20/86 R
3 Rodney Stuckey G 6-5 205 Eastern Washington 4/21/86 1 year
8 Deron Washington G/F 6-7 210 Virginia Tech 12/12/85 R

Warriors


NO. PLAYER POS HT WT BORN FROM YRS
. Louis Amundson F 9-Jun 225 12/7/1982 UNLV 2
18 Marco Belinelli G 5-Jun 192 3/25/1986 Italy 1
11 Dion Dowell G/f 7-Jun 205 6/11/1985 Houston R
35 Richard Hendrix F 9-Jun 255 11/15/1986 Alabama R
31 Rob Kurz F 9-Jun 232 3/5/1985 Notre Dame R
12 Reggie Larry F 6-Jun 225 10/20/1986 Boise State R
28 Jamaal Moore G/F 6-Jun 195 7/6/1983 Rice R
25 Anthony Morrow G 5-Jun 210 9/27/1985 Georgia Tech R
21 DeMarcus Nelson G 4-Jun 200 11/2/1985 Duke R
4 Anthony Randolph F 10-Jun 205 7/15/1989 LSU R
10 Mykal Riley F 6-Jun 185 7/14/1985 Alabama R
33 Tamar Slay G/F 8-Jun 220 4/2/1980 Marshall 3
23 C.J. Watson G 2-Jun 175 4/17/1984 Tennessee 1
32 Brandan Wright F 9-Jun 205 10/5/1987 North Carolina 1
6 Ian Young G 3-Jun 200 9/27/1981 Auburn R

Rockets

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Country NBA Exp.
0 Aaron Brooks G 6-0 161 1/14/85 Oregon 1
3 Russell Robinson G 6-1 205 1/24/86 Kansas R
5 Donté Greene F 6-9 222 2/21/88 Syracuse R
6 Gustavo Barrera G 6-5 180 4/7/85 Uruguay R
7 Dijon Thompson G/F 6-7 195 2/23/83 UCLA 2
10 Maarty Leunen F 6-9 220 9/3/85 Oregon R
13 Mark Tyndale G 6-5 210 1/4/86 Temple R
15 Joey Dorsey F 6-7 268 12/16/83 Memphis R
19 Mike Harris F 6-6 240 6/15/83 Rice 1
25 Lanny Smith G 6-3 194 10/30/84 Houston R
30 Joseph Jones C/F 6-9 255 3/21/86 Texas A&M R
33 Loren Woods C 7-2 260 6/21/78 Arizona 6


Clippers


# Player POS HT WT BORN FROM YRS. PRO
32 Koko Archibong F 6-8 215 10/5/81 Pennsylvania R
20 Nick Fazekas F 6-11 235 6/17/85 Nevada 1
23 Eric Gordon G 6-3 222 12/25/88 Indiana R
7 Brandon Heath G 6-4 198 3/01/84 San Diego State R
6 DeAndre Jordan C 6-11 250 7/21/88 Texas A&M R
9 Dustin Salisbery G 6-5 205 10/19/84 Temple R
4 Mike Taylor G 6-2 166 1/21/86 Iowa State R
12 Al Thornton F 6-8 220 12/07/83 Florida State 1
31 Darryl Watkins C 6-11 258 11/08/84 Syracuse 1
3 Marcus Williams F 6-7 207 11/18/86 Arizona 1

Grizzlies

No. Player POS HT WT DOB School/Country 07-08 Team
15 Alan Anderson G/F 6-6 220 10/16/82 Michigan State Vitrus Bologna (Italy)
00 Darrell Arthur F 6-9 225 3/25/88 Kansas Kansas (NCAA)
5 Malick Badiane C/F 6-10 240 1/1/84 Senegal Saint Vallier (France)
6 Steve Burtt, Jr. G 6-1 190 3/7/84 Iona Ashkelon (Israel)
11 Mike Conley G 6-1 180 10/11/87 Ohio State Memphis Grizzlies
3 Javaris Crittenton G 6-5 200 12/31/87 Georgia Tech Memphis
25 Ebi Ere G 6-5 215 8/3/81 Oklahoma Brisbane (Australia)
32 O.J. Mayo G 6-5 200 11/5/87 USC USC (NCAA)
23 Aaron Pettway F 6-10 240 1/4/80 Oklahoma State SIG Strasbourg (France)
50 Brent Petway F 6-8 205 5/12/85 Michigan Idaho Stamped (NBDL)
19 Hector Romero F 6-4 225 1/3/80 New Orleans Polaris (Spain)
1 P.J. Tucker F 6-5 225 5/5/85 Texas Hapoel Holon (Israel)

Timberwolves

Player - Position (Height, Weight) College
Blake Ahearn - G (6-2, 190) Missouri State
Corey Brewer - F (6-9, 185) Florida
Dan Coleman - F (6-9, 225) Minnesota
Vincent Grier - G (6-5, 200) Minnesota
Pooh Jeter - G (5-11, 175) Portland
Longar Longar - C (6-11, 234) Oklahoma
Kevin Love - F (6-10, 255) UCLA
Drew Neitzel - G (6-0, 180) Michigan State
Chris Richard - F (6-9, 255) Florida
Bryce Taylor - G (6-5, 200) Oregon

Hornets

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College NBA Exp.
12 Hilton Armstrong C/F 6-11 235 11/11/84 Connecticut 2
0 Brandon Bowman F 6-9 223 10/15/84 Georgetown 1
4 Bobby Brown G 6-2 175 9/23/84 Cal-State Fullerton None
8 Derrick Byars F 6-7 230 4/25/84 Vanderbilt None
34 Ndudi Ebi F 6-9 200 6/18/84 None 2
1 Adam Haluska G 6-5 210 11/16/83 Iowa 1
35 Dalron Johnson F 6-10 215 6/27/81 UNLV 2
25 Larry Owens F 6-7 210 1/8/83 Oral Roberts None
55 Shaun Pruitt F/C 6-10 245 11/22/85 Illinois None
44 Courtney Sims C 6-11 245 10/21/83 Michigan 1
5 Filip Videnov G 6-5 205 6/12/80 Western Kentucky None
11 Frank Williams G 6-3 212 2/25/80 Illinois 3
32 Julian Wright F 6-8 225 5/20/87 Kansas 1

SUNS

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Team Yrs
16 Rod Benson F/C 6-10 225 10/10/84 California R
10 Justin Cage G/F 6-6 225 6/26/85 Xavier R
4 Taquan Dean G 6-4 190 8/6/83 Louisville R
12 Jiri Hubalek F/C 6-11 225 11/25/82 Iowa State R
14 Ekene Ibekwe F 6-9 220 7/19/85 Maryland R
17 Jared Jordan G 6-2 187 10/14/84 Marist 1
15 Robin Lopez C 7-0 255 4/1/88 Stanford R
11 Ivan McFarlin F 6-8 232 4/26/82 Oklahoma State 1
8 D.J. Strawberry G 6-5 201 6/15/85 Maryland 1
29 Alando Tucker G 6-6 205 2/11/84 Wisconsin 1
2 Marcus Vinicius F 6-8 225 5/31/84 San Carlos (Brazil) 2
3 Judson Wallace F/C 6-10 220 12/31/82 Princeton R

KINGS

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate From Years Pro
8 Quincy Douby G 6-3 175 05/16/1984 Rutgers 2
16 Zabian Dowdell G 6-3 190 09/10/1984 Virginia Tech R
0 Patrick Ewing Jr. F 6-8 240 05/20/1984 Georgetown R
43 Noel Felix F 6-9 225 10/04/1981 Fresno State 1 (SEA, 05-06)
31 Spencer Hawes C 7-0 245 04/28/1988 Washington 1
20 Justin Hawkins F 6-7 204 05/18/1985 New Mexico R
24 David Johnson G 5-10 170 06/15/1983 Napa Valley CC R
18 Darnell Jones G 6-4 210 04/29/1983 Mesa College R
25 Marcus Malone G 6-5 215 09/07/1986 Houston R
10 Bo McCalebb G 6-0 180 05/04/1985 New Orleans R
41 Juan Palacios F 6-8 245 05/12/1985 Louisville R
35 Patrick Sanders F 6-6 205 08/27/1985 UC Irvine R
7 Sean Singletary G 6-0 185 09/06/1985 Virginia R
34 Jason Thompson F 6-11 250 07/21/1986 Rider R
40 Darian Townes F-C 6-10 250 07/31/1984 Arkansas R
30 Matt Walsh F 6-6 190 12/03/1982 Florida R
22 Shelden Williams F 6-9 250 10/21/1983 Duke 2

Friday, July 04, 2008

2008 NBA Summer League - Info & Schedule

Rosters coming soon............

The 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS will be held from July 11-20, 2008 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. Teams participating in this summer's league include:

Charlotte Bobcats Minnesota Timberwolves
Cleveland Cavaliers New Orleans Hornets
Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks
Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers
Detroit Pistons Phoenix Suns
Golden State Warriors Portland Trail Blazers
Houston Rockets Sacramento Kings
Los Angeles Clippers San Antonio Spurs
Los Angeles Lakers Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies Washington Wizards
Milwaukee Bucks

Schedule :

2008 NBA Summer League Game Schedule: DATE TIME TEAMS LOCATION
July 11 4:00 PM ET Philadelphia vs. Golden State COX Pavilion
July 11 6:00 PM ET New Orleans vs. Memphis COX Pavilion
July 11 8:00 PM ET LA Lakers vs. Detroit* COX Pavilion
July 11 10:00 PM ET Dallas vs. LA Clippers* COX Pavilion
July 12 4:00 PM ET Toronto vs. Sacramento COX Pavilion
July 12 6:00 PM ET Charlotte vs. LA Clippers COX Pavilion
July 12 8:00 PM ET Philadelphia vs. Denver COX Pavilion
July 12 10:00 PM ET Memphis vs. Milwaukee COX Pavilion
July 13 4:00 PM ET Charlotte vs. New Orleans COX Pavilion
July 13 6:00 PM ET Dallas vs. Golden State* COX Pavilion
July 13 8:00 PM ET Memphis vs. LA Lakers* COX Pavilion
July 13 10:00 PM ET Detroit vs. LA Clippers COX Pavilion
July 14 4:00 PM ET New York vs. Cleveland* COX Pavilion
July 14 6:00 PM ET Toronto vs. Denver COX Pavilion
July 14 8:00 PM ET Washington vs. Portland* COX Pavilion
July 14 8:30 PM ET Phoenix vs. Houston Thomas & Mack Center
July 14 10:00 PM ET Dallas vs. Minnesota* COX Pavilion
July 14 10:30 PM ET San Antonio vs. Memphis Thomas & Mack Center
July 15 6:00 PM ET Detroit vs. Milwaukee COX Pavilion
July 15 8:00 PM ET Philadelphia vs. LA Lakers* COX Pavilion
July 15 8:30 PM ET San Antonio vs. New Orleans Thomas & Mack Center
July 15 10:00 PM ET Sacramento vs. Portland* COX Pavilion
July 15 10:30 PM ET Charlotte vs. Golden State Thomas & Mack Center
July 16 4:00 PM ET San Antonio vs. New York* COX Pavilion
July 16 6:00 PM ET Sacramento vs. Dallas* COX Pavilion
July 16 8:00 PM ET Philadelphia vs. Washington* COX Pavilion
July 16 8:30 PM ET Minnesota vs. LA Lakers Thomas & Mack Center
July 16 10:00 PM ET Memphis vs. LA Clippers COX Pavilion
July 16 10:30 PM ET Cleveland vs. Houston Thomas & Mack Center
July 17 4:00 PM ET Dallas vs. Detroit* COX Pavilion
July 17 6:00 PM ET New Orleans vs. LA Clippers COX Pavilion
July 17 8:00 PM ET Toronto vs. Philadelphia COX Pavilion
July 17 8:30 PM ET San Antonio vs. Phoenix Thomas & Mack Center
July 17 10:00 PM ET Portland vs. Minnesota* COX Pavilion
July 17 10:30 PM ET Denver vs. Milwaukee Thomas & Mack Center
July 18 4:00 PM ET Phoenix vs. New York* COX Pavilion
July 18 6:00 PM ET Charlotte vs. Detroit COX Pavilion
July 18 8:00 PM ET Cleveland vs. Washington* COX Pavilion
July 18 8:30 PM ET LA Lakers vs. Toronto Thomas & Mack Center
July 18 10:00 PM ET Sacramento vs. Golden State* COX Pavilion
July 18 10:30 PM ET Houston vs. Denver Thomas & Mack Center
July 19 4:00 PM ET New York vs. Charlotte* COX Pavilion
July 19 6:00 PM ET Golden State vs. Toronto COX Pavilion
July 19 6:30 PM ET LA Lakers vs. Denver Thomas & Mack Center
July 19 8:00 PM ET Washington vs. Houston* COX Pavilion
July 19 8:30 PM ET Minnesota vs. Milwaukee Thomas & Mack Center
July 19 10:00 PM ET Portland vs. Phoenix* COX Pavilion
July 19 10:30 PM ET New Orleans vs. Cleveland Thomas & Mack Center
July 20 4:00 PM ET Minnesota vs. New York* COX Pavilion
July 20 6:00 PM ET Phoenix vs. Washington COX Pavilion
July 20 6:30 PM ET Milwaukee vs. Cleveland Thomas & Mack Center
July 20 8:00 PM ET Portland vs. New Orleans* COX Pavilion
July 20 8:30 PM ET Sacramento vs. Houston Thomas & Mack Center