2012 NBA D-League Showcase To Be Held In Reno
The annual NBA Development League Showcase will be held in Reno, Nev., this year.
The annual NBA Development League Showcase will be held in Reno, Nev., this year.
Jeremy Pargo has signed with basketball powerhouse Maccabi Tel-Aviv. There have been rumors in the media that Pargo has been signed to take the roster spot of Mikhail Torrance.
A.J. Ogilvy, the 7-foot rookie center out of Vanderbilt, seems like a pretty chill bro - if you couldn't tell from the picture above. Since going undrafted in the most recent NBA Draft and "playing" for the Chicago Bulls Summer League squad, the Australian big man has taken to the Twitter.
Othello Hunter, a 6-foot-8 forward out of Ohio State, has signed to play next season with Dinamo Sassari in Italy according to a team press release. Hunter played for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in Vegas after splitting his two professional seasons between the Atlanta Hawks and Ilysiakos in Greece.
I'm going to make this update quick because the tears have welled up in my eyes, but the NBA Development League will be without the tremendous tandem of Rob Kurz, Blake Ahearn and Sean Sonderleiter next season.
Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds, the first AP All-American to go undrafted since the ABA-NBA merger, will apparently play next season in Italy. Reynolds played for the Phoenix Suns' Summer League team, but was limited early by an Achilles injury that kept him out of the team's first two games.
Jeff Adrien, the 6-foot-7ish Connecticut alum, is focused on making the NBA next summer. Adrien played with the Orlando Magic before heading to Vegas to play for the Grizzlies in the Summer Leagues, acclimating himself well to the talent evaluators in attendance.
Jermareo Davidson, the 36th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, has signed in Russia with new Eurocup team Krasnye Krylia. The 6-foot-10 power forward averaged 15.9 points and a league-leading 10.87 rebounds last season in Turkey after spending his first two professional seasons bouncing between the NBA with the Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Bobcats as well as stints in the D-League.
Jerome Randle, last season's Pac-10 Player of the Year, will play his first professional season in Turkey as he has reportedly signed with Aliaga Petkim. The 5-foot-10 point guard, dubbed a "super squirt," led Cal with 18.6 points per game last season to go with 4.3 assists while shooting a healthy 40+% from beyond the arc.
Aubrey Coleman, the reigning NCAA scoring champion out of the University of Houston, has signed a deal with Turkish team Aliaga Petkim.
Kenny Hasbrouck, former Siena star before joining the D-League last season, will sign a contract today that will put him on the Miami Heat's training camp roster according to Fox 23 News in Albany, NY. Hasbrouck was called up from the D-League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers in March and was eventually extended a contract for the remainder of the season after his two 10-day deals expired.
Marqus Blakely, a rookie forward out of Vermont, has signed a partially-guaranteed two-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Blakely played with the Clippers' Summer League team, averaging 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while shooting an uber-efficient 65% from the field over four games in Vegas.
Tyler Wilkerson, a rookie out of Marshall and one of several San Antonio Spurs' Summer League standouts, has agreed to a deal in Israel with defending champs Galil Gilboa. The 6-foot-8 power forward averaged 11 points and 6.6 rebounds while starting three of the five Spurs games in Las Vegas.
Yaroslav Korolev will be taking his talents to Spain for the 2010-2011 season because he's signed with CB Granada. The 6-foot-9 forward and former 12th overall pick of the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2005 NBA Draft averaged 10.4 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 43% from the field last season in the D-League, splitting time with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and Reno Bighorns.
Tyrese Rice, a 6-foot-1 guard out of Boston College, has signed with the Artland Dragons in Germany. After having a decent season in Greece last season, Rice played for both the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings' Summer League entries.
Wayne Chism, a 6-foot-9 power forward out of Tennessee, has decided to play his rookie season in Turkey with Antalya. This typically wouldn't be a surprising story, but Chism's agent, Jared Karnes, said that the big man has turned down a Sacramento Kings' training camp invite in order to pursue guaranteed money in Turkey.
Diminutive South Carolina point guard Devan Downey has signed in Turkey with Antalya according to Turkbasket.com. The reigning SEC scoring champ averaged 4.8 points, 3.0 assists and 2.4 rebounds while shooting an abysmal 34% from the field in five games for the Sacramento Kings' Summer League team in Vegas.
Rookie point guard Edgar Sosa, a four-year starter at the University of Louisville, has signed in Italy with Angelico Biella. Sosa most recently played for the Detroit Pistons' Summer League entry in Vegas where he averaged 6.5 points and 2.8 assists while shooting 40% from the field in 17 minutes of action.
The San Antonio Spurs have signed Summer League sensation Gary Neal to a three-year guaranteed contract. Neal, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who split his college career between LaSalle and Towson, played for the Spurs Summer League team in Las Vegas last week. The 25-year-old averaged 16 points while shooting 50% from the field - including a scorching 17-of-34 from beyond the arc.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed, in principle, to sign former Louisville power forward Samardo Samuels to a multi-year deal according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Brian Windhorst. Samuels, a 6-foot-8 rookie who played with the Chicago Bulls in the Vegas Summer League, averaged 12.6 points and 7.4 rebounds while shooting 57% from the field in five games in Vegas.
Jeremy Lin, now forever to be known as a Summer League standout, will be taking his talents to the Golden State Warriors according to a report from ESPN's Marc Stein. Lin averaged 9.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in just over 18 minutes per game while 52% from the field while playing point guard for the Dallas Mavericks in last week's Vegas Summer League.
I got back Monday afternoon, slept pretty much all day and woke up last night planning to recap the 11 glorious days I spent down in Vegas - but instead I decided to sleep on it for another day and instead give you highlights of some of the top plays I was able to witness in person while I was down there.
A review of notable and regrettable performances from the 10th and final day of the NBA's 2010 Las Vegas Summer League, featuring some of the top available free agent talent.
A preview of the 10th and final day of the NBA's 2010 Las Vegas Summer League, featuring some of the best available free agent talent.
A look at some notable and regrettable performances from day 9 of the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League.
A preview of the ninth day of games at the NBA's 2010 Las Vegas Summer League.