Vegas Summer League Wrap Up: Highlights, Y'all
Good news, Ridiculous Upside faithful - Jon L did a great job covering for me while I was down in Vegas getting sunburned/having fun/being terrible at blackjack/meeting my peeps/hitting the strip clubs/loving life working.
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 live and in living color while I was down there (after the jump).
Feel free to let me know what you want to hear about as well - I've got things planned on Gary Neal, Jeremy Lin, Mike Gansey, the Hawks' big men, what I did while I was down there and probably what I heard through the grapevine. We have awhile until NBA training camps open up, though, so feel free to comment with some suggestions.
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Matt Janning & Pooh Jeter?
Hey Scott, are you planning on doing a piece on both of them since they have solid Summer League outings, too?
Maybe add in Leo Lyons from the Knicks’ Summer Legue squad, too. Those summer league games were really good.
by The Zeusian on Jul 20, 2025 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
I'll hit them both when I do my All-Free Agent Summer League team
But Seth Pollack already has a pretty nice primer on Janning.
Will have to watch Lyons again - I ran the Thomas & Mack and the Knicks only played in the Cox… Caught portions of two of their games, but not enough.
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by Scott Schroeder on Jul 20, 2025 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
David Kahn
is what we’re really interested in. Run-ins, overheard comments, all that good stuff.
by richardhkirkando on Jul 20, 2025 2:35 PM EDT reply actions
I actually avoided being close enough to overhear anything he said, but there were a couple of interesting conversations I watched him take part in from across the court. And I have to find out who this girl that sat next to him for two days was.
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by Scott Schroeder on Jul 20, 2025 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
The Summerleague would be much better if those bench players who are already on teams played!!!
Players like Sasha and Powell and MBenga need some extra work they are on the bench for a reason…c’mon man and the Whole Clipper bench should be out there and the Knick and so on…but do you think Gerald Green has a shot to make a squad? I didn’t really see any outstanding players this yr. except for Wall…Cousins show a little bit, but he also showed that you can get under his skin and mess his whole game up…he acts like a spoiled ;il kid who has to have his way…Look’s like Minnesota should be running a different offense something that works with the players they have like memphis did with there players…Sam young is good, I like him he’s solid….What;s up with Anthony Toliver he’s a free agent right …how come he didn’t play in the summerleague pretty sure that would have boost his status instead of listening to his agent….which got him nowhere!…I like what I saw in J. Lin nice…looks like he knows what he’s doing! and of course R. Buckets from Dallas has game but I don’t know if you should start him he’s sort of like Van Exel…they should show these rookies on TV playing against other NBA players before they get drafted… somehow that would help these GM draft better…If they did things would be totally different here’s my top 10…redraft:
Wall 1st…Penny Hardaway all over again except no shaq…good luck
Cousins 2nd…I’m Impressed with his game just a lil bit wet behind the ears
Patterson 3rd…smooth all-around game he’s a keeper…scola for 5yr?
L.Sanders 4th…Fear the Deer…lol what a great pick!!
Favors 5th…super hoops reminds me of a young D. Howard he has a lot of work to do.
Bradley 6th…get him the ball T-Will? plays like he belongs in the NBA good upside
Stephenson 7th…“Born Ready” enough said he ripped the Orlando league
Caracter 8th…The answer to Big Baby, tough as nails and held his own!!
Paul Geroge 10th…Good all-around game Pacers need to make some moves and get him some playing time…NOW!!!
The not so top 10
Al-Farouq Aminu…Clipper blew it again!!!
Eric Bledsoe…can you say Marcus Banks!!!
Greivis Vasquez….Jaric clone he’s not going to make it
Daniel Orton…What a wasted pick…he’s a D-league special
Willie Warren…another Clipper pick…they should have a coach before the draft!!!
Pape Sy…man get out of here plays like “which way did the ball go” -lost!
Ekpe Udoh…although he did not play the warriors traded truiaf and drafted his clone
Xavier Henry…Man this guy needs a better agent or something no summerleague because of 300k that’s ridiculous
by DEEEZZZZ... on Jul 21, 2025 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
i LOL’d
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by Michael Levin on Jul 21, 2025 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Because of Pape Sy?
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by Scott Schroeder on Jul 21, 2025 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Three rounds!!!
The NBA should maybe go back to a longer draft……use the 1st round for early entrees and very good foreign players…2nd round for seniors and players who slipped in the first round and 3rd round for those foreign player who are staying in their country that waste the picks anyway!!!
My top 10 Bubble Players in this draft…These players I’m giving a chance to make good on them being selected because I didn’t really see enough out of them to be getting that money…its a recession out here!!!
1st Evan Turner…jack of all trades great at none of them…can you say Bo Kimble!!
2nd Gordon Hayward…Jazz looking for a Hornacek clone…they got em’ to high in the draft
3rd Ed Davis…he’s a Doug E. Fresh looks alike..showed some “D” but too light in the azz!
4th Luke Babbitt…nice stroke…can you say Adam Morrison a least he has two rings.
5th Dominique Jones…nothing bad to say here he’s a tough guy…maybe a Joe Dumars?
6th Jordan Crawford…lost some weight that he need to put back on, time to muscle up!!
7th Dexter Pittman…lucky man all he has to do is get in shape…then he’ll produce!!!
8th Terrico White…I guess Dumars said “if I had one more Stuckey, I’ll be alright”
9th Devin Ebanks…Ariza clone for less money and a jumpshot…good job Mitch!!!
10th Jerome Jordan…this will be the best draft pick the Knick never drafted…lol what a steal…the Bucks should have kept him!!!
Man If I didn’t talk about you in these two days then those players drafted…SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN DRAFTED…it’s a dammmmmm shame!!!
by DEEEZZZZ... on Jul 21, 2025 3:53 PM EDT reply actions
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