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Atlanta Hawks (Rocky Mountain Revue)
Charlotte Bobcats (Vegas Summer League)
Chicago Bulls (Orlando Pro Summer League)
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
| Derrick
Rose |
G |
6-3 |
10/04/88 |
Memphis |
R |
Finally a little bit of star power for the Bulls? |
|
PJ Couisnard |
G |
6-4 |
10/17/84 |
Wichita State |
R |
A fixture for the MVC All-Defensive Team. |
|
Marcel Jones |
F |
6-8 |
9/02/85 |
Oregon State |
R |
Put up decent numbers at Oregon State. Likely headed overseas. |
|
Keith Langford |
G |
6-4 |
9/15/83 |
Kansas
|
R |
The former Kansas stars gives the NBA another try. |
| Joakim
Noah |
F |
6-11 |
2/25/85 |
Florida |
1 |
Showed his potential last season. Brought some headaches too. |
| Cedric
Simmons |
F |
6-9 |
1/03/86 |
North Carolina State |
2 |
Has done nothing remarkable in the NBA so far. |
| Justin
Bowen |
F |
6-7 |
5/26/83 |
UIC |
R |
Averaged 13 ppg and 6 rpg with the Austin Toros of the NBADL. |
| JamesOn
Curry |
G |
6-3 |
1/07/86 |
Oklahoma State |
R |
Played well with the Bulls' D-League affiliate. |
|
Chris Charles |
C |
7-0 |
2/23/81 |
Villanova |
R |
Played at the same high school as Oscar Robertson. |
| Brad
Buckman |
F |
6-9 |
1/11/84 |
Texas
|
R |
Comes off playing the Romanian League finals. |
| Tyrus
Thomas |
F |
6-9 |
8/17/86 |
Louisiana State |
2 |
The talent is there. Must start delivering. |
|
Aaron
Gray |
C |
7-0 |
12/07/84 |
Pittsburgh |
1 |
Proved he belonged when given the chance. |
| Demetris
Nichols |
F |
6-8 |
9/04/84 |
Syracuse
|
1 |
Was a member of the Knicks, Cavs and Bulls last year. |
| Keith
Gayden |
F |
6-8 |
12/15/83 |
Duquesne |
R |
Has spent his whole pro career in the minor leagues. |
| Doug
Thomas |
F |
6-8 |
9/20/83 |
Iowa |
R |
Has gone to training camp with the Phoenix Suns. |
| Rashaun
Freeman |
F |
6-9 |
12/15/84 |
Massachusetts |
R |
One of the top foreign players in France's second division. |
| Will
Daniels |
F |
6-8 |
4/21/86 |
Rhode Island |
R |
Named to the All-Atlantic 10 1st Team in 2007 and 2008. |
Cleveland Cavaliers (Vegas Summer League)
Dallas
Mavericks (Vegas Summer League, Rocky Mountain Revue)
| .PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
| Shan
Foster |
SG |
6-6 |
8/20/86 |
Vanderbilt |
R |
The last SEC Player of the Year. |
| Richie
Frahm |
SG |
6-5 |
8/14/77 |
Gonzaga |
4 |
Excellent shooter. Has had brief stints in several teams. |
| Gerald
Green |
SG |
6-8 |
1/26/86 |
Gulf
Shores Academy |
3 |
Awesome dunker. Still a lot of potential. |
| Yaroslav
Korolev |
PF |
6-9 |
5/7/87 |
Russia |
2 |
Played nothing for the Clippers after being selected in the lottery. |
| Keith
McLeod |
PG |
6-2 |
11/5/79 |
Bowling
Green |
4 |
Has been a decent backup guard for several NBA teams. |
| Pops
Mensah-Bonsu |
PF |
6-9 |
9/7/83 |
George
Washington |
1 |
Jumps a lot. Excelled in the D-League and then got a contract with one of the top teams in Europe. |
| Renaldas
Seibutis |
SG |
6-5 |
12/25/85 |
Lithuania |
R |
Good scorer. Superb three-point shooter. |
| James
Singleton |
PF |
6-8 |
7/20/81 |
Murray
State |
2 |
Very athletic. Won the Spanish League a few weeks ago. |
| JaJuan
Smith |
PG |
6-2 |
12/24/85 |
Tennessee |
R |
Named to the All-SEC Defensive Team in 2008. |
| Pape
Sow |
PF |
6-10 |
11/22/81 |
Cal
State-Fullerton |
3 |
Was once touted as a poor man's Ben Wallace in Toronto. |
| Reyshawn
Terry |
PF |
6-8 |
4/7/84 |
North
Carolina |
R |
A second-round pick in 2007. Played overseas last season. |
Denver Nuggets (Vegas Summer League)
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
| Elton
Brown |
F |
6-9 |
09/09/83 |
Virginia |
R |
A player on the fringe. May get a contract in the NBA this season. |
| Jamon
Gordon |
G |
6-3 |
7/18/84 |
Virginia
Tech |
R |
May have declared for the draft too early. |
| Taurean
Green |
G |
6-0 |
11/28/85 |
Florida |
1 |
The Nuggets have an opening at the PG spot. Could he be the man for the position? |
| Mike
Hall |
F |
6-8 |
6/05/84 |
George
Washington |
1 |
Played with the Wizards in 2006-07. |
|
Bobby
Jones |
F |
6-7 |
1/09/84 |
Washington |
2 |
Played for half the league last season. |
| Dahntay
Jones |
G/F |
6-6 |
12/27/80 |
Duke |
5 |
Very athletic. Decent defender. Should get a roster spot somewhere. |
| Keith
Langford |
G |
6-4 |
9/15/83 |
Kansas |
1 |
The former Kansas stars gives the NBA another try. |
| Chris
Lofton |
G |
6-2 |
3/27/86 |
Tennessee |
R |
Beat testicular cancer and now tries to beat the odds. |
| Jelani
McCoy |
C |
6-10 |
12/06/77 |
UCLA |
8 |
Was signed and waived by the Nuggets a few times last season. |
| Curtis
Sumpter |
F |
6-7 |
1/31/84 |
Villanova |
R |
Named to the All-BEC 1st Team in 2007. |
| Sonny
Weems |
G |
6-6 |
7/08/86 |
Arkansas |
R |
Second-round pick. Will get a real shot at making the team. |
| Jeff
Varem |
G |
6-6 |
7/16/83 |
Washington
State |
R |
Member of the Nigerian National Team. |
Detroit Pistons (Vegas Summer League)
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
| Alex
Acker |
SG |
6-5 |
1/21/83 |
Pepperdine |
1 |
Played well in Barcelona last year. |
| Arron
Afflalo |
SG |
6-5 |
10/15/85 |
UCLA |
1 |
Started nine games for the Pistons in his rookie year. |
| Derrick
Allen |
PF |
6-8 |
7/17/80 |
Mississippi |
R |
An All-Star at the German League in 2008. |
| Will
Bynum |
PG |
6-0 |
1/4/83 |
Georgia
Tech |
1 |
An impact player for European powerhouse Maccabi. |
| Ryvon
Covile |
PF |
6-9 |
3/1/84 |
Detroit |
R |
Very active big man with good swatting skills. |
| Kentrell
Gransberry |
PF |
6-9 |
8/1/85 |
South
Florida |
R |
Selected to the All-BEC 1st Team last spring. |
| Amir
Johnson |
PF |
6-9 |
5/1/87 |
Westchester
HS (Los Angeles)
|
3 |
Didn't live up to the expectations after re-signing last summer. |
| Trent
Plaisted |
C |
6-11 |
10/20/86 |
Brigham Young |
R |
A second-round pick. Will play overseas this year. |
| Cheikh
Samb |
PF |
7-1 |
10/22/84 |
Senegal |
1 |
Very tall and very long. Intriguing potential. |
| Walter
Sharpe |
PF |
6-9 |
7/16/86 |
Alabama-Birmingham |
R |
Put up nice numbers in his senior year at UAB. |
| Marcus
Stout |
SG |
6-4 |
6/20/86 |
Fordham |
R |
One of the best big men of the Atlantic 10 in recent years. |
| Rodney
Stuckey |
SG |
6-5 |
4/21/86 |
Eastern
Washington |
1 |
Overachieved in his rookie year. A key to the Pistons' future. |
| Deron
Washington |
SF |
6-7 |
12/12/85 |
Virginia
Tech |
R |
Excelled at the PIT and got selected with one of the last picks in the draft. |
Golden State Warriors (Vegas Summer League, Rocky Mountain Revue)
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
|
Louis
Amundson |
PF |
6-9 |
12/7/82 |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
2 |
Very active big man. Could get a chance with the Warriors. |
|
SG |
6-5 |
3/25/86 |
Italy |
1 |
A star in the summer leagues one year ago. Played very little in the real season. |
|
Dion
Dowell |
SF |
6-7 |
6/11/85 |
Houston |
R |
Born overseas. May return there to get a pro career. |
Richard Hendrix |
PF |
6-9 |
11/15/86 |
Alabama |
R |
Very strong. Effective around the basket. |
|
Roger
Kurz |
PF |
6-9 |
3/5/85 |
Notre
Dame |
R |
A very long shot to stick around in the NBA. |
Reggie
Larry |
SG |
6-6 |
10/20/86 |
Boise
State |
R |
Played with Coby Karl in college. |
|
Jamaal
Moore |
SG |
6-6 |
7/6/83 |
Rice |
R |
Averaged 20 ppg in the Portuguese League. |
Anthony
Morrow |
SG |
6-5 |
9/27/85 |
Georgia
Tech |
R |
Nice long-range shooter. |
|
DeMarcus
Nelson |
SG |
6-4 |
11/2/85 |
Duke |
R |
The last Defensive Player of the Year at the ACC. |
Anthony Randolph |
PF |
6-10 |
7/15/89 |
Lousiana State |
R |
Intriguing potential. But Don Nelson doesn't play rookies. |
|
Mykal
Riley |
SG |
6-6 |
7/14/85 |
Alabama |
R |
Averaged 11 ppg at the PIT. |
|
PF |
6-8 |
4/2/80 |
Marshall |
3 |
Played well at times with the Nets a few years back. |
|
CJ
Watson |
PG |
6-2 |
4/17/84 |
Tennessee |
1 |
Yet another good pickup from the D-League by the Warriors? |
|
PF |
6-9 |
10/5/87 |
North
Carolina |
1 |
Should play a much bigger role this season. |
|
Ian
Young |
PG |
6-3 |
9/27/81 |
Auburn |
R |
Has played in France, Germany and the minor leagues. |
Houston
Rockets (Vegas Summer League)
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
|
|
PG |
6-0 |
1/14/85 |
Oregon |
1 |
Small point guard with a lot of talent. |
|
Russell
Robinson |
PG |
6-1 |
1/24/86 |
Kansas |
R |
A bench player for the Jayhawks. |
|
Donte
Greene |
PF |
6-9 |
2/21/88 |
Syracuse |
R |
Long and athletic. Likes to shoot the three. |
|
Gustavo
Barrera |
PG |
6-5 |
4/07/85 |
Uruguay |
R |
Was once mentioned along with Rudy Fernandez as one of the top young players in Spain. |
|
|
SF |
6-7 |
2/23/83 |
UCLA |
2 |
Able to play several positions. Not very strong. |
|
Maarty
Leunen |
PF |
6-9 |
9/03/85 |
Oregon |
R |
Good rebounder with nice three-point stroke. |
|
Mark
Tyndale |
SG |
6-5 |
1/04/86 |
Temple |
R |
Named to the All-Atlantic 10 1st Team in 2008. |
|
Joey
Dorsey |
SF |
6-7 |
12/16/83 |
Memphis |
R |
Excellent rebounder for his size. |
|
Mike
Harris |
SG |
6-6 |
6/15/83 |
Rice |
1 |
The Rockets waived Gerald Green to get an additional roster spot for him. |
|
Lanny
Smith |
SG |
6-3 |
10/30/84 |
Houston |
R |
An area player. not likely to get much playing time. |
|
Joseph
Jones |
PF |
6-9 |
3/21/86 |
Texas
A&M |
R |
Senior season was the worst of his college career. |
|
|
C |
7-2 |
6/21/78 |
Arizona |
6 |
Never lived up to the expectations, but he's a serviceable big man. |
Indiana Pacers (Orlando Pro Summer League)
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
FROM |
YRS |
COMMENTS |
| Miguel
Berdiel |
SG |
6-6 |
12/27/83 |
Valparaiso |
R |
May play at the Olympic Games with Puerto Rico. |
| Stanley
Burrell |
PG |
6-3 |
9/16/84 |
Xavier |
R |
Worked out for several team during the draft process. |
| Earl
Calloway |
PG |
6-3 |
9/30/83 |
Indiana |
R |
All-NBADL Honorable Mention last season. |
| Josh
Davis |
PF |
6-8 |
8/10/80 |
Wyoming |
3 |
Big man with good shooting skills. |
| Andre
Emmett |
SG |
6-5 |
8/27/82 |
Texas
Tech |
1 |
Played with the Grizzlies a litte bit a while ago. |
| Vladimir
Golubovic |
C |
7-0 |
2/24/86 |
Serbia |
R |
Played at the Global Games in 2006. |
| Stephen
Graham |
SG |
6-6 |
6/11/82 |
Oklahoma
State |
3 |
May end up having a better NBA career than his twin brother. |
| Justin
Gray |
PG |
6-2 |
3/31/82 |
Wake
Forest |
R |
Great three-point shooter. Nice career in Europe. |
| Aleks
Maric |
PF |
6-11 |
10/22/84 |
Nebraska |
R |
The next Australian player in the league? |
| Anthony
Lever-Pedroza |
SG |
6-6 |
3/7/79 |
Oregon |
R |
Son of Fat Lever. Plays with Mexico. |
| Courtney
Sims |
PF |
6-11 |
10/21/83 |
Michigan |
1 |
Gets another look by the Pacers. |
| David
Teague |
SG |
6-5 |
6/4/83 |
Purdue |
R |
Has played all his career in Indiana. |
| Shawne
Williams |
PF |
6-9 |
2/16/86 | | 