The NBA Summer League kicks off today in Las Vegas and after looking over the rosters there are a large number of interesting names on the various rosters. I have broken them down into three groups, big names to keep an eye on, small names to keep an eye on and guys who should be dominating the Norwegian B league or selling insurance by now.
Big Names To Keep An Eye On
D.J. Augustin (Texas) – Charlotte Bobcats
J.J. Hickson (North Carolina State) – Cleveland Cavaliers
Chris Lofton (Tennessee) – Denver Nuggets
Rodney Stucky (Eastern Washington) – Detroit Pistons
Marco Belinelli (Italy) – Golden State Warriors
Anthony Randolph (LSU) – Golden State Warriors
Brandan Wright (North Carolina) – Golden State Warriors
Donte Greene (Syracuse) – Houston Rockets
Eric Gordon (Indiana) – Los Angeles Clippers
Al Thornton (Florida State) – Los Angeles Clippers
Darrell Arthur (Kansas) – Memphis Grizzlies
Mike Conley (Ohio State) – Memphis Grizzlies
Javaris Crittenton (Georgia Tech) – Memphis Grizzlies
O.J. Mayo (USC) – Memphis Grizzlies
Joe Alexander (West Virginia) – Milwaukee Bucks
Darius Washington (Memphis) – Milwaukee Bucks
Corey Brewer (Florida) – Minnesota Timberwolves
Kevin Love (UCLA) – Minnesota Timberwolves
Julian Wright (Kansas) – New Orleans Hornets
Danilo Gallinari (Italy) – New York Knicks
Marreese Speights (Florida) – Philadelphia 76ers
Thaddeus Young (Georgia Tech) – Philadelphia 76ers
Nicolas Batum (France) – Portland Trailblazers
Spencer Hawes (Washington) – Sacramento Kings
Jason Thompson (Rider) – Sacramento Kings
Andray Blatche (Prep School) – Washington Wizards
JaVale McGee (Nevada) – Washington Wizards
Small Names To Keep An Eye On
Marcus Slaughter ( San Diego State) – Dallas Mavericks
Elton Brown (Virginia) – Denver Nuggets
Keith Langford (Kansas) – Denver Nuggets
Richard Hendrix (Alabama) – Golden State Warriors
DaShaun Wood (Wright State) – Los Angeles Clippers
Yi Li (China) – Los Angeles Lakers
Vincent Grier (Minnesota) – Minnesota Timberwolves
Petri Koponen (Finland) – Portland Trailblazers
Rod Benson (California) – Toronto Raptors
Guys Who Should Be Dominating The Norwegian B League Or Selling Insurance By Now
Donnell Harvey (Florida) – Charlotte Bobcats
Wayne Simien (Kansas) – Cleveland Cavaliers
Robert “Tractor” Traylor (Michigan) – Cleveland Cavaliers
Richie Frahm (Gonzaga) – Dallas Mavericks
Yaroslav Korolev (Russia) – Dallas Mavericks
Koko Archibong (Penn) – Los Angeles Clippers
Sharrod Ford (Clemson) – Los Angeles Lakers
P.J. Tucker (Texas) – Memphis Grizzlies
Awvee Storey (Arizona State) – Milwaukee Bucks
John Thomas (Minnesota) – Milwaukee Bucks
Ndudi Ebi (High School) – New Orleans Hornets
Adam Haluska (Iowa) – New Orleans Hornets
Frank Williams (Illinois) – New Orleans Hornets
Junior Harrington (Wingate) – Philadelphia 76ers
Taquan Dean (Louisville) – Phoenix Suns
Ivan McFarlin (Oklahoma State) – Phoenix Suns
Matt Walsh (Florida) – Sacramento Kings
Daniel Ewing (Duke) – Toronto Raptors
Dontaye Draper (Charleston) – Washington Wizards
The San Antonio Spurs win the award for the most non descript roster. I do not even know most of these guys well enough to make fun of them.
Some teams are just begging for confusion. The Raptors have a Bosh on the team, but it is not Chris it is Joel. Portland has Brandon Robinson from Auburn and Bernard Robinson from Michigan on their roster. Memphis tops that though with their duo of Aaron Pettway from Okie State and Brent Petway from Michigan. I hope they pronounce the second ‘t’ in Aaron’s name so they can tell them apart.
Several of the SB Nation NBA bloggers will be in attendance so look for some great coverage of these exhilarating games.
