Not-yet NBA refs also under microscope during summer league

“Right back to last season seeing Patty Mills and Aron Baynes win a title, then seeing all the guys play well this past season – it opened my eyes to the realisation that it is possible”, Broekhoff said.

In addition to rookies, the games provide a chance for unsigned free agents to make a name for themselves.

Appling’s performance brought him a reported meeting with the Oklahoma City Thunder, as he looks to earn an invite to an National Basteball Association training camp. After opening their campaign against New Orleans at the Cox Pavilion on July 11, Dallas will take on Portland and Washington in their preliminary round games.

Wear, who played in two games for the Sacramento Kings as a rookie last season, is playing for the Detroit Pistons’ summer league team in Orlando. He too should have no problem putting up big numbers in the Summer League.

The Summer League route had been expected, if Randle’s projected position in the SB Nation-generated consensus mock draft served as any indication. Onuaku’s 11 points came on 3-for-6 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 shooting from the foul line. The league is really just taking one responsibility off the table here – now teams will have one more staff member available to assist coaches and players on the bench and in huddles. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and then was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans before finally arriving in Memphis in January.

Unbeknownst to some of the more casual, bandwagon-y elements of the fan base, the Warriors are actually triple champions as of late. The Magic placed five players in double figures and had 10 players score in the game (by halftime at that!).

Wilbekin, who played last season professionally overseas in Turkey and Greece, is averaging 10 ppg and 2.3 apg in three summer league games this season.

Motum averaged seven points per game over three games with the Jazz and he will hopefully be able to stay with the Jazz when they travel to Las Vegas. It was an ugly game with very little scoring, so any flashes on offense were a welcome site in a game that perfectly defines summer league basketball.

The Indiana Pacers officially added second round pick Joe Young to their roster. Many will want a certain number of deflections per game, for example.

UPDATE: Just as this article was being published, Willie Reed agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets. He remains the only player in VCU history to rank in the top-20 in scoring (15 – 1,438 points) and top-10 in rebounds (3 – 895), blocks (6 – 123) and steals (8 – 160). The Pacers are currently 0-2 with losses to the Miami Heat (92-76), July 4, and the Orlando White Squad (85-76), July 6. His 14 rebounds on Saturday are tied for second-most this week, behind Aaron Gordon’s 18 rebounds.

Among top European clubs he has caught a few attention for his shooting and the fact he can play as a local due to his family’s Dutch heritage.