The Official 2017 Vegas Summer League Thread

[TBpup]

I imagine they get another more traditional PG to fill out the SL roster. So far, they only have about 6 players listed. Anyone else?

Collins
Swanigan
Layman
Pat C
RJ Hunter
Cleveland

 

[THE HCP]

@HCP will you be in Vegas working the summer league games?

Still up in the air if we are broadcasting or not. CSN usually decides if they want to pay. Not up to Blazers Broadcasting.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Still up in the air if we are broadcasting or not. CSN usually decides if they want to pay. Not up to Blazers Broadcasting.

First two games are on CSN, but might not be done by Blazer Broadcasting? They might use their own crew? CSN probably cant afford you and all your greatness.

 

[dviss1]

Shouldn't gotten another ex-Zag to play in Summer League: David Stockton.

Would be great at getting our bigs looks.

Instead we got another chucker. I'll be in Vegas embarrassing my girlfriend by yelling at RJ to pass the ball.

Meh, she'll be yelling right along with you.

 

[dviss1]

Still up in the air if we are broadcasting or not. CSN usually decides if they want to pay. Not up to Blazers Broadcasting.

Are these gonna be on Playstation Vue? I'm trying to get more info on that if anyone can help.

 

[Eastoff]

Are these gonna be on Playstation Vue? I'm trying to get more info on that if anyone can help.

PlayStation carries csn

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Ha--Stotts (on the radio this morning) says they're planning on Connaughton being a combo guard at summer league, basically co-running point with Hunter! Anyone know what the summer league record for turnovers is?

 

[TBpup]

Still only aware of 6 players. What other scrubs are they filling the roster with?

 

[SIeepwalker]

Let's play Dame CJ and Nurk. We're getting at least 1 championship this year !

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Roster:
http://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-announce-2017-summer-league-roster

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Keith Benson?! NICE! If we make some deals to thin out our frontcourt (read: offload Meyers/Davis), I won't be upset if we keep him around as a 3rd string center.

Don't know anything about any of those guards. Markel Brown, Antonius Cleveland, Jorge Gutiérrez, Nick Johnson--anyone got any info on these dudes?

 

[tlongII]

Lots of guys that have been playing overseas. We're definitely going to have trouble bringing the ball up the court.

 

[JDC]

Finally got some athletes on the team. Nick Johnson, Markel Brown and Antonius Cleveland should all be pretty fun to watch.

For Collins, I want to see how he transitions into being more of a face-up/stretch big in the NBA. I think he can eventually be a post up option in size advantage situations but that's going to take a couple years imo. I expect him to continue to show well defensively despite strength issues.

For Swanigan, it's all about defense for me. He's got a lot of skill offensively and will gobble up rebounds, but he played not to foul a lot of the time at Purdue and was routinely abused in pnr/space situations (slow feet, rarely in a stance).

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Our guy Crabbe was in some pretty elite company as a Pac-12 player of the year...

 

[TBpup]

 

[Eastoff]

Let's play Dame CJ and Nurk. We're getting at least 1 championship this year !

I can see it now,

'sweep the league!'

'but Damian is a nice guy'

' do you want to get into a real roster or back to the g league?'

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Markel Brown, Antonius Cleveland, Jorge Gutiérrez, Nick Johnson--anyone got any info on these dudes?

 

[JDC]

Not sure how I missed Jordan Adams. More interesting guys on this roster than I remember in the past.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Adams was a prospect I really liked coming into the draft.

His knee issues destroyed his upside. He was a lotto talent - red-flagged during workouts. Now it's about if he can even make a team.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Adams was a prospect I really liked coming into the draft.

His knee issues destroyed his upside. He was a lotto talent - red-flagged during workouts. Now it's about if he can even make a team.

Kind of an Elliot Williams :/

 

[handiman]

Summer League Assistant Coaches:

Jason Staudt (Texas Tech)
Jonathan Yim (Cal State Fullerton)
T.C. Swirsky (UNLV)
Brian Barkdoll (Northwest Nazarene)

THE Chuck Swirsky?? Now we know how Dame got that All-Defense vote!!

 

[TBpup]

I didn't know the Oregon Ducks were fielding a Summer League team but apparently they are.

Elgin Cook, Dylan Ennis, Jordan Bell, Jabari Brown and Chris Boucher (still injured?) are all suiting up for the Golden State Ducks/Warriors.

 

[dviss1]

Lots of guys that have been playing overseas. We're definitely going to have trouble bringing the ball up the court.

JG looked like his handles were solid.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Has it ever been asked or explained why Portland only does Vegas and not Orlando or SLC?

 

[TBpup]

Has it ever been asked or explained why Portland only does Vegas and not Orlando or SLC?

Because....strippers?

 

[Reep]

Because....strippers?

And brothels.

 

[TBpup]

Actually, there are strippers in SLC. They are just peeling paint off the outside of old houses.

 

[tlongII]

Has it ever been asked or explained why Portland only does Vegas and not Orlando or SLC?

Vegas? Or SLC? Let me think on that for a while...

 

[ripcityboy]

I didn't know the Oregon Ducks were fielding a Summer League team but apparently they are.

Elgin Cook, Dylan Ennis, Jordan Bell, Jabari Brown and Chris Boucher (still injured?) are all suiting up for the Golden State Ducks/Warriors.

Dana Altman was Larry Riley's first college recruit. Not surprising G.S. has so many Ducks.