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Markieff Morris was the most efficient player on a winning team during play Thursday (July 18, 2013) at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League. Morris went crazy with 15 points, ten rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a blocked shot in just 23 minutes of play. His Phoenix Suns summer squad beat Portland 92-84. Morris played center, and did his damage against legitimate NBA size in the form of Meyers Leonard.
Jerome Dyson was excellent in the Charlotte Bobcats 92-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Dyson scored 21 points (7-7 FG), with nine assists. ...Jonas Valanciunas continued his run of outstanding performances with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots in Toronto's 95-78 win over Denver. ...Robert Sacre posted 16 points and eight boards in the Lakers 72-68 triumph over Milwaukee. ...Brian Butch starred for the D League Select team, keeping them undefeated at 4-0 with an 18 point, eleven rebound effort. The DLS beat Minnesota 83-75. ...Golden State beat Dallas 79-76. The Warriors are also a perfect 4-0 in summer league action. ...Miami handled Chicago 68-62. ...Cleveland beat San Antonio 72-66.
The BasslineSpin All NBA Las Vegas Summer League Team for day seven: Point guards: Dyson, Justin Dentmon. Shooting guards: Vander Blue, Ron Howard. Small forwards: P.J. Tucker, Patrick Ewing Jr. Power forwards: Mk. Morris, John Henson. Centers: Valanciunas, Meyers Leonard, Sacre, Butch.
We are hearing that Portland offered Wes Matthews (pictured at right) a five-year contract at close to 34 million dollars. We were ahead of the game on Matthews when we listed him as a draft pick on our 2009 Big Board. He went un-selected but made the Utah Jazz team as a free-agent.
The second day of the Las Vegas Summer League was forgettable with three of the four games being blowouts. It also was a bummer for Brian Butch. The former Wisconsin BIG suffered a graphically ugly knee injury that was initially diagnosed as a dislocated patella tendon. Butch was taken off the court on a stretcher.
Our Player of the Day for Saturday was NBA veteran guard Bobby Brown. His summer Raptors dismantled Phoenix 103-69. Brown had eleven points (5-6 FG), six assists, and three boards in 21 minutes. He looked totally at ease with ball in his hands and he did whatever he wanted to do against the hapless Suns. It says here that as long as the summer Suns keep featuring Earl Clark - they will not win a LV Summer League contest. In hindsight, Steve Kerr’s draft that yielded Clark, and Taylor Griffin was pretty much a waste of two picks.
Our “All Day Two Las Vegas Summer League Team” (their game efficiency rating). PG: Ty Lawson - DEN .741, SG: Brown - TOR .857, SF: DaJuan Summers - DET .640, PF: Othella Hunter - DEN .750, C: Ed Davis - TOR .800. Bench: Guards: Roddy Beaubois - DAL .676, Devin Ebanks - LAL .428, Forwards: Kim Tillie - GSW .700, Ronald Dupree - TOR .600, Andre Brown - GSW .523, Centers: Joey Dorsey - TOR .684, Omar Samhan - DAL .666.
