12/19/2021 ...Las Vegas NV. ...The NBA G- League tipped off their Winter Showcase Sunday with a seven-game slate highlighted by a chance to see the G-League Ignite team. All games were played at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The Ignite squad comprised of NBA Draft hopefuls and seasoned pros won 123-106 over the Grand Rapids Gold. The Ignite closed the game with all the young prospects on the floor, defeating a Gold team that included NBA veterans Nik Stauskas, Mario Chalmers and Lance Stephenson.
Jarron Cumberland of the Delaware Blue Coats was the most efficient player on a winning team. He scored 20 points (7-12 FG, 2-4 3-pt., 2-2 FT), grabbed 5 rebounds, dished 5 assists, and added 2 steals in 22 minutes.
Joining Cumberland on the HoopObsession All Winter Showcase Team for Day One...
D.J. Wilson - OKC. 31 points (14-20 FG, 0-3 3-pt., 3-5 FT), 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in 36 minutes.
Paris Bass - South Bay. 23 points (10-15 FG, 3-4 3-pt., 0-2 FT), 18 rebounds, 4 blocked shots in 32 minutes.
Justin Tillman - College Park. 24 points (10-17 FG, 2-4 FT), 17 rebounds in 28 minutes.
Paul Reed - Delaware. 23 points (10-18 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 1-2 FT), 19 rebounds, 9 assists in 33 mins.
Jaime Echenique - Capital City. 16 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds in 25 mins.
Nate Pierre-Louis - South Bay. 19 points (6-8 FG, 5-7 3-pt., 1-1 FT), 4 rebounds in 24 minutes.
Cat Barber - College Park. 29 points (10-19 FG, 1-3 3-pt., 5-6 FT), 9 rebounds, 7 assists in 35 minutes.
Pooh Jeter - G League Ignite. 10 points (3-5 FG, 2-4 3-pt., 1-1 FT), 3 assists, zero turnovers in 16 minutes.
Jared Harper - Birmingham. 22 points (7-11 FG, 4-7 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 9 assists, 5 steals in 36 minutes.
Zylan Cheatham - Birmingham. 17 points (4-5 FG, 3-3 3-pt., 3-3 FT), 10 rebounds, 7 assists in 35 minutes.
Charlie Brown Jr. - Delaware. 19 points (7-10 FG, 5-8 3-pt., 0-1 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 steals, in 29 minute
