I’d guess that summer league is part of the negotiation strategy for some. Show out well and you can get a better deal. Someone, maybe Sturdy, said player up to about 40 typically get close to the same money and time as late 1st Rounders.Someone in the previous thread said players in the 2nd round of the draft are not under contract, but play summer league anyway. That seems odd to me. Anyone know if that's true? I thought even undrafted players can often get a contract that gives the team an option to pick them up. Seems like it would be bad for the athlete to take the risk of injury, but I suppose if you're talking NBA money, the drafting team has the upper hand in negotiation.
Someone in the previous thread said players in the 2nd round of the draft are not under contract, but play summer league anyway. That seems odd to me. Anyone know if that's true? I thought even undrafted players can often get a contract that gives the team an option to pick them up. Seems like it would be bad for the athlete to take the risk of injury, but I suppose if you're talking NBA money, the drafting team has the upper hand in negotiation.
Malcolm Hill is on the Pelicans Summer League roster. Should be Ayo going up against Malcom in Monday's game.
Oof. Zero assists w/ 3 TOs and 5 fouls in 14 min is a rough way to start things off.Looks like Giorgi was a foul machine in his first game of summer league.
Oof. Zero assists w/ 3 TOs and 5 fouls in 14 min is a rough way to start things off.
A lot of players don't have the choice of taking on risk. Summer league is essentially a tryout to try to get a contract for everyone except the first round picks.Someone in the previous thread said players in the 2nd round of the draft are not under contract, but play summer league anyway. That seems odd to me. Anyone know if that's true? I thought even undrafted players can often get a contract that gives the team an option to pick them up. Seems like it would be bad for the athlete to take the risk of injury, but I suppose if you're talking NBA money, the drafting team has the upper hand in negotiation.
Yeah, I hope so. Just an unfortunate beginning since the fouling and TOs are in line with how he played here -- doesn't suggest this was a one-time thing. I was hoping his passing and feel for the game would be amplified in the more wide open NBA game -- hopefully he can show that moving forward.At the risk of sounding like Lovie I’d expect him to improve significantly from game 1 to game 2. Some players just need that first game to “know what to expect.”
They just said on ESPN that players get 10 fouls in summer league games... Giorgi's eyes probably lit up when he heard thatGiorgi B with the start today for Nuggets. Believe he played 15 min and had 4 points but was in foul trouble.
And his second Not a great half for him.Mom's gonna be mad ayo missed his first NBA free throw
They basically started 3 guards. Dotson looks like the primary ball handlerNba.com box score showed Ayo at Small Forward. Is that accurate?
They're just standing around when Ayo does get the ball - no screens, no movement, Ayo can only pass it so someone can throw up a trash shot. Ayo's going to have to create his own shot.These guys really don’t wanna pass it to Ayo