The complete roster
22 Corey Brewer, F (6-9 188), Florida, 2nd year
1 Bobby Brown, G (6-2 175), Cal State Fullerton, 1
23 Pat Carroll, G/F (6-5 190), St. Joseph’s R
19 Wayne Ellington, G (6-4 200), North Carolina R
11 Jonny Flynn, G (6-0 185), Syracuse R
17 Devin Green, G (6-7 212), Hampton 1
12 Paul Harris, G/F, (6-4 230) Syracuse R15 Gerald Henderson, G (6-4 215), Duke R
51 Steven Hill, C (7-0 248) Arkansas 1
31 Rob Kurz, F (6-9 232) Notre Dame 1
4 Oleksiy Pecherov, F (7-0 234) Ukraine 2
20 Garrett Siler, C (6-11 305) Augusta State R
7 Ben Woodside, G (5-11 185) North Dakota State R
The Summer League roster from Jerry at the Strib.
Charlotte disbanded their summer league team because of financial reasons and that is why Henderson is on the squad. Of the remaining players, Woodside and Harris will be the free agents to watch. Also, it will be interesting to see how Brewer plays coming back from his injury. One more thing: Here's hoping Steven Hill still rocks the beard and headband.
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The reason Love’s not on the team is due to Olympic commitments, I’m guessing. Does anyone know offhand how long that’s supposed to take and whether he’d be available for a game or two?
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jun 30, 2009 4:26 PM CDT reply actions
I don't see any real reason
for Love to play in the summer league.
by Eric in Madison on Jun 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
To take jump shots at game speed?
Chris Bosh played on Toronto’s summer league team his second year, when he was already a highly-regarded talent.
I’m not sure Love wouldn’t get something out of honing his outside shot this summer. Not that he has to. But then, when I run a franchise it ‘ll take both summer and d-league teams seriously because they’re cheap ways of identifying and developing talent.
I think he’d have a lot to gain. If you put him on this roster he’d have time to learn to play with Flynn and, more importantly, a chance to hone is overall offensive game. I’d have him come in and be the #1 offensive option in the post so he could work on his post game. He was definitely a little methodical and a little slow to act in the post when he had a good opportunity, so this is the perfect stage to pound the ball to him and let him work on that jump hook, as well as learn to take those jumpers in rhythm like feral said. I want to see him learn to make a quick, aggressive move without thinking it through so much like he did last year.. Not complaining as I’m sure that will come, but that’s what the SL is for.
Jennings: F*** the Knicks, them n***** is always going to be weak.
Red warning light flashing in Charlotte
Any precedent for an NBA franchise to not run a Summer League squad due to cost?
They are in a really tough spot
I don’t know their finances, but they have quite a bit of money tied up in payroll the next couple of years for a team that doesn’t appear like it’s going to win.
They are at the cap this year, and already are committed to $50 million+ for 2010-11, without an extension for Ray Felton (who they may not keep).
They owe at least fairly big money to Okafor, Wallace, Diaw, Radmanovic, Muhammad, and Diop for 2010-11. (Man, that Diop contract is brutal. Just brutal. He’s getting paid for 4 more seasons at $6-7 per).
by Eric in Madison on Jun 30, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Diop' deal
was actually worse than the MLE Beno Udrih got from Sacto. $6 mil a year for guy who blocks.
And as to Charlotte’s cap; surely this is the time to make an enquiry regarding Mr. Wallace.
Well, I would inquire
but, from their point of view, do they go ahead and try to make the playoffs this year? They weren’t far off last year.
He’s 27 right now, which is on the edge of where I’m willing to commit. The thing is, what would you deal for him? I don’t love him enough to deal Love. I’d send Flynn (as a Felton replacement so they don’t have to pay Felton), and I’d return their pick to them.
Flynn, Cardinal, and their pick back? Is there any way they would do that?
The thing is, if they want to save money, I bet they could trade him to a team that has cap room this summer, thereby saving cash this year.
The alternative is to take even more money back from them. Put together the contracts (Madsen, Gomes, Smith, Cardinal) to take both Wallace, and say Muhammad back. (I’m not touching that Diop contract under any circumstances).
by Eric in Madison on Jun 30, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Only problem with that is
that Wallace is one of those guys who just seems to always be injured. He throws his body around like Mike Miller and D Wade, but breaks like Humpty Dumpty. I love the guy and how he plays, but I can’t justify 2 lottery picks for a guy who will get injured just in time to help us miss the playoffs…oh wait… we will still do that by 20 games. Wallace doesn’t have enough potential with the current team to bring us into the playoffs whereas those 2 picks might.
Just saying.
Maybe get Bell as a starter? Depends on his contract but he would be a good guy to teach Ellington and eventually to be replaced by him. Great defender, cheap, would help Al and Love. I’m sure Larry Brown loves him though, defensive minded (sat out a lot last year so who knows). Now is obviously the time to throw bad deals to them for good players… as long as they are saving money they have to consider.
Not sure they'd want Flynn
with Augustin on the roster.
We have their protected first from the Lawson trade on draft day.
I noticed you wouldn't take back Diop
But would you take back Udrih + Martin for Flynn, Cardinal, Telfair and Songaila + Pick or Pekovic?
That's tough
Man that Udrih contract is horrible. But I love Martin. I’d have to know more about his health information.
But I think I might be willing to do that.
Ouch. Man that’s an ugly contract.
I don’t know. I really do like Martin. I see a core of Jefferson, Love, Rubio, and Martin as a group that could win.
by Eric in Madison on Jun 30, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It's ugly
But it also gives us Martin long term and uses our capspace on Martin + Udrih versus trying to convince a better player to come here on their own. If as SI.com is reporting in that Rubio is willing to come this year, but only if we deal Flynn, I could think of worse deals than this in a forced hand type situation.
I think I agree
If we KNOW that Rubio will come if we make this deal, I think I’d go ahead and do it. It’s probably much “faster” than Kahn wants to move, but a chance to get a guy capable of scoring like Martin on the wing is something you really have to consider strongly.
by Eric in Madison on Jun 30, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Given the relative expenses, this seems like eating the seed corn
The money a franchise blows on one DeSagana Diop signing is vastly more than they’d shell out to identify a Dean Garrett-level replacement center every couple of years in summer league.
As finances contract, you’d think teams would get smarter and less short-sighted about that balance. Instead, seemingly at least short-term, it’s the opposite.
I don't think Brewer is going to play much
actually. My understanding is he’ll just work out and maybe get in a couple of games to test the knee, but won’t play much.
by Eric in Madison on Jun 30, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Neither do I, but...
… Brewer’s mainly going to be there to practice. Might play a game or two, but otherwise he’ll be on the sidelines. This is more to test his knee than anything else.
I hate Pod Six. I don't even know why we have a Pod Six. Total suck pod.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Jun 30, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
but hey
it might be a good kick in the butt for Ellington. If he isn’t getting minutes over a Duke guy on his own team… he’ll kick it up a notch. Should be entertaining to see who got the better value pick. Ellington was 16 picks lower and hopefully he is better too! Lets hope!
This may have been mentioned already..
but Ellington and Henderson are best friends from high school.
It will be interesting to see if Henderson hurts his knee in his 2nd year
Then we’ll know if it’s the wolves-only or if its wolves’ summer league team-only.
I’m very much looking forward to seeing Brewer back. If he doesn’t dominate now I’ll be very very sad. This is his make or break year, he really has to get it NOW or he’ll get traded … I can’t bear to lose the guy cuz I really something about him…
Beater of the early Thabeet drum ... but not so much of the late one
I can't wait for the Summer League to watch Corey Brewer play again, but...
According to http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;ylt=Au.PMhXv3Y0U9E94WCqvgomE0bYF?slug=teamreports-2009-nba-min&prov=sportsxchange&type=teamreport (Yahoo! NBA Timberwolves report), at the bottom, Corey “Brewer is hopeful of starting contact drills in time to be able to practice and perhaps play a game or two with the Wolves’ Las Vegas Summer League team the second week in July,” meaning he probably won’t play every game.
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