Predictions for Summer League

[bfrombleacher]

What about Sully, he is not on the list. His rehabilitation after surgery not good enough?

Do proven NBA players even play in the summer league? Except maybe them eternal free agents?

Larry Bird said he was going to play in the summer league if we drafted Len Bias. He was that excited about us possibly getting Len

 

I suppose it does give players the opportunity to gel and bond. Damian Lillard seems to think so.





As for a prediction, here's an optimist's take.

Olynyk will turn a few heads, like Sully, with his NBA readiness. Perhaps Colton Iverson would too being a skilled big big.

Fab Melo's improvement will surprise many. (Remember I'm being optimistic).

I don't like the shot jackingness of the guards in these games but as mentioned we shouldn't sleep on them. Nolan Smith and Pressey I'm thinking (/hoping) will prove enough to get on the roster and contribute.

Very excited for the rebuild and the SL.

[Eja117]

The coach won't quit to go coach the Clippers summer league team.

The coach won't be all classy and get in a feud with Bill Simmons either personally or via his kid.

Some random guy like Josh Selby will win summer league MVP prompting various non-homers to suggest we try to trade Rondo for him.

[erisred]

Pressey will make the celts team. Just tried too hard to score last year. The guy is the most talented passing pg from this draft.

I sort of think what happened to Pressey this year was that he tried to single handedly carry an under-performing team, game after game, and simply wore out by the last 10 minutes of just about every game. I could be wrong, but I watched a good bit of SEC BB and that's what it looked like to me.