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Summer Spotlight: Rob McKiver

By Kevin Duffy 7/21/07 In two months when Dick Vitale and Andy Katz discuss the best guards in the nation for the upcoming season, they will likely list names such as Chris Lofton, Drew Neitzel, Ty Lawson, Darren Collison and even OJ Mayo and Derrick Rose. No disrespect to any of those players (or Dicky…

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State of the Cap: Sacramento Kings

By Josh Redetzke 7/20/07 2007/08 Sacramento Kings Payroll: $56 million 2007/08 Estimated NBA Salary Cap: $55 million Roughly: $1 million over cap The Good: A disappointing season in Sacramento still had a bright side in Kevin Martin, who nearly won the most improved player award. Martin’s scoring average almost doubled, going from 10.8 last year…

2007 NBA Summer League: Final Day

By Aran Smith NBADraft.net 7/16/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day ten were Von Wafer, Nate Robinson, Rashad McCants, Jeff Green, Kevin Durant and Spencer Hawes. (2-3) Washington Wizards 79 – (2-3) Milwaukee Bucks 67 Boxscore The Wizards took advantage of the Bucks missing their top summer league player with…

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Summer Spotlight: Josh Carter

By Kevin Duffy 7/15/07 Texas A+M basketball took a huge step forward last season, as the Aggies finished 26-7 and reached the Sweet 16 before being bounced out by Memphis. Repeating their success from last season will be a tall task, however. Gone are All-American PG Acie Law (the 11th pick in the NBA Draft)…

2007 NBA Summer League: Day Nine

By Aran Smith 7/15/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day nine were Randy Foye, Craig Smith, Rudy Gay, Reyshawn Terry, DJ Strawberry, and Nate Robinson. (5-0) Dallas Mavericks 91 – (3-2) Boston Celtics 70 Boxscore Behind the steady and clutch play of JJ Barea, the Mavericks completed their undefeated run…

2007 NBA Summer League: Day Eight

By Aran Smith 7/14/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day eight were Kevin Durant, Oliksey Pecherov, Von Wafer, Ron Hale, Aaron Brooks and Al Thornton. (1-2) Phoenix Suns 94 – (0-4) New Orleans Hornets 86 Boxscore Ron Hale had a surprising breakout performance leading the way for the victorious Suns…

2007 NBA Summer League: Day Seven

By Aran Smith 7/13/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day seven were Rudy Gay, Aaron Brooks, Spencer Hawes, Randy Foye and Renaldo Balkman. (2-1) Denver Nuggets 92 – (3-1) Detroit Pistons 84 Boxscore With Arron Afflalo and Rodney Stuckey on the bench in the third quarter, Denver went on a…

2007 NBA Summer League: Day Six

By Aran Smith 7/12/07   Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day six were Randy Foye, Arron Afflalo, Javaris Crittenton. (2-3) San Antonio Spurs 68 – (2-0) Minnesota Timberwolves 79 Boxscore The Timberwolves rallied to victory behind the perimeter duo of Randy Foye and Rashad McCants and the inside play of…

2007 RBK U: Prospect Evaluations

By Kevin Duffy 7/11/07 RBK U Prospect Evaluations 1. Renardo Sidney 6’10’’ 240 PF Artesia HS (Lakewood, CA) Jr. Sidney was by far the most polished big man at the camp. He dislayed a dazzling array of post moves and showed he can knock down three-pointers on a consistent basis. At times, Sidney appeared to…

2007 NBA Summer League: Day Five

By Aran Smith 7/11/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day five were Francisco Garcia, JJ Barea, Rodney Carney, Renaldo Balkman , and Aaron Brooks. (2-0) Sacramento Kings 75 – (0-1) Washington Wizards 64 Boxscore Francisco Garcia will be playing under his old (Louisville assistant) coach Reggie Theus next season in…

2007 RBK U: Day Two

By Kevin Duffy 7/10/07 RBK U Day 2 Recap Team Allen Iverson 76 Team Rajon Rondo 68 The morning featured a match-up of the two best teams in the camp. Team Iverson prevailed behind 28 points from Brandon Jennings. Though his 28 points was the high score of the camp thus far, Jennings attempted an…

2007 NBA Summer League: Day Three

By Aran Smith 7/9/07 Link: NBA.com Official Summer League Site The top performers of day three were Team China’s Yi Jianlian, the Laker’s Javaris Crittenton, and the Clipper’s Al Thornton. Dallas Mavericks 72 – Portland Trailblazers 68 Boxscore Greg Oden still has some maturing to do, and that’s just what the summer league is set…

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2007 RBK U: Day One

By Kevin Duffy 7/9/07 RBK U Day 1 Afternoon Games Team Allen Iverson 69 Team Baron Davis 64 Renardo Sidney, the top-ranked prospect in the class of 2009, did not disappoint as he scored from all over the court and finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds as Team Iverson held off Team Davis. Sidney…