Beasley will Beas The Player that NEEDS to impress: Sam Dekker Everyone else can go out & suck for all I care. They won't play any minutes this year. If Dekker has no jump shot, I will be worried.
Roy Rogers. (Assistant) Kind of interesting to say the least because what does he know about D Antonis system? Or do we just run a freestyle offense? ...
Yeah it's his choice. He said he just wants to work on some stuff and run with the young guys. This is a contract year for him so I expect him to kick ass.
I'm only 3 minutes into this 5 minute interview with Roy Rogers and I'm already a fan of the guy. Great interview: http://www.nba.com/rockets/video/teams/rockets/2016/07/06/1467831406375-Roy7616.mov-635081 He just comes across sincere and thoughtful.
Brewer is not playing, but he's training with the summer league team. This speaks volumes to me. 2 vet guys who are so pumped that they are getting some important prep work in anticipation of the upcoming season. They are also bonding with the newbies - Harrell, Dekker, Nanu, GP2, etc.
The genius who decided to put all these rookies, with all this new money, in Las Vegas, with little to do, are u kidding me...
The roster: 2016 Houston Rockets NBA Summer League Roster Player HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Gracin Bakumanya 6-11 220 Jul 27, 1997 18 Antibes (France) 0 Michael Beasley 6-9 235 Jan 9, 1989 27 Kansas State 8 Sam Dekker 6-9 230 May 8, 1994 22 Wisconsin 1 Trey Freeman 6-2 175 Oct 12, 1992 23 Old Dominion 0 Kenny Gaines 6-3 205 Jan 28, 1994 22 Georgia 0 Montrezl Harrell 6-8 240 Jan 26, 1994 22 Louisville 1 Tonye Jekiri 7-0 227 Jul 23, 1994 21 Miami (FL) 0 Melvin Johnson 6-4 195 Jun 19, 1993 23 VCU 0 K.J. McDaniels 6-6 205 Mar 3, 1993 23 Clemson 2 Chinanu Onuaku 6-10 245 Nov 1, 1996 19 Louisville 0 Gary Payton II 6-3 175 Dec 1, 1992 23 Oregon State 0 Isaiah Taylor 6-3 170 Jul 11, 1994 21 Texas 0 Chris Walker 6-10 220 Dec 22, 1994 21 Florida 0 Kyle Wiltjer 6-10 240 Oct 20, 1992 23 Gonzaga 0 Quanxi Wu 6-10 210 Sep 29, 1994 21 Shanghai Dongfang (China)
It's just a hunch but I think most rookies during summer league are model citizens. They haven't stepped foot on an NBA court yet and they're desperately trying to crack a rotation spot. I think you could stick them in Texarkana and they would do the same amount of partying..little to none lol
Not sure where else to put this, but wow. Not sure how it will affect his overall game (not nearly as physically imposing), but good for him.