Royal Ivey has workouts scheduled with the Rockets and Spurs. Ivey was limited to 3.2 points in 13 minutes per game with the Sixers last season, and he'll serve a minimal backup role wherever he lands. The Spurs don't seem to be a likely destination considering they already have Tony Parker, Cory Joseph, Patty Mills and Nando De Colo. Rotoworld
And we already have Aaron Brooks, Jeremy Lin, Darren Brooks, Jeremy Zin, and others. Crazy insurance .
I think rotoworld is wrong. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Royal Ivey speaking to the kids. He has workouts with the Hawks and Spurs coming up soon. <a href="http://t.co/XzMLLSkscy">http://t.co/XzMLLSkscy</a></p>— Jared Zwerling (@JaredZwerling) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredZwerling/statuses/371347794977894401">August 24, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
This is a garbage rumor. All of the advanced stats that I'm looking at say that Royal Ivey pretty much sucks. Not at all a guy this Rockets management team would ever be interested in.
I've watched him quite a bit in the past. He doesn't suck, but he hasn't been in great situations. He is a great defender, especially at the guard spot. I don't think we have room though. I'm betting Jeremy is traded this year though...
Both the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are in search of cheap backcourt help. Enter Royal Ivey, the nine year NBA veteran who spent last season playing (sparingly) with the Philadelphia 76ers. Ivey, who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft has never been more than an end of bench player, a role he would assume in either Houston or San Antonio if he was to sign. Between the two clubs, it seems more likely that Houston would be the better fit as the Spurs are already stocked with guards like Tony Parker, Cory Joseph, Patrick Mills and Nando De Colo. Houston on the other hand doesn’t have a lot of primary backup ball handlers and could find use (and potentially a few minutes) for Ivey. More known for his name than his game, Ivey was a respectable college talent at the University of Texas though he’s never been able to translate the success at the NBA level. Ivey averaged 13 minutes and 3.2 points per game last season for the 76ers.
I was beginning to worry that we wouldn't have enough guys to fill out our roster. Glad we're taking a look at Ivey.
