6 Rookies were invited... http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/local/100627-rockets-get-ready-for-summer-league G Ishmael Smith Wake Forest G Trevon Hughes Wisconsin G Dwight Lewis USC G Kelvin Lewis Houston G Tony Crocker Oklahoma C Chas McFarland Wake Forest
I don't think any of them will get invitation to training camp. They could be on the roster of the Rio Grande Valley though.
Calm down, guys! It's not like the Rockets expect any of these guys to be anything more than (a) capable of playing roles allowing the REAL guys (Taylor, Budinger, Patterson and Hill) to play theirs and (b) a nice fit with the Vipers. There are 16 players to whom the Rockets may have contractual obligations right now (including Patterson, Harris and Johnson). Speaking of which, wasn't Alexander Johnson supposed to play with the Rockets in summer league as part of their decision-making process on whether they'd keep him on the roster next season? Mike Harris could play, too. But he really has nothing more to prove in summer league, where he has been dominant.
Morey tweet Ishmael Smith has committed to our summer league team. We may have the most up-tempo lineup in SL history: Ish, JT, Chase, Patrick, Jordan http://twitter.com/dmorey
I'll be there arriving 1th morning thru the 14th that wednesday. Rockets dont play that monday but we plan on taking a kayaking trip to the hoover that day.
Houston Rockets Summer League Roster (link ) PG - Blake Ahearn, Ishmael Smith (mini-camp invite), Trevon Hughes (mini-camp invite) SG -Jermaine Taylor, Dwight Lewis (mini-camp invite), Kelvin Lewis (mini-camp invite), Tony Crocker (mini-camp invite) SF - Chase Budinger PF -Patrick Patterson C - Jordan Hill, Chas McFarland (mini-camp invite) Coach - Elston Turner Houston Rockets Summer League Schedule - 7/9 vs Phoenix, 7/10 vs Dallas, 7/11 vs Portland, 7/13 vs Toronto, 7/14 vs Denver there ya go folks!
Well, supposedly the rosters aren't complete yet but dude is a legitimate 20 ppg scorer in the league. Same goes for Beasley...