The 2025 Summer League Thread

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    RonBrewer, Jun 27, 2025
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    no, only assumption (why wouldn't he?)

    i have not seen any official roster released by the blazers
     
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    does summer league really accomplish anything for players or teams?
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Oh, he's definitely playing.
     
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    Rastapopoulos, Jun 27, 2025
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    Hey!
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    Rupert has been added.
     
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    Probably not, but the basketball nerds love it.

    I went the year that Scoot was drafted and was sitting next to Kevin Grevey (Washington Bullets) in the upper level.

    He lives in Culver City and goes every year.
     
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    I learned my lesson from Jerryd Bayless
     
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    I hope this is not the case of a canned pork and beans thing where there's 3 small pieces of pork and all beans. I want to see Yang play big minutes.
     
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    Think of SL as an extension of the Draft Combine. The majority of players there aren't actually under contract to teams. It's a cattle market where reps from leagues all over the world come to scout. Yes, WE only care about our rotation guys, but that's a small fraction of what's really going on. And for us fans it gives us a chance to fall irrationally in love with bench players and get mad when they never get minutes in the regular season (I'm looking at you, Jabari).
     
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    to be fair, jabari is likely gunna be better if he got consistent minutes
     
    inconceivable, Jun 28, 2025
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    good summary

    I'm sure every once in a while a hidden gem s found in SL. Mostly I'd think it would just be 13th-15th players like Reath and Minaya
     
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    have the Blazers given him his Q.O. yet? I haven't heard. Quite a few deadlines are approaching:

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    Walker and Rupert deadlines are tomorrow

    I'm assuming there's a good chance that Reath will be released unless his salary is needed ballast for a trade or Ayton & Timelord are traded
     
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    Any way you can market the NBA they will.

    The in season tourney and probably expand playoffs before long like the NCAA round ball tourney.
     
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    I am anxious to see if Cissoco has improved his 3pt shot. If he can, then I think we've got another cheap rotation player. Good defender at the wing position. Still only 21 and a bit of a late bloomer. The downside is that he might be a duplication of Rupert, and we probably can only afford one of them long term.
     
    Pinwheel1, Jun 28, 2025
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    That guy was one of my favorite players. I thought he was going to be something. He actually had some decent years in the league, though.

    Batum was awful in summer league and played well his rookie year. That was a moment for me where I stopped taking summer league too seriously.
     
    JFizzleRaider, Jun 28, 2025
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    This will be interesting to watch. If Reath is kept, that might signal they feel confident they can move one or two of them by the deadline.
    He is a good, cheap, 3rd string center option.

    I wonder if they see Walker and Reath as a duplication? According to Blazers.com they are listed as the same height and only 7 lbs difference. Maybe they keep one but not both?
     
    Pinwheel1, Jun 28, 2025
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