<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Danny Granger's debut in an Indiana Pacers uniform could be put on hold. The Pacers might hold out their first-round pick from this week's summer league in Minneapolis because a knee injury has not completely healed. "His knee is structurally fine, but he's at about 80 percent strength-wise of where he needs to be," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. "We're going to make sure his strength level gets to where it needs to be before we push it. We feel like there's no need to take that kind of risk." Granger, the No. 17 pick in last month's NBA draft, injured his left knee in January while at the University of New Mexico. He was expected to be out several weeks after having surgery, but missed just three games. "I came back earlier then they thought and with the draft camp and everything, I didn't have any time to rehab it," Granger said. The Pacers, who are holding a rookie/free agent camp at Conseco Fieldhouse until Thursday, will play five games in Minnesota's summer league July 15-19. Granger is taking part in non-contact drills and he's expected to travel to Minneapolis with the team. "We're going to do a lot of skill-type things with him," Carlisle said. "He can do a lot of stuff; he just won't be scrimmaging."</div> Source
