NBA Summer League 2016: Rosters for Orlando, Utah and Las Vegas Teams
While the NBA Summer Leagues don't count toward the regular season, they are an opportunity for younger players to improve against quality competition while teams get a chance to evaluate as many prospects as possible.
There are three leagues this year, with the biggest one set for Las Vegas. There are 24 teams competing in Sin City in an event that features 67 games over 11 days, which also includes a championship.
Before the big tournament begins, smaller showcases in Orlando and Utah will provide the players of 14 teams a chance to showcase their skills and hopefully make a roster.
Each organization has a different strategy when it comes to utilizing these summer sessions. Some load up the roster with undrafted free agents, hoping to find a diamond in the rough who can contribute for the main team during the regular season. Others want their younger players already on the roster to get additional experience before the games start to matter.
Although there are a number of interesting rosters throughout the three leagues, perhaps the most interesting is the Phoenix Suns.
Phoenix has a pair of lottery picks it will send to Las Vegas in Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss, two raw but extremely talented power forwards. Not every European prospect makes it to the United States in time to participate in these leagues, but Bender explained his interest in self-improvement:
Both Bender and Chriss are considered high-risk, high-reward prospects so you never know what you can expect at the next level. However, it's extremely encouraging that they are willing to put the work in, starting with competing in the summer league.
This duo will join Devin Booker, Tyler Ulis and others on a team that you need to watch.
Meanwhile, arguably the most intriguing player involved in any of the squads is Michael Beasley, playing with the Houston Rockets. While most of the league will be filled with younger players just out of college, the former No. 2 overall draft pick is 27 years old and has already spent parts of eight seasons in the NBA. This is in addition to his time spent with the Shandong Golden Stars in the Chinese Basketball Association.
After averaging 12.8 points in 20 games for the Rockets this past season, it's clear the organization wants to see if he can keep it up and become a regular contributor.
Sam Vecenie of CBS Sports doesn't think he will see much of a challenge:
Although dominating these exhibitions doesn't guarantee success during the regular season, Beasley could go a long way toward solidifying his future.
With Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram and other notable names likely to take part in the various leagues, there will be plenty to watch in the coming weeks.
Not all rosters have been officially announced, despite reports on specific players joining various teams around the league. Still, here are the latest rosters for squads set to compete in one of the three summer leagues.
Announced Rosters
Orlando Summer League (July 2-8)
Participating Teams: Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando White, Orlando Blue
| Wayne Blackshear | G | Louisville |
| John Brown | F | High Point |
| Ramon Galloway | G | La Salle |
| Aaron Harrison | G | Kentucky |
| James Kelly | F | Marshall |
| Goodluck Okonoboh | F-C | UNLV |
| Brandon Paul | G | Illinois |
| Tim Quarterman | G | LSU |
| DeShaun Thomas | F | Ohio State |
| Sam Thompson | F | Ohio State |
| Mike Tobey | C | Virginia |
| Joseph Uchebo | F-C | UNC Charlotte |
| Gabe York | G | Arizona |
| Jordan Bachynski | C | Arizona State |
| Lorenzo Brown | G | NC State |
| Tekele Cotton | G | Wichita State |
| Henry Ellenson | F-C | Marquette |
| Michael Gbinije | G | Syracuse |
| Darrun Hilliard | G | Villanova |
| Kammeon Hosley | F | Georgia Tech |
| Kadeem Jack | F | Rutgers |
| Stanley Johnson | F | Arizona |
| Nikola Jovanovic | F | USC |
| Derrick Nix | C | Michigan State |
| Phil Pressey | G | Missouri |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | F | Arizona |
| Rakeem Christmas | F | Syracuse |
| Stephan Hicks | G | Cal State-Northridge |
| Scotty Hopson | F | Tennessee |
| Julian Jacobs | G | USC |
| Joel James | C | North Carolina |
| Jaron Johnson | G | Louisiana Tech |
| Armani Moore | G | Tennessee |
| Georges Niang | F | Iowa State |
| Dyshawn Pierre | F | Dayton |
| Glenn Robinson III | G-F | Michigan |
| Jamari Traylor | F | Kansas |
| Shayne Whittington | F-C | Western Michigan |
| Nate Wolters | G | South Dakota State |
| Joe Young | G | Oregon |
| Andrew Andrews | G | Washington |
| Branden Dawson | F | Michigan State |
| Alex Hamilton | G | Louisiana Tech |
| Vince Hunter | F | UTEP |
| Brice Johnson | F | North Carolina |
| David Michineau | G | France |
| Royce O'Neale | F | Baylor |
| Greg Stiemsma | C | Wisconsin |
| Diamond Stone | C | Maryland |
| Tashawn Thomas | F | Oklahoma |
| Julian Washburn | F | UTEP |
| Wes Washpun | G | Northern Iowa |
| C.J. Wilcox | G | Washington |
| Nathan Boone | F-C | Toledo |
| Michael Carrera | F | South Carolina |
| Kenny Gabriel | F | Auburn |
| Chris Horton | F | Austin Peay State |
| Juwan Howard Jr. | G | Detroit Mercy |
| Stefan Jankovic | F | Hawaii |
| Shawn Jones | F | Middle Tennessee |
| Damion Lee | G | Louisville |
| Rodney McGruder | G | Kansas State |
| Nic Moore | G | SMU |
| Chris Obekpa | C | UNLV |
| Norvel Pelle | C | Antigua |
| Josh Richardson | G | Tennessee |
| Victor Rudd | F | USF |
| Kevin Tumba | C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| David Walker | G | Northeastern |
| Briante Weber | G | VCU |
| Justise Winslow | F | Duke |
| J.J. Avila | F | Colorado State |
| Ron Baker | G | Wichita State |
| Souleymane Diabate | G | Ivory Coast |
| Cleanthony Early | G | Wichita State |
| Marvelle Harris | G | Fresno State |
| Ognjen Kuzmic | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Louis Labeyrie | F | France |
| Assem Marei | F | Egypt |
| Akil Mitchell | F | Virginia |
| Marshall Plumlee | C | Duke |
| Chasson Randle | G | Stanford |
| DaJuan Summers | F | Georgetown |
| J.P. Tokoto | G | North Carolina |
| Semaj Christon | G | Xavier |
| Max Hooper | G | Oakland |
| Cameron Payne | G | Murray State |
| Scottie Wilbekin | G | Florida |
| Reggie Williams | G | VMI |
| Daniel Hamilton | F | Connecticut |
| Josh Huestis | F | Stanford |
| Marcus Lewis | F | Florida State |
| Mitch McGary | F | Michigan |
| Boubacar Moungoro | F | Mali |
| Ryan Spangler | F | Oklahoma |
| Kameron Woods | F | Butler |
| Tomislav Zubcic | F | Croatia |
| Dakari Johnson | C | Kentucky |
| Richard Solomon | C | Cal |
| Kadeem Batts | F | Providence |
| Aaron Bowen | F | Georgetown |
| Alex Davis | F | Fresno State |
| Nnanna Egwu | C | Illinois |
| Brandon Fields | G | Nevada |
| Michael Frazier | F | Florida |
| Patricio Garino | G-F | George Washington |
| Treveon Graham | F | VCU |
| Justin Dentmon | G | Washington |
| Kevin Murphy | G | Tennessee Tech |
| Landry Nnoko | C | Clemson |
| Arinze Onuaku | C | Syracuse |
| Kyle Randall | G | Central Michigan |
| James Siakam | F | Vanderbilt |
| Jordan Sibert | G | Dayton |
| Ryan Anderson | F | Arizona |
| Jimmy Gavin | G | Winthrop |
| Tyler Harvey | G | Eastern Washington |
| Nick Johnson | G | Arizona |
| Devyn Marble | G | Iowa |
| Mickey McConnell | G | Saint Mary's |
| Danilo Nikolic | F-C | Montenegro |
| Vincent Poirier | C | France |
| Alex Poythress | F | Kentucky |
| T.J. Price | G | Western Kentucky |
| Shavon Shields | F | Nebraska |
| Gavin Ware | C | Mississippi State |
| Chris Warren | G | Mississippi |
| Okaro White | F-C | Florida State |
| Stephen Zimmerman | C | UNLV |
| Darius Adams | G | Indianapolis |
| Brandon Ashley | F | Arizona |
| Vander Blue | G | Marquette |
| Laimonas Chatkevicius | C | South Carolina |
| Jaleel Cousins | C | South Florida |
| Andrew Dawkins | G | Duke |
| Tyler Honeycutt | F | UCLA |
| Cory Jefferson | F | Baylor |
| Stevan Jelovac | F | Serbia |
| Giovan Oniangue | F | Rep. of Congo |
| Casey Prather | G-F | Florida |
| Satnam Singh | C | India |
| Marquis Teague | G | Kentucky |
Utah Summer League (July 4-7)
Participating Teams: Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
| Ben Bentil | F | Providence |
| Jaylen Brown | F | California |
| R.J. Hunter | G | Georgia State |
| Demetrius Jackson | G | Notre Dame |
| Jordan Mickey | F | LSU |
| Malcolm Miller | F | Holy Cross |
| Abdel Nader | F | Iowa State |
| JayVaughn Pinkston | F | Villanova |
| Terry Rozier | G | Louisville |
| Marcus Thornton | G | William & Mary |
| Corey Walden | G | Eastern Kentucky |
| Guerschon Yabusele | F | France |
| Mouphtaou Yarou | C | Villanova |
| James Young | G-F | Kentucky |
| Terry Allen | F | Richmond |
| Joel Bolomboy | F-C | Weber State |
| Spencer Buttefield | G | Utah State |
| Dionte Christmas | G | Temple |
| Aaron Craft | G | Ohio State |
| Bengalay Fofana | F-C | France |
| Quincy Ford | G-F | Northeastern |
| Olivier Hanlan | F | Boston College |
| Trey Lyles | F | Kentucky |
| Shaquielle McKissic | F | Arizona State |
| Shonn Miller | F | Connecticut |
| J.J. O'Brien | F | San Diego State |
| Marcus Paige | G | North Carolina |
| Tibor Pleiss | C | Germany |
| Tyrone Wallace | G | California |
| Byron Allen | G | George Mason |
| T.J. McConnell | G | Arizona |
| Javon McCrea | F | Buffalo |
| Alex Caruso | G | Texas A&M |
| James Nunnally | F | UC Santa Barbara |
| Maodo Lo | G | Germany |
| Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot | G | France |
| Richaun Holmes | F | Bowling Green |
| James Webb III | F | Boise State |
| Ben Simmons | F | LSU |
| Kwame Vaughn | G | Cal State Fullerton |
| Christian Wood | F | UNLV |
| Levi Randolph | G | Alabama |
| Shawn Long | F | Louisiana Lafayette |
| Tomasz Gielo | F | Mississippi |
| Kyle Anderson | G-F | UCLA |
| Will Cummings | G | Temple |
| Dejounte Murray | G | Washington |
| Bryn Forbes | G | Michigan State |
| Angel Rodriguez | G | Miami (FL) |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | G | Villanova |
| Jonathan Simmons | G-F | Houston |
| CJ Williams | F | North Carolina State |
| Cady Lalane | C | UMass |
| Erazern Lorbeck | F-C | Michigan State |
| Ilja Gromovs | F-C | Latvia |
| Quenton DeCousey | G | Temple |
| Eric Wise | F | USC |
| Alex Kirk | C | New Mexico |
Las Vegas Summer League (July 8-18)
Participating Teams: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA D-League Select, New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
| Gracin Bakumanya | C | DR Congo |
| Michael Beasley | F | Kansas State |
| Sam Dekker | F | Wisconsin |
| Trey Freeman | G | Old Dominion |
| Kenny Gaines | G | Georgia |
| Montrezl Harrell | F | Louisville |
| Tonye Jekiri | C | Miami (FL) |
| Melvin Johnson | G | VCU |
| K.J. McDaniels | G-F | Clemson |
| Chinanu Onuaku | F-C | Louisville |
| Gary Payton II | G | Oregon State |
| Isaiah Taylor | G | Texas |
| Chris Walker | F | Florida |
| Kyle Wiltjer | F | Gonzaga |
| Zach Auguste | F | Notre Dame |
| Anthony Brown | G/F | Stanford |
| Jabari Brown | G | Missouri |
| Moustapha Fall | C | France |
| Brandon Ingram | F | Duke |
| Nikola Jovanovic | F | USC |
| Trevor Lacey | G | Italy |
| Xavier Munford | G | Rhode Island |
| Larry Nance Jr. | F | Wyoming |
| Jamil Wilson | F | Marquette |
| Ethan Wragge | F | Germany |
| D'Angelo Russell | G | Ohio State |
| Jarvis Varnado | C | Mississippi State |
| Ivica Zubac | C | Serbia |
| Dragan Bender | F | Croatia |
| Askia Booker | G | Colorado |
| Devin Booker | G | Kentucky |
| Alec Brown | F-C | Wisconsin-Green Bay |
| Michael Bryson | G | UC Santa Barbara |
| Marquese Chriss | F | Washington |
| Derek Cooke | F | Wyoming |
| Kyle Kuric | G | Louisville |
| Shannon Scott | G | Ohio State |
| Richard Solomon | F-C | California |
| Tyler Ulis | G | Kentucky |
| Alan Williams | F-C | UC Santa Barbara |
| Troy Williams | F | Indiana |
| Davion Berry | G | Weber State |
| Bruno Caboclo | F | Brazil |
| Drew Crawford | G | Northwestern |
| DeAndre Daniels | F | Connecticut |
| Jalen Jones | F | Texas A&M |
| Alex Kirk | C | New Mexico |
| Yanick Moreira | C | SMU |
| Jakob Poeltl | C | Utah |
| Norman Powell | G | UCLA |
| Pascal Siakam | F | New Mexico State |
| E.J. Singler | F | Oregon |
| Evan Smotrycz | F | Maryland |
| Quinton Upshur | G | Northern Arizona |
| Fred VanVleet | G | Wichita State |
| Delon Wright | G | Utah |
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