The NBA
draft came and went without any of the St. Joe’s players being selected.
However, summer league signings have come around and the three starting seniors
from the A-10 tournament winning team have become undrafted free agents. Each
of the three guys has something they need to prove in the summer league games
if they want to make the NBA team or their respected D-league teams. The Summer
Leagues are a pair of a week of games. European basketball is definitely more
lucrative than the D-league. This is their opportunity to make it to the NBA
and complete their dreams. The last Hawk to play in the NBA was Dwayne Jones in
2006. Whether it is for the team they are playing for in the Summer League or
other; Langston, Roberts, and Halil hope to impress. Each one still has a great
deal to overcome. After all, being selected to play in the NBA Summer Leagues
is like being drafted in the seventh round of the NFL draft. This summer got
much more interesting for some recent Saint Joe’s Alumni.
Langston Galloway –
New York Knicks:
Langston
is a pure shooter, and this was seen during the NCAA tournament as well as
every work out that he attended. However, the one thing with shooters is that
the NBA is full of them. The NBA was guys with unbelievable mid-range games as
well as amazing 3-point shooters. Langston will have to set himself apart
during these summer league games. To make a team like the Knicks or their
summer league team they Langston will have to up his defense. That is a skill set
that he lacked during his college career. He will have to overcome his lack of
height as well. Langston probably has the most to overcome during these summer
league games. But if Galloway can succeed anywhere it would be with Phil
Jackson’s offense because of revolves around a 3 point shooting. Galloway will
be in Las Vegas between July 7th and 21st. Who wants to go on vacation to
Vegas?
Halil Kanacevic –
Denver Nuggets:
Halil has the least amount
to lose through this whole summer league process. Halil already has a deal
overseas, so he already has a team in place for him. All Halil has to do to
make the NBA scouts see he has the ability to score. Halil naturally has a
strong and powerful NBA body. The type of body that Halil has is one NBA scouts
dream of, and his passing ability makes it even better. Scouts know he can play
a strong defense, and pass better than most point guards; he just has to prove
he can score. Denver is looking for a guy like Halil to fit into their
defensive program. Halil has nothing to lose in this summer league process.
Ronald Roberts –
Philadelphia 76ers & Miami Heat
Roberts amazed NBA scouts
with his athleticism. He earned a spot on the Sixers summer league team from
July 5-11 in Orlando and Heat from July 11-21 in Vegas. The NBA scouts are not
able to measure his vertical because it is over 46 inches. I do not know why
that is as high as their vertical can measure. Ron worked out for 15 NBA teams.
At the very least he can join the Sixers Flight Squad with the trampolines. In
all seriousness the 76ers need to get better at rebounding. That is not Roberts’
specialty but hopefully with some NBA coaching it can improve. He has a good
chance of impressing both the Heat and Sixers’ coaches by doing better than
each team’s big men.
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