From the media…

Yoav Borowitz from Haaretz.com writes that the loss of Anthony Parker to the Toronto Raptors leaves a gaping hole in the Maccabi Tel-Aviv roster that could possibly be filled by several current and former Detroit Pistons including invitees to the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League;

Other players Maccabi is looking at, such as Will Blalock, Alex Acker, Zoran Planinic, Franck Williams and Maurice Evans, just don’t come close to Europe’s MVP.

Travis Heath at Hoopsworld.com has an article on Rodney Bup-Bup-Billups with interesting quotes from Chauncey’s little brother on his chances of making it to the NBA, and what it was like being the leading All-Star vote getter in the Latvian League; Continue Reading »

The Baby Pistons got their lunch handed to them on the boards, at the stripe, the arc and in the backcourt. For the second time, the Pistons dropped a summer league match as the Clippers were victorious 89-73.

19 year old Slava Korolev had his 3rd double digit scoring game for the Clipshow. A 6′9″ Andre Kirilenko wannabe, Korolev was a controversial pick for the 2005 Clippers, as they reached for European help in a point forward considered a frankenstein combination of Kukoc meets Kirilenko meets Pippen (per Jason Givony @ DraftExpress.com).

The Pistons backcourt came up short with a combined 4-24 shooting performance by Alex Acker, Martin (sic) Cleaves and Will Blalock.

Stay tuned for The Low’s recap.

We’re on the cusp of an exciting game tonight. Amare Stoudemire and the Phoenix Suns will battle with the Baby Pistons at 9:00 PM Eastern.

Stoudemire, one of a handful of NBA veterans participating in the SL is making a comeback from surgeries on both of his knees. Racking up 22.5 points in 28.5 minutes (2 games), Amare has not lost a beat when it comes to making sweet string music.

The All-Star center/forward is shooting an efficent 65% from the field, and nearly 85% from the charity stripe. While most of his TVSL 2006 minutes have come at center due to a lack of height on the roster (a chronic condition that also affects the NBA Suns), we expect to see Amare presented with two matchups that will thrill the red, white and blue faithful.

Cheikh Samb and Jason Maxiell. Continue Reading »

4 Teams in action yesterday;

Denver Nuggets ~ 99
New Orleans Hornets ~ 80
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Sacramento Kings ~ 86
Toronto Raptors ~ 79
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Portland Trail Blazers ~ 78
Minnesota Timberwolves ~ 65
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Boston Celtics ~ 62
Los Angeles Clippers ~ 78
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NBATV will be airing four of the Pistons’ five 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League games, by delay.

From the NBA Summer Leagues 2006 site;

July 14th ~ Detroit Pistons vs. Phoenix Suns (game played July 10th)
July 17th ~ New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons (game played July 11th)
July 20th ~ Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Clippers (game played July 13th)
July 21st ~ Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics (game played July 14th)

The Knicks game can also be watched on the MSG Network.

In an update, the Courtside Live package from the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League is currently $9.95 USD. Unfortunately at this time, the registration and payment page is not able to handle credit cards from outside the United States. This will be disappointing for many international fans, agents and scouts. I have emailed the TVSL requesting that support for other countries be added. If there is any news on this front, we’ll be sure to mention it.