New York:

4 J'Covan Brown G 6-1 197 Feb. 14, 1990 Texas/USA Rethymno/Greece R
13 Justin Brownlee F 6-7 219 Apr. 23, 1988 St. John's/USA San Diego/ABA R
5 Tim Hardaway Jr. G 6-6 205 Mar. 16, 1992 Michigan/USA Michigan/NCAA R
45 Terrence Jennings F 6-10 230 Nov. 2, 1988 Louisville/USA Iowa/NBDL R
44 Jerome Jordan C 7-0 253 Sep. 29, 1986 Tulsa/USA Los Angeles/NBDL 1
25 C.J. Leslie F 6-9 200 Jun. 25, 1991 North Carolina State/USA North Carolina State/NCAA R
40 A.J. Matthews C 7-0 215 Jun. 30, 1989 Farmingdale State/USA Farmingdale State/NCAA R
18 Tony Mitchell F 6-6 216 Aug. 7, 1989 Alabama/USA Fort Wayne/NBDL R
17 Toure Murry G 6-5 199 Nov. 8, 1989 Wichita State/USA Rio Grande/NBDL R
21 Iman Shumpert G 6-5 220 Jun. 26, 1990 Georgia Tech/USA NY Knicks/NBA 2
32 Chris Smith G 6-2 195 Oct. 13, 1987 Louisville/USA None R
30 Jeremy Tyler F 6-10 260 Jun. 12, 1991 Tokyo Apache/Japan Golden State/NBA 2
35 Eloy Vargas F 6-11 244 Dec. 30, 1988 Kentucky/USA San Lazaro/Dominican Republic R

I'd be surprised if Tony Mitchell doesn't get a shot on some NBA team somewhere-- this may just not be the team. Stunned the Knicks signed Leslie without seeing him compete first, since dude is the least hard worker I saw in the ACC last year (then again, maybe I shouldn't be stunned). He has the talent, but can he do the work? Tyler's been another all-potential guy for a while, and the Knicks could use the size behind Chandler and Noodles.

New Orleans:


No. Name POS HT WT DOB School/Country Last Player For YR
2 Darius Miller F 6-8 235 3/21/90 Kentucky/USA Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) 1
9 Will Cherry G 6-1 181 2/8/91 Montana/USA Montana Grizzlies (NCAA) R
11 Tamir Jackson G 6-2 190 12/29/90 Rice/USA Rice Owls (NCAA) R
20 Max Kouguere F 6-6 270 3/12/87 Central African Republic STB Le Havre (France) R
22 Brian Roberts G 6-1 180 12/3/85 Dayton/USA Bamberg (Germany) 1
25 Austin Rivers G 6-4 200 8/1/92 Duke/USA Duke Blue Devils (NCAA) 1
31 Josh Owens F 6-8 240 12/7/88 Stanford/USA Idaho Stampede (NBA D-League) R
32 Elston Turner Jr. G 6-5 209 3/6/90 Texas A&M/USA Texas A&M Aggies (NCAA) R
40 Jon Brockman F 6-8 255 3/20/87 Washington/USA Limoges (France) 3
42 Lance Thomas F 6-8 225 4/24/88 Duke/USA Duke Blue Devils (NCAA) R
43 D'or Fischer F/C 6-10 255 10/21/81 West Virginia/USA Donetsk (Ukraine) R
45 Cameron Moore F/C 6-10 220 11/12/90 UAB/USA Ferro-ZNTU (Ukraine) R
50 Mindaugas Kupsas C 7-1 265 4/9/91 Lithuania Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania) R

All about Rivers here. I hope Lance Thomas continues to stick on the squad.

Atlanta:

1 Jared Cunningham G 6-4 194 05/22/91 Oregon State/USA 1
2 Ed Daniel F 6-7 228 06/13/90 Murray State/USA R
33 Eric Dawson F 6-7 255 07/07/84 Midwestern State/USA 1
11 Sergiy Gladyr G 6-5 190 10/17/89 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada/Ukraine R
12 John Jenkins G 6-4 215 03/06/91 Vanderbilt/USA 1
8 Shelvin Mack G 6-3 210 04/22/90 Butler/USA 2
50 Boban Marjanovic C 7-3 271 08/15/88 Mega Vizura/Serbia R
45 John Millsap F 6-6 220 10/19/82 Texas-San Antonio/USA R
31 Mike Muscala F/C 6-11 239 07/01/91 Bucknell/USA R
17 Dennis Schröder G 6-1 168 09/15/93 NY Phantoms/Germany R
32 Mike Scott F 6-8 237 07/16/88 Virginia/USA 1
10 Adonis Thomas F 6-7 240 03/25/93 Memphis/USA R
43 Kyle Weems F 6-6 232 08/23/89 Missouri State/USA R

Adonis Thomas has talent and a chip on his shoulder, so I wouldn't be surprised if he showed his ass. John Jenkins has a wet 3-- I expect him to drain em. Shelvin Mack: would love to see him on an opening-day roster.

LAC:

Reggie Bullock SG 6-7 200 Mar 16, 1991 22 North Carolina 0 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 25, Los Angeles Clippers
Brandon Davies PF 6-9 242 Jul 25, 1991 21 Brigham Young 0 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jonny Flynn PG 5-10 196 Feb 6, 1989 24 Syracuse 3 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 6, Minnesota Timberwolves
JaMychal Green PF 6-8 217 Jun 21, 1990 23 Alabama 0 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Elijah Johnson G 6-3 194 Jul 11, 1990 23 Kansas 0 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted
JaJuan Johnson PF 6-9 221 Feb 8, 1989 24 Purdue 1 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 27, New Jersey Nets
Derrick Low G 6-2 186 Mar 21, 1986 27 Washington State 0 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Amath M'Baye F 6-9 208 Dec 14, 1989 23 Oklahoma 0 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Vernon Macklin F 6-10 227 Sep 25, 1986 26 Florida 1 2011 Rnd 2 Pick 22, Detroit Pistons
Jerome Randle PG 5-10 189 May 21, 1987 26 California 0 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Samardo Samuels C 6-9 260 Jan 9, 1989 24 Louisville 3 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted
DaJuan Summers PF 6-8 240 Jan 24, 1988 25 Georgetown 4 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 5, Detroit Pistons
Maalik Wayns PG 6-0 195 May 2, 1991 22 Villanova 1 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Scott Wood SF 6-6 175 Jun 21, 1990 23 North Carolina State 0 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted

Scott Wood: with Brian Cardinal on the All-White-People-With-Bad-Hair team. M'Baye has talent but is too raw. None of these guys scream "upside."

Cleveland:

9 Matthew Dellavedova G 6-3 196 9/8/90 St. Mary’s (CA) / Australia St. Mary’s (CA) R
30 Carrick Felix G/F 6-6 210 8/17/90 Arizona State / USA Arizona State R
32 Justin Harper F 6-10 225 8/30/89 Richmond/USA Orlando Magic 1
19 Josh Heytvelt F/C 6-11 238 6/26/86 Gonzaga/USA Tofas (Turkey) R
24 Cory Higgins G 6-5 181 6/14/89 Colorado/USA Erie (D-League) 2
5 Kevin Jones F 6-8 250 8/25/89 West Virginia/USA Cleveland Cavaliers 1
35 Kenny Kadji G/F 6-10 242 5/19/88 Univ. of Miami/USA Univ. of Miami R
20 Chris Quinn G 6-2 175 9/27/83 Notre Dame/USA Cleveland Cavaliers 6
8 Jermaine Taylor G 6-5 205 12/8/86 Central Florida/USA Maine (D-League) 2
3 Dion Waiters G 6-4 221 12/10/91 Syracuse/USA Cleveland Cavaliers 1
40 Tyler Zeller F/C 7-0 250 1/17/90 North Carolina/USA Cleveland Cavaliers 1

Here, however, there's plenty of upside. Felix was under drafted IMO. He should make the team. Is Kadji healthy? If so, they could use his size and 3-point shooting. Dellavedova sort of screams "overseas ball," but outside of Wyatt, no one undrafted can fill it up like him, so he has a shot if he can get it going to ride pine in the pros. I always liked Justin Harper's potential-- Orlando was a shitty place for him due to all the big bodies. Between Thompson, Zeller, Andy, Bynum, and possibly Kadji, this may not be the best place for him either.

LAL:

9 Chris Douglas-Roberts G/F 6-7 210 01/08/87 Memphis/Dallas/USA 4
2 Elias Harris F 6-8 240 07/06/89 Gonzaga/Germany R
3 Lazar Hayward F 6-6 225 11/26/86 Marquette/Minnesota/USA
3
4 Lester Hudson G 6-3 190 08/07/84 Tennessee-Martin/Austin Toros/USA 3
16 Travis Hyman C 7-0 210 07/12/87 Bowie St./L.A. D-Fenders/USA R
6 Ryan Kelly F 6-11 230 04/09/91 Duke/USA R
7 Marcus Landry F 6-7 225 11/01/85 Wisconsin/Reno Bighorns/USA 2
50 Robert Sacre C 7-0 260 06/06/89 Gonzaga/Lakers/Canada 1
8 D.J. Seeley G 6-4 195 11/28/89 Cal State Fullerton/USA R
19 Josh Selby G 6-2 195 03/27/91 Kansas/Maine Red Claws/USA 2
10 Michael Snaer G 6-5 202 06/21/90 Florida St./USA R
12 Drew Viney F 6-8 210 09/17/88 Loyola Marymount/Orleans (France)/USA R
15 Mitchall Watt F 6-10 225 12/14/89 Buffalo/Hapoel Gilboa Galil/USA R
13 Jordan Williams F 6-10 260 10/11/90 Maryland/Atlanta/USA 1
14 Renaldo Woolridge F 6-9 220 03/22/90 USC/USA R

Plenty of intrigue here for a team that wants young players. I fully expect Selby to crush like he did last year, and the Lakers could use a guy of his potential. I thought Snaer should have been drafted, but the signing of Nick Young sort of sweeps the leg on his LA chances unless he balls out. The Kraken is hurt and wont play, but they could use him. Drew Viney was a NCAA Survivor guy of mine: turnover-prone, but crushes the boards for a guy his size-- a stat-sheet stuffer. Jordan Williams crushed in the ACC but couldn't stick last year-- improvement?

Charlotte:

20 Nick Barbour G 6-3 174 12/5/89 High Point/USA R Ourense (Spain)
0 Bismack Biyombo F/C 6-9 245 8/28/92 Fuenlabrada (Spain)/DR Congo 2 Charlotte Bobcats
30 Troy Daniels G 6-4 200 7/15/91 Virginia Commonwealth/USA R Virginia Commonwealth
10 Jerome Dyson G 6-3 180 5/1/87 Connecticut/USA 1 Hapoel Holon (Israel)
6 Patrick Ewing Jr. F 6-8 237 5/20/84 Georgetown/USA 1 Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain)
5 Abdul Gaddy G 6-3 185 1/26/92 Washington/USA R Univ. of Washington
55 Solomon Jones C 6-10 244 7/16/84 South Florida/USA 8 New York Knicks
14 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist F 6-7 232 9/26/93 Kentucky/USA 1 Charlotte Bobcats
25 Rodney McGruder G 6-4 205 7/29/91 Kansas State/USA R Kansas State Univ.
48 Henry Sims C 7-0 245 5/27/90 Georgetown/USA 1 Erie BayHawks
50 Jamie Skeen F 6-9 220 2/5/88 Virginia Commonwealth/USA R Maccabi Ashdod (Israel)
44 Jeffery Taylor F 6-7 225 5/23/89 Vanderbilt/Sweden 1 Charlotte Bobcats
19 Brandon Triche G 6-4 209 2/21/91 Syracuse/USA R Syracuse Univ.
35 Deron Washington F 6-7 210 12/12/85 Virginia Tech/USA R Barak Netanya (Israel)
40 Cody Zeller F/C 7-0 240 10/5/92 Indiana/USA R Indiana Univ.

lol @ Triche and Washington. Even their summer league team is a yawn.

San Antonio:

Aron Baynes C 6-10 260 12/09/86 Washington State/Australia 1
Tyler Brown PG 6-4 185 03/21/90 Illinois State/USA R
Nando De Colo G 6-5 190 06/23/87 Valencia/France 1
Marcus Denmon PG 6-3 185 03/20/90 Missouri/USA R
Cory Joseph G 6-3 185 08/20/91 Texas/Canada 2
Amath M'Baye F 6-9 208 12/14/89 Oklahoma/France R
James Mays F 6-9 230 03/03/86 Clemson/USA R
Dexter Pittman C 6-11 285 03/02/88 Texas/USA 3
Ryan Richards F 6-11 230 04/21/91 CB Gran Canaria/England R
Durand Scott G 6-5 203 02/22/90 Miami/USA R
Deshaun Thomas F 6-7 225 08/28/91 Ohio State/USA R
Hollis Thompson F 6-8 212 04/03/91 Georgetown/USA R
Alexis Wangmene F/C 6-7 241 03/01/89 Texas/Cameroon R
Chris Wright G 6-1 210 11/04/89 Georgetown/USA

Everyone should want Wright on an opening day roster. Scott and Thomas are intriguing scorers here, with plenty of talent to give a pro bench position a run for its money.

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