Who went undrafted that we could grab?

big3_8_19_21 · Post #1 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:33 pm

There were a few players that I liked that didn't get drafted at all that I would love to invite to summer league:
Dionte Christmas
Jerel McNeal
Wesley Matthews
Alade Aminu

anyone else?

Tekkenlaw · Post #2 » by **Tekkenlaw** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:55 pm

I've heard some good things about heytvelt.

Biff Cooper · Post #3 » by **Biff Cooper** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:55 pm

Possibly Paul Harris, Josh Shipp, Micah Downs, Joe Ingles, John Bryant, Luke Nevil

GopherIt! · Post #4 » by **GopherIt!** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:56 pm

yo mama

funkatron101 · Post #5 » by **funkatron101** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:58 pm

We missed out on the Christmas/Holiday pairing.

4ho5ive · Post #6 » by **4ho5ive** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:02 pm

We need some Jerel McNeal action here, maybe through in some Aminu play too.

Krapinsky · Post #7 » by **Krapinsky** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:17 pm

I like Harris and Downs as potential SFs. Bryant could be a project.

cutthecrap · Post #8 » by **cutthecrap** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:45 pm

For those concerned about shooters...how about AJ Abrams. Going into the 2008 draft there was speculation he could be a 1st rounder after a great season with DJ at the point for Texas.

Maybe Flynn/Rubio can do the same...

IndoViking · Post #9 » by **IndoViking** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:10 am

I agree with Abrams....or else we could always pick up Ben Woodside

jade_hippo · Post #10 » by **jade_hippo** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:42 am

i want Woodside, dude is going to be like a Bobby Jackson 2.0 but with more swagger and he can actually read.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #11 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:23 am

I forgot about Harris, time to reunite the Syracuse duo.

BMF Jet Jaguar · Post #12 » by **BMF Jet Jaguar** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:50 am

Josh Carter!

Post #13 » by **Klomp** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:29 am

jade_hippo wrote:i want Woodside, dude is going to be like a Bobby Jackson 2.0 but with more swagger and he can actually read.

Heck yes on Woodside. He'll get a chance on some SL roster.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #14 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:40 am

let Woodside go somewhere where he might make the team

Post #15 » by **Klomp** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:40 pm

Well, we got some WOOD!

From Zgoda's Blog:

Ben Woodside, Albert Lea’s own, said he wasn’t disappointed when he didn’t get drafted Thursday night because he never expected it and becoming a free agent allowed his agents to find him the best situation on a summer-league team.

That opportunity will come with the Wolves, a team lacking guards who have signed him to play with Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington, among others, in Vegas next month. (Don’t hold your breathe on Ricky Rubio).

“It’s a great situation to play alongside great players, to compete against great players,” he said. “I’m just excited for the opportunity. I’ve landed in a great situation. I’m ready to start right away.”

He made the 90-minute ride from Albert Lea when he was a kid. Now, with about just four guards on the roster, there is a chance the guy who put up 37 points against Kansas in that NCAA tourney game at the Metrodome could next fall call Target Center his office.

“I was a big fan, coming up to see K.G. and Marbury,” he said.

Marbury? That was a long time ago.

“I was just a little guy,” he said.

You could say he still is, at about 5-11.

“I just want to show everybody what I can do,” he said. “A kid from Albert Lea, I don’t think many people expected it.”

Asked about the outside chance that he could play in the same backcourt with Ricky Rubio in Vegas, Woodside said, “I don’t care who’s next to me. You get here (NBA camps) and they’re all great players.”

tvwolves7 · Post #16 » by **tvwolves7** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:45 pm

klomp44 wrote:Well, we got some WOOD!

From Zgoda's Blog:

Ben Woodside, Albert Lea’s own, said he wasn’t disappointed when he didn’t get drafted Thursday night because he never expected it and becoming a free agent allowed his agents to find him the best situation on a summer-league team.

That opportunity will come with the Wolves, a team lacking guards who have signed him to play with Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington, among others, in Vegas next month. (Don’t hold your breathe on Ricky Rubio).

“It’s a great situation to play alongside great players, to compete against great players,” he said. “I’m just excited for the opportunity. I’ve landed in a great situation. I’m ready to start right away.”

He made the 90-minute ride from Albert Lea when he was a kid. Now, with about just four guards on the roster, there is a chance the guy who put up 37 points against Kansas in that NCAA tourney game at the Metrodome could next fall call Target Center his office.

“I was a big fan, coming up to see K.G. and Marbury,” he said.

Marbury? That was a long time ago.

“I was just a little guy,” he said.

You could say he still is, at about 5-11.

“I just want to show everybody what I can do,” he said. “A kid from Albert Lea, I don’t think many people expected it.”

Asked about the outside chance that he could play in the same backcourt with Ricky Rubio in Vegas, Woodside said, “I don’t care who’s next to me. You get here (NBA camps) and they’re all great players.”

Glad to see Woodside got an invite.

the_bruce · Post #17 » by **the_bruce** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:06 pm

Paul Harris would be worth a look.

Post #18 » by **revprodeji** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:58 pm

I second that. Harris would be good. Not only for the flynn connection, but he is a better shooter than he showed in college and is the aggressive/dirty defender that Artest is. He could be a potential pick up.

I am excited for summer league. Flynn-Ellington-brewer-Love-Henk

Krapinsky · Post #19 » by **Krapinsky** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:05 pm

Pretty much every story surrounding Harris' predraft workouts had an offensive player scared to go up against him. He would be a nice piece to backup Brewer.

Maybe, Brewer/Gomes starting, and Ellington/Harris off the bench?

Post #20 » by **Klomp** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:21 pm

revprodeji wrote:I second that. Harris would be good. Not only for the flynn connection, but he is a better shooter than he showed in college and is the aggressive/dirty defender that Artest is. He could be a potential pick up.

I am excited for summer league. Flynn-Ellington-brewer-Love-Henk

Don't forget OPEC. I wonder if Etan could/would join the SL team as part of rehab on the knee injury. We could be thin down low.

PG/Wings: Flynn, Ellington, Brewer, Rubio?, Woodside, Brown
Posts: Love, Pecherov, Thomas?, Smith, Norel

Just off the top of my head.