Keith Appling Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Magic

OrlandO · Post #1 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:45 pm

Orlando summer league guard Keith Appling has reached agreement on a two-year, partially guaranteed deal with the Magic, league sources told RealGM.

Appling had a stellar performance in the Orlando Summer League with the Magic’s entry, averaging 15.6 points, three rebounds and three assists in five games.

Appling played four seasons at Michigan State, where he was a standout scorer for Tim Izzo. He averaged 11.2 points and 4.5 assists as a senior.

Appling, who was unselected in the 2014 NBA draft, went to training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers last October.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/238810/Keith-Appling-Agrees-To-Two-Year-Deal-With-Magic

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OrlandO · Post #2 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:51 pm

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JBSouthpaw · Post #3 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:53 pm

not all that familiar with him. How's his Defense?

Tayswagzzz · Post #4 » by **Tayswagzzz** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:59 pm

Nice! I was rooting for Appling to get signed. Glad we were the ones to pick him up. Harvey has competition now!

Magicman125 · Post #5 » by **Magicman125** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:59 pm

Nice, not entirely unexpected, needed a 3rd string PG

Rick Rolled · Post #6 » by **Rick Rolled** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:13 pm

He certainly earned it through his Summer League play. Nice to see the guy get rewarded.

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KingRobb02 · Post #7 » by **KingRobb02** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:17 pm

My favorite part...

He was a standout scorer for Tim Izzo. He averaged 11.2 points

Post #8 » by **Howard Mass** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:23 pm

Well, we now know who the third point guard will be.

Unless Andrew Nicholson is moved, the roster is pretty much rounded out.

NBlue · Post #9 » by **NBlue** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:40 pm

Is it odd that we signed him presumably over Seth Curry and Scottie Wilbekin? I mean we would have appeared to have an opportunity at all 3 and I would have had him 3rd. Perhaps I am missing something here? I understand it probably does not matter who your 3rd string pg is but...

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #10 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:48 pm

What about Devon and Tyler?

NBlue · Post #11 » by **NBlue** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:53 pm

We had Seth Curry all year last year -- he was one of the top stars in Vegas Summer league -- no offer from us... Really? What did Appling do that he didn't surpass in Spades?
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/summer-stars-seth-curry-among-standouts-summer-league-194000832--nba.html

NEM · Post #12 » by **NEM** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:54 pm

Payton/Watson/appling
Oladipo/hezonja/Harvey
Harris/Fournier/marble
Gordon/frye/nicholson
Vucevic/smith/dedmon

Post #13 » by **Howard Mass** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:56 pm

NBlue wrote:Is it odd that we signed him presumably over Seth Curry and Scottie Wilbekin? I mean we would have appeared to have an opportunity at all 3 and I would have had him 3rd. Perhaps I am missing something here? I understand it probably does not matter who your 3rd string pg is but...

A factor here is Appling is not fully guaranteed unlike Wilbekin who got a four-year deal and Curry who is expected to get a full guarantee.

I believe in having a decent third point guard but it is after all a third point guard.

OrlandO · Post #14 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:02 pm

KingRobb02 wrote:My favorite part...
He was a standout scorer for Tim Izzo. He averaged 11.2 points

To be fair, he was averaging 15 ppg through 2/3 of the season before injuring his wrist on his shooting hand.

NBlue · Post #15 » by **NBlue** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:04 pm

Howard Mass wrote:
NBlue wrote:Is it odd that we signed him presumably over Seth Curry and Scottie Wilbekin? I mean we would have appeared to have an opportunity at all 3 and I would have had him 3rd. Perhaps I am missing something here? I understand it probably does not matter who your 3rd string pg is but...

A factor here is Appling is not fully guaranteed unlike Wilbekin who got a four-year deal and Curry who is expected to get a full guarantee.

I believe in having a decent third point guard but it is after all a third point guard.

Good point. I guess from what I saw of Curry in Vegas I'd take him and the guarantee and run. Of course, you have to admit who his brother is has to play a factor with internal bias. If he was "Seth Smith" maybe I would feel differently. Like everyone (who is a reasonable poster), I trust Henny and he certainly has seen WAY more of Seth than I have - still...

Post #16 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:05 pm

Sweet

NBlue · Post #17 » by **NBlue** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:27 pm

And, looking into this further, Seth Curry shot 46.7% last year from three. That's not a misprint 46.7%! Sure, in the D-League but still. Dude can flat out shoot the ball. He averaged 23.8 ppg with a PER over 20. We told him to go jump in a lake -- we're signing Ketih Appling. Umm, ok.

Post #18 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:31 pm

NBlue wrote:And, looking into this further, Seth Curry shot 46.7% last year from three. That's not a misprint 46.7%! Sure, in the D-League but still. Dude can flat out shoot the ball. He averaged 23.8 ppg with a PER over 20. We told him to go jump in a lake -- we're signing Ketih Appling. Umm, ok.

Agree, I'd rather have Seth Curry.

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orlgbfsu · Post #19 » by **orlgbfsu** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:33 pm

Complaining about a 3rd string pg who will only see garbage time minutes :|

NBlue · Post #20 » by **NBlue** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:46 pm

orlgbfsu wrote:Complaining about a 3rd string pg who will only see garbage time minutes :|

Exactly. No chance that a 3rd string player who will only see garbage time minutes will ever amount to anything.

Sincerely,

Darrell Armstrong & Ben Wallace.