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July 13: vs. Miami, Thomas & Mack, 7:30 p.m. / 10:30 p.m.
July 14: vs. San Antonio, Thomas & Mack, 7:30 p.m. / 10:30 p.m.
July 16: vs. Sacramento, COX Pavilion, 3 p.m. / 6 p.m.

1 Trevor Mbakwe F 6-8 245 1/24/1989 Minnesota / USA Minnesota (NCAA) R
2 Jordan Taylor G 6-1 195 9/30/1989 Wisconsin / USA Acea Virtus RM (Italy) R
3 Ricky Harris G 6-2 175 8/12/1987 Massachusetts / USA Biancoblu BO (Italy) R
4 Quincy Acy F 6-7 235 10/6/1990 Baylor / USA Toronto Raptors (NBA) 1
5 Julyan Stone G 6-7 200 12/7/1988 Texas-El Paso / USA Denver Nuggets (NBA) 2
6 Tywain McKee G 6-2 180 3/7/1986 Coppin State / USA Triumph (Russia) R
7 Chris Wright F 6-8 225 9/30/1988 Dayton / USA Maine Red Claws (NBA D-League) 1
8 Coby Karl G 6-5 215 6/8/1983 Boise State / USA Idaho Stampede (NBA D-League) 2
9 Alade Aminu C 6-10 225 9/14/1987 Georgia Tech / USA Karsiyaka (Turkey) R
13 Devoe Joseph G 6-4 180 6/21/1989 Oregon / Canada Khimik (Ukraine) R
17 Jonas Valanciunas C 7-0 240 5/6/1992 Lietuvos Rytas / Lithuania Toronto Raptors (NBA) 1
20 Micah Downs F 6-8 200 9/8/1986 Gonzaga / USA Maine Red Claws (NBA D-League) R
21 Gregory Echenique G 6-9 260 11/23/1990 Creighton / Venezuela Creighton (NCAA) R
31 Terrence Ross G 6-7 195 2/5/1991 Washington / USA Toronto Raptors (NBA) 1
32 Mark Lyons G 6-1 200 7/4/1989 Arizona / USA Arizona (NCAA) R

This guy is 6'10", 260 pounds and likes to eat rebounds, block shots and throw his weight around. The Raps are missing a big man with mobility, beef and the ability to cause an offensive player to second guess coming into the paint. Echenique can be this player. He's averaging 7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 22 mins right now and could fill a Nene type role for the team. He's spent his summers playing for the Venezuelan National team and has good experience. I think he could fall into the free agent pool where the Toronto could snatch him at a bargain price.

His agent, Ben Pensack, said Denver, Houston and Charlotte had also expressed interest.

“There’s starting to be a real buzz out there about him,” Pensack told SNY.tv. “Teams are realizing what he brings to the table defensively is really, really unique.

“In Boston, they told me they think he could make the NBA.”

Echenique competed against likely lottery pick Steven Adams in the Boston workout and said he thought he did well.

“The feedback [from Boston] was really positive,” he said. “They liked the way I played. They thought I need to add to my game that mid-range jumper, make it more consistent.”

“It was my first workout and wasn’t sure what to expect,” he said. “I thought I did well. I played hard.”

Rhettmatic wrote:Raptors HQ actually profiled Echenique in February:

http://www.raptorshq.com/2013/2/16/3995 ... s-alex-len

This guy is 6'10", 260 pounds and likes to eat rebounds, block shots and throw his weight around. The Raps are missing a big man with mobility, beef and the ability to cause an offensive player to second guess coming into the paint. Echenique can be this player. He's averaging 7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 22 mins right now and could fill a Nene type role for the team. He's spent his summers playing for the Venezuelan National team and has good experience. I think he could fall into the free agent pool where the Toronto could snatch him at a bargain price.

sanity wrote:Echenique intrigues me. Our frontcourt needs a mobile big body

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