No Bobcats Summer League Team

Post #1 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:25 pm

Someone had mentioned it in the past week (sorry, can't remember who!!) but they were right, it looks like we wont have a SL team this coming summer!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4076685

It also says that LB will play guys like Lexy and McMay on other teams SL rosters!

Didn't know you could do that!

Post #2 » by **fatlever** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:21 pm

oh cool. i only wanted to see lexy play. thats all i really cared about, so happy to know he'll be playing somewhere.

chrbal · Post #3 » by **chrbal** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:29 pm

BigSlam wrote:
Didn't know you could do that!

I don't think its a situation like Alexis would play with the Cavs or something, if I remember correctly there is usually one or two teams that aren't affiliated with an NBA team. Its just like a bunch of free agents as a team. Maybe that is Larrys plan.

Or maybe its his way of saying Sean May won't be a Bobcat next year.

Dexmor · Post #4 » by **Dexmor** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:16 pm

Maybe its cause of the money problems everybody is having?
Hopefully the shop that guy soon. Lexi not May.

brianmc · Post #5 » by **brianmc** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:57 pm

i know money is tight but not fielding a summer league team really makes the franchise look mickey mouse.

doc.end · Post #6 » by **doc.end** » Tue May 5, 2009 4:45 pm

On the other hand may be this is the way how to by-pass an only rookie/sophomore in summer league rule. Maybe that doesn´t apply for non-team summer league teams (or I am completely folling myself and there is such a rule only for NBDL).

Post #7 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Tue May 5, 2009 5:37 pm

Anyone can play in the summer league, it's only the NBDL where you have to be a FA or first/second year delegated rookie.

spectre_ · Post #8 » by **spectre_** » Tue May 5, 2009 6:12 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:Anyone can play in the summer league, it's only the NBDL where you have to be a FA or first/second year delegated rookie.

I haven't run across it in the NBA rules, but I think this Wiki entry is correct:

The National Basketball Association Summer League (also called the Vegas Summer League to differentiate it from the other pro summer leagues) is a pro basketball league run by the NBA in the United States just following the NBA Draft. Teams consist of players who have been in the league for 3 years or fewer as well as newly drafted talent. It gives Rookies a chance to practice against other players that are new to the NBA.

Spoelstra said it is possible the Heat bypasses summer-league play this year and instead works with free agents and its young players solely at the team's facility.

Miami might skip SL as well.

Post #9 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Tue May 5, 2009 6:41 pm

hmm... ok.