Lakers Bulls Summer League

Pinterent    September 10, 2023    Comment   

The Lakers concluded their two-game trip to Sacramento for the California Classic with an 84-74 win over the Kings on Wednesday night, before heading straight to the airport to fly to Las Vegas, where they’ll play several more games between Aug. 8 and 17.

Two-way signee Austin Reaves sealed the victory with an and-1 layup with 45.1 seconds to play, amidst a terrific fourth quarter in which the Lakers outscored the hosts 33-17.

Chaundee Brown had a strong effort off the bench for the Lakers with 12 points and four boards plus some strong defense, while Devontae Cacok added 13 points with six boards. Mac McClung pitched in 11 points in his 16 bench minutes, including a perfect 7 of 7 at the FT line.

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Those are some names to get used to when the South Bay Lakers take the G-League floor for the coming season, even if minutes on the senior squad are harder to come by than in previous seasons.

Of course, younger teams often have more spots available for contributors than veteran teams like the Lakers have been for the past two seasons, but the development process remains a valuable cog in the organizational machine.

The whole purpose of Summer League, indeed, is to kick start the development of young players within respective team’s systems; it also gives players a chance to showcase their games to basketball executives in the and around the world.

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First round picks are almost always going to end up seeing minutes in the fall (guaranteed contracts don’t hurt!), while second rounders, and the rare undrafted player might impress enough to break into a rotation as well.

When the Lakers won the Summer League title in Las Vegas in 2017, they had a mix of all that … lottery talent like Lonzo Ball, late first round players like Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart, and undrafted guys like Alex Caruso.

Caruso would go on to sign a two-way contract and compete for the South Bay Lakers, which is the path both Reaves and Joel Ayayi, undrafted free agents from 2021, are on.

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Within that context, the Summer League coaching staff – younger coaches on Frank Vogel’s full staff – give the young players a jump start ahead of October’s training camp by introducing many of Vogel’s concepts.

“Frank calls me every day, after the games, gives me a couple of notes on what he thinks, ” said Summer League coach Quinton Crawford. “Roster wise, scheme wise … lets me know what he thinks, but also gives me the room to coach how I want to.”

The main goal, he added is to play for one another, which isn’t always easy in Summer League, when everybody will naturally want to showcase their abilities for a larger audience. And yet, showcasing abilities often looks better within a team context.

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“Winning helps everybody, ” Crawford concluded. “We win, everybody has success. This group has been great. Really buying into this group, they’re buying into me.”The 2K23 Summer League came to an end Sunday afternoon with the Portland Trail Blazers defeating the New York Knicks, 85-77, in the championship game.

While the Lakers were unable to come away with the tournament’s big prize, the young group provided a glimpse into the Purple and Gold’s bright future.

Prior to playing in Las Vegas, L.A. took part in the 2022 California Classic Summer League, hosted by the current champion Golden State Warriors. Joined by the Warriors, Miami Heat, and Sacramento Kings, the Lakers opened Summer League play with a bang and picked up a dominating, 100-66 win over the Heat.

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The team shot 47.1 percent from the field, knocked down 27 of their 32 free throw attempts (Heat went 11-of-19), and held Miami to just 22 points in the paint (L.A. scored 32 interior points). Paris Bass (15), Scotty Pippen Jr. (14), and Cole Swider (13) finished with double-digit points, and each added six rebounds on the night.

On the second day of the back-to-back, the Lakers showed no signs of fatigue as they took down the Warriors in front of their home crowd, 100-77.

Pippen Jr. and Swider once again had solid performances and were both instrumental in the 23-point victory. Pippen Jr. scored 15 points, dished out eight assists, and tallied three steals, while Swider knocked down 5-of-8 from beyond the arc and finished with 16 points on top of three rebounds.

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Jay Huff was the only other Laker to finish in double figures with the big man registering 10 points, six rebounds, and three blocks in 16 minutes.

On the final day in the bay, Los Angeles faced the Sacramento Kings as both teams looked to finish undefeated in the California Classic. Unfortunately for the Lake Show, the Kings were just a little bit better on this day and picked up the 87-75 victory.

Some bright spots in the loss included Javante McCoy (15 points) and Paris Bass (13 points), who each hit six of their attempts from the field, as well as Vitto Brown, who scored 13 points and grabbed four boards in 22 minutes.

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The change of scenery was not kind from the get-go, as the team would drop its first two games to the Phoenix Suns (lost 104-84) and a double overtime stunner to the Charlotte Hornets (lost 89-86).

In the opening loss to Phoenix, Scotty Pippen Jr. was once again making his case to join the senior squad by the time Opening Night rolls around in October. The rookie out of Vanderbilt scored a team-high 19 points, brought down four rebounds, and recorded three assists and steals each in 24 minutes.

Against Charlotte two nights later, Los Angeles led by as many as 15 during the game and held leads in the final minute of both regulation and overtime. But the Hornets remained relentless forced a first overtime and promptly forced a sudden-death double overtime (something only done during Summer League).

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Pippen Jr. missed a potential game-winning three on the first possession of the second OT and the Hornets swiftly drove to the other end of the court and snagged the win with a three of their own.

Cole Swider was the saving grace in the loss, as the rookie from Syracuse scored 21 points on 6-of-10 from the field, 5-of-8 from three, and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe, to go along with four rebounds.

Max Christie and Scotty Pippen Jr. each added 10 points and third-year veteran Mason Jones contributed 13 points, three assists, and two each of rebounds and steals.

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The team had started 0-2 in Sin City, but the tide would turn in good fortunes the rest of the tournament as the Lakers would finish off the Summer League a perfect 3-0.

An 83-72 victory over the LA Clippers was thanks in large to a double-double performance by Mason Jones who finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists. Equally as helpful was Javante McCoy, who finished 70.0 percent from the field and added 14 points to the mix.

On the second to last night of the summer tournament, the Lakers played spoiler to a Pelicans team that was looking to pick up a victory and place themselves into the tournament championship.

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L.A. made the night anything but easy for their opponent, picked up a 102-94 win and dashed any hope New Orleans had of playing for a Summer League ring.

Six different Lakers finished with double-digit points but Swider was the major contributor on this night. He scored 21 points on 8-of-15 from the field (5-of-11 from three), tallied six rebounds, and recorded a steal in a team-high 23 minutes.

Max Christie scored his Summer League high 12 points on 50.0 percent from the field and Pippen Jr. added 11 points, seven assists, three rebounds, three steals, and a block.

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On the final night of play, the Lakers utilized a strong, full team effort to grab a 95-84 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Each Laker to step on the floor in this game registered at least one-made FG and one rebound. Swider again led the scoring with 16 points on 6-of-9 from the floor, Pippen Jr. tallied stats in every major category with 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals, and a block, and Jay Huff (13 points) and Javante McCoy (12 points) capped off the quartet with double-digit points.

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Los Angeles Lakers Summer League play tips off on Monday at the California Classic in Sacramento. The Lakers will face the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs (without Victor Wembanyama) on Wednesday before heading to Las Vegas for the NBA 2K24 Summer League.

Christie should be one of the better players in Vegas. Christie held his own as a rookie when given opportunities in the rotation. Across a 20-game span