Filed under: Timberwolves , Trail Blazers , Western , Summer League Notes from a trip to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas . A couple of days ago, I wrote that the player who impressed me the most in the Las Vegas Summer League was Kevin Love . After examining more evidence, I'd like to re-phrase that. I still think that Love is the most NBA-ready prospect I've seen -- and I'll go so far as to say that he's my early pick for Rookie of the Year -- but Jerryd Bayless has been flat-out electric. He had the crowd in awe as he put up 36 points in a close game last night, including 17 in the final quarter. All in all, he's averaged 29.8 points in four games. He warmed up for today's game with his teammates, but he's spent most of the game sitting on the sidelines with his hand wrapped in ice. (It's nothing serious -- an MRI was negative -- but after being named to the USA Select Team that will scrimmage against Team USA over the next few days, he could use the rest.) Bayless was awarded the T-Mobile NBA Summer League Top Rookie trophy before tonight's game, which, judging by the way he filled the bucket, is an honor I completely endorse. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...
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Filed under: Timberwolves , Trail Blazers , Western , Summer League Notes from a trip to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas . A couple of days ago, I wrote that the player who impressed me the most in the Las Vegas Summer League was Kevin Love . After examining more evidence, I'd like to re-phrase that. I still think that Love is the most NBA-ready prospect I've seen -- and I'll go so far as to say that he's my early pick for Rookie of the Year -- but Jerryd Bayless has been flat-out electric. He had the crowd in awe as he put up 36 points in a close game last night, including 17 in the final quarter. All in all, he's averaged 29.8 points in four games. He warmed up for today's game with his teammates, but he's spent most of the game sitting on the sidelines with his hand wrapped in ice. (It's nothing serious -- an MRI was negative -- but after being named to the USA Select Team that will scrimmage against Team USA over the next few days, he could use the rest.) Bayless was awarded the T-Mobile NBA Summer League Top Rookie trophy before tonight's game, which, judging by the way he filled the bucket, is an honor I completely endorse. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...