Summer League Wrap-Up

With the Vegas Summer League now finished, let’s take a look at how the Lakers fared.  The club finished with a 2-4 record, but it’s not team success that summer league is really for.  The primary purpose of summer league is to evaluate rookies and players vying for a roster spot.  Second-year guard Coby Karl led the team in scoring, averaging 13 points per game.  The Lakers’ lone pick in the 2008 draft, guard Joe Crawford, was the only other player to average double figures, chipping in 11 a game.  Former Maryland forward Nik Caner-Medley played well and undrafted rookie and former USC Trojan Davon Jefferson played well in limited minutes.

One would think that it will be Karl that makes the team.  He surprised a lot of people by claiming the final roster spot last season, though he barely saw the floor on a very deep team.  Karl has a year under his belt learning Phil Jackson’s triangle offense and was the best player on the summer league team.  Crawford, an undersized two guard, is likely headed for the D-league or overseas.  Former second-round pick James White was a disappointment in this year’s summer league, despite having first-round talent when he was drafted by the Pacers.

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Posted in General on July 21, 2008

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