Orlando Summer League: Day 4 notables
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Here, in no particular order, are some notable performances from Day 4 of the
Orlando Pro Summer League:
大意(今天改貼其他來源的)：
1.Payton持續地在進步，他充分地展現了自己的優勢，不過他還沒機會投外線，這是
他最大的顧慮點。
2.Franklin相較其他年輕球員，並沒有打出相同水平的表現。
3.Liggins展現出來的防守跟外線能力，也許能帶給他一些進入NBA的機會。
4.KCP好像有受傷的樣子，但他hold住而且持續好表現，甚至還灌籃。
5.Mitchell的球商，讓他在手上沒球時看起來像遊魂。
6.K.Lucas的控球表現不錯，而且他的防守跟在近框使用的拋投挺不錯。
7.H.Thompson的表現有點像窮人版的AK，要是他能更穩定提供進攻上的表現更好。
Elfrid Payton, Orlando Magic
The second of the Magic's first-round picks continued his upward trajectory
in terms of improvement, looking nothing like his jittery first-game self.
Payton admitted that the speed of the game bothered him a bit initially, but
he seemed well adjusted Tuesday. He ran the pick-and-roll about as well as
can be expected, creating opportunities out of it both for himself and his
teammates. His one-on-one ability was also on full display, taking his
defender off the dribble several times, getting into the lane with little
turbulence. Payton's clearly playing to his strengths so far, as he's yet to
shoot from distance, which was one of the biggest knocks on him coming into
the draft.
Jamaal Franklin, Memphis Grizzlies
Jordan Adams and Jarnell Stokes, the Grizzlies' draft picks this year, have
been the main story for Memphis so far, but Franklin, the team's high
second-round pick in 2013, is also here for the Grizzlies. Unfortunately, he
hasn't played nearly as well as the other parts of the team's youth movement.
Franklin was always going to be a development project, but he hasn't really
shown any discernible progress from last summer. He only shot 2-of-8 Tuesday,
and most of the ones he took from any sort of distance were well short. He's
not much of a ball handler, either, as he turned the ball over three times.
Obviously, no one expected Franklin to completely transform into a useful
player in just a year, but it's a bit disheartening to see a lack of progress
on the offensive end.
DeAndre Liggins, Detroit Pistons
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Summer League is an opportunity for those who had a brief taste of the NBA to
prove they still belong at the table. They know they'll never be stars, but
they want to show teams they can contribute in some valuable way. Liggins is
one of those players. Tuesday, he displayed what he can bring to an NBA team:
first was his defense, as he guarded both point guards, shooting guards and
even some small forwards. Second was his shooting. He was 3-of-4 from beyond
the arc, each shot coming from good movement without the ball. Third was his
ball movement. Liggins will never be asked to run a team, but today he made
several nice passes that showed you can trust him to not kill your team with
turnovers.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit Pistons
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It wasn't KCP's best day in terms of shooting, as he went just 8-for-20 from
the field, but he showed great perseverance. Caldwell-Pope must have been
knocked down a half dozen times, including one scary fall that saw him leave
the game momentarily with an apparent ankle injury. Every time, however, he
got up and kept playing, going hard to the rim since, at least at first, his
outside shot wouldn't fall. The ankle injury may have been KCP's personal
lowlight of the game, but his highlight was a nice slam that finished a nice
alley-oop on the break.
Tony Mitchell, Detroit Pistons
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The Pistons drafted Mitchell in 2013 in hopes that his basketball IQ would
catch up to his immense physical gifts. And while Mitchell was 4-for-5 from
the field Tuesday, it still seems like Mitchell has a long way to go before
he can be counted on to produce at the NBA level. He often looks lost on the
court if he doesn't have the ball in his hands or if he's not at least
heavily involved with the offense. His two blocks were certainly nice,
especially one he had at the rim, but the other nuances of defense