Summer League Roster

by Steve Perrin on Jul 2, 2008 3:55 PM PDT in News Comment 5 comments

The Clippers announced their Summer League Roster about an hour ago. I would say that I'm a little disappointed on the free agents they're bringing along, but it's hard to get too upset about anything after the events of the last week.

In addition to the players we already suspected would be there, the Clippers announced four other names:

Koko Archibong, a 6'8" forward from Penn;
Brandon Heath, a 6'4" guard from San Diego State;
Dustin Salisbery, a 6'5" guard from Temple and
Darryl Watkins, a 6'11" center from Syracuse.

Darryl Watkins is the only one of the four with any NBA experience - he played 9 games, 71 minutes, for the Kings last season.

Here's the full text of the press release from the Clippers communication department.

Al Thornton and Eric Gordon, the 7^th overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft will highlight the Los Angeles Clippers entry in the 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS which will take place July 11-20 at the COX Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada. The league will feature 21 NBA teams with several games televised nationally on NBA TV.

The team will hold a four day mini-camp at the Spectrum Club South Bay in El Segundo on July 7^th, 8^thand 9^th prior to leaving for Las Vegas on July 10^th. The Clippers roster and schedule for the 2008 NBA Summer League are listed below:

#          Player                            POS    HT           WT      BORN                        FROM                          YEARS PRO

32       Koko Archibong           F          6-8          215     10/5/81                      Pennsylvania                        R

20       Nick Fazekas                F          6-11        235     6/17/85                      Nevada                                  1

23       Eric Gordon                  G         6-3          222     12/25/88                    Indiana                                  R

7          Brandon Heath            G         6-4          198     3/01/84                      San Diego State                 R

6          DeAndre    Jordan       C         6-11        250     7/21/88                      Texas A&M                            R

9          Dustin Salisbery          G         6-5          205     10/19/84                    Temple                                  R

4          Mike Taylor                    G         6-2          166     1/21/86                      Iowa State                             R

12       Al Thornton                   F          6-8          220     12/07/83                    Florida State                         1

31       Darryl Watkins              C         6-11        258     11/08/84                    Syracuse                               1

3          Marcus Williams          F          6-7          207     11/18/86                    Arizona                                   1

Head Coach: Mike Dunleavy

Summer League Head Coach: Jim Eyen

Assistant Coaches: Kim Hughes, Rory White, Neal Meyer

Head Athletic Trainer: Jasen Powell

2008 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE

July 7:         Mini-Camp                    6:00-8:00 PM                Spectrum Club South Bay

July 8:         Mini-Camp                    *9:00 AM-11:00 AM      Spectrum Club South Bay

                                                            5:00-7:00 PM

July 9:         Mini-Camp                    *9:00 AM-11:00 AM      Spectrum Club South Bay

                                                            4:00-6:00 PM                Scrimmage at Lakers

July 10:      Mini-Camp                    *9:00 AM-11:00 AM      Spectrum Club South Bay

July 11:    vs. Dallas                      7:00 PM                         COX Pavilion

July 12:    vs. Charlotte                 3:00 PM                         COX Pavilion

July 13:      vs. Detroit                      7:00 PM                         COX Pavilion

July 14:    Practice                         2:00-4:00 PM                Thomas and Mack Center

July 15:    Practice                         11:00 AM-1:00 PM       COX Pavilion Practice Court

July 16:      vs. Memphis                 7:00 PM                         COX Pavilion

July 17:      vs. New Orleans          3:00 PM                         COX Pavilion

*Please note that media availability during the Clippers Mini-camp from July 7 – July 10 will be following the early practice sessions only.

Please contact the Clippers’ Communications Department at (213) 742-7500 for updated information regarding practice times and media availability times.

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yes- disappointing

I agree with your comment. There has to be some NBA experience available for their roster. I also notice they have excluded P. Davis & Powell. Will that change after 7/9 or have they given up on them. While I was not happy with them being starters or first off bench, they are good end of bench guys.

by HT on Jul 2, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think

Paul Davis will be back…I read that somewhere, but I can’t seem to find it. I believe they will offer Powell the minimum (since this is really all they can offer anyone anymore)....I suppose they could do the same for Paul Davis too…I assume we won’t know any of this until after July 9….which doesn’t preclude the Clippers still inviting Paul Davis and Shaun to summer league…I look at this roster right now as a work in progress…they barely have enough guys right now to run 5 on 5 drills in practice.

by Clip Show on Jul 2, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Powell

Powell’s deal was actually a 3 year deal, with limited salary protection in years 2 and 3 – essentially, the Clippers could waive him and save some money, but I’m not sure of the date they’d have to waive him by. They haven’t done anything yet, so I’m assuming he’s a Clipper. Especially given that they’re pretty much locked into filling out the roster with min guys, he’s as good as most anyone they’re going to get, and he knows the system. Plus, he can back up both big spots.

Even so, summer league is usually for 1st and 2nd year players, and Powell is entering his 4th year. So he would be a surprise regardless. These rosters are pretty fluid. Other guys will almost certainly play for the Clippers in Vegas, and some times vets like Powell get some run, so we’ll see.

As for Davis, I got nothing. He was working out with the team last I heard. I figure they renounced him because his cap hold was bigger than a roster spot hold by a couple dollars – every penny counts when you’re after the big fish. Again, I would expect he’s at least on their list, if he’s healthy. He would arguably be the backup center, which I guess he was at the start of the season last November.

The Clippers! The (second) Best NBA Team in LA!

by Steve Perrin on Jul 2, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Public Access @ Spectrum?

I noted media access to some of the mini-camps—the Spectrum being a public facility, what’s to keep them, or anybody else, out?
And how about the scrimmage with the Lakers? Is that open?

by pipedreams on Jul 2, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

been there

Yes, it’s a public facility, but it’s also a membership club. You’re not really going to get past the front desk. Even if you are a member, the Clippers practice court is off limits during practices – behind closed doors.

And of course this will all be moot when the new facility opens.

The Clippers! The (second) Best NBA Team in LA!

by Steve Perrin on Jul 2, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs