My wife and I will be vacationing in Vegas that week and will be attending all six of the Kings games.
I plan on doing what I did last year by catching four summer league games each of those six days and then breaking down the games of those players on both teams which stood out. (What better way to spend a week then to watch 24 games up close and personal and see all the young super-stars before they've made a name for themselves?)
This is my favorite week of the year, so I'm very excited that it's getting closer.
Last year Rodrigue Beaubois from the Mavericks, was a player I didn't know anything about, but ended up being my favorite non-Kings player to watch play. He just seemed to dominate the guard play out there for the games I watched.
I thought he easily outplayed Brandon Jennings in the first game I watched of his, and here is the statline from the second game of his that I saw against the Rockets.
His statline: 34 points (12/21 field, 7/12 3pt, 3/3 line), 5 boards, 8 assists, 2 TOs
It was a fun game to watch.
Beaubois didn't get much playing time this year, but if any of you watched the final game between Dallas and San Antonio, you might recall him being inserted in that game and completely carrying the Mavericks for a very long stretch. So, I think he'll have a better chance at breaking through that line-up next year.
Other Non-King players who played well were:
Anthony Randolph (GS) (Summer league play really suits him)
Austin Daye (Detroit) (Looked like a star two times out and a dud in another one)
Robin Lopez (Phoenix)
Blake Griffen (Clippers)
Eric Gordan (Clippers)
Sonny Weems (Denver)
Javale McGee (Washington)
It will be fun to see which of the new young crop of players ends up standing out above the crowd.
We normally sit center-court on the 'main' side about 14-16 rows up. I'll be looking for Cruzdude and other So-Cal kings fans for the days they'll be there.
So for those of you who make the trip out, I'll see you at the game.
