Monday, July 20, 2015

Photo courtesy of Mavs.com



BOBBY RAY PARKS JR. 2015 SUMMER LEAGUE CAMPAIGN IS OVER AS THE DALLAS MAVERICKS FALLS TO THE ATLANTA HAWKS 83 - 91 YESTERDAY, JULY 18.


PARKS SCORED A TOTAL OF 4 POINTS IN 2 - 3 SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD, GRABBED 3 BOARDS AND 1 BLOCK IN 14 MINUTESS OF PLAY. PARKS MADE ALL OF HIS FIELD GOALS LATE IN THE 3RD QUARTER.



PARKS JR. STRUGGLED IN LIMITED MINUTES IN HIS FIRST 3 GAMES IN THE SUMMER LEAGUE PLAY AS HE JUST SCORED A SINGLE POINT WHICH HE SCORED FROM THE FOUL LINE AND GRABBED ONE OFFENSIVE BOARD. THE MAVS LOST ALL THOSE GAMES.

BUT, DURING THE ROUND 1 OF THE KNOCK OUT STAGES OF THE SUMMER LEAGUE TOURNAMENT, FOR THE FIRST TIME PARKS JR. PLAYED DOUBLE DIGIT MINUTES. IN 15 MINUTES OF ACTION, HE FINALLY SCORED HIS FIRST EVER MADE FIELD GOAL ON A DRIVE TO THE LANE AGAINST THE GUARDING D'ANGELO RUSSELL, THIS YEAR'S SECOND OVERALL PICK. HE TALLIED 3 POINTS, 1 - 1 FROM THE FIELD AND 1 - 2 FROM THE FOUL LINE,  GRABBED A REBOUND AND A STEAL IN A WIN AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS.

IN THE 2ND ROUND OF THE KNOCK OUTS, PARKS JR. PLAYED HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE GAME. IN 21 MINUTES OF PLAY AGAINST THE NBA DLEAGUE SELECT TEAM, HE SCORED 10 POINTS IN 3 - 7 SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD AND GOING 4 - 4 FROM THE FOUL LINE, GRABBED A TOTAL OF 5 BOARDS, 4 STEALS AND 1 ASSISTS AS THE MAVERICKS WON ITS SECOND STRAIGHT GAME AND ELIMINATED THE DLEAGUE SELECT TEAM TO ADVANCE TO THE QUARTERFINALS.





PARKS JR. IN SIX GAMES HE PLAYED FOR THE MAVERICKS IN 2015 SUMMER LEAGUE AVERAGED 3 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 0.2 APG, 0.8 SPG AND 0.2 BPG.

HOPEFULLY IT IS ENOUGH FOR PARKS JR. TO RECEIVE A CALL-UP TO ATTEND THE MAVERICKS OR OTHER NBA TEAM'S TRAINING CAMP THIS COMING 2015 - 2016 NBA SEASON.

0 comments

SOCIAL MEDIA