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THE LAKERS FINALLY NAMED ITS 2015 LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE LINEUP WHO WILL TRY TO SHOWCASE LAKERS BRAND OF BASKETBALL ON THE HARDCOURT STARTING JULY 4 UNTIL JULY 10. THE TEAM WILL BE LEAD BY LAKERS ASSISTANT COACH MARC MADSEN WHO HIMSELF A FORMER LAKER.
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LINEUP:
TARIK BLACK, CENTER - 6'9"
BLACK AVERAGED 6 PPG, 5.8 RPG IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON FOR THE HOUSTON ROCKETS AND LA LAKERS. HE PLAYED IN THE ORLANDO & VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE LAST YEAR FOR THE HOUSTON ROCKETS.
ANTHONY BROWN, GUARD/FORWARD - 6'7"
SWEET SHOOTING BROWN WAS SELECTED 34TH OVERALL BY THE LAKERS IN THIS YEARS DRAFT OUT OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY. HE AVERAGED 14.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, & 2.5 APG FOR THE CARDINALS.
JABARI BROWN, GUARD - 6'4"
BROWN, PLAYED FOR THE MISSOURI TIGERS IN COLLEGE WITH JORDAN CLARKSON, WENT UNDRAFTED IN LAST YEARS DRAFT. BROWN FIND ITS WAY TO THE NBA AFTER PLAYING FOR THE LA DEFENDERS IN THE NBA DEVELOPMENTAL LEGUE. HE SIGNED A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE LAKERS AFTER THE TEAM WAVED THE RETIRING STEVE NASH. BROWN AVERAGED 11.9 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 2.1 APG IN 19 GAMES HE PLAYED WITH THE TEAM.
JORDAN CLARKSON, GUARD - 6'5"
CLARKSON WAS NAMED TO THE 2014-2015 ALL ROOKIE FIRST TEAM AFTER BEING PICKED BY THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS FOR THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS IN LAST YEARS DRAFT. CLARKSON, A FORMER MISSOURI TIGER, AVERAGED 11.9PPG 3.2RPG 3.5APG LAST YEAR. HE WON THE NBA ROOKIE OF THE MONTH HONORS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE AFTER RECORDING ROOKIE HIGH NUMBERS.
XAVIER MUNFORD, GUARD - 6'2"
MUNFORD PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RAMS IN HIS COLLEGE DAYS. HE SUITED FOR THE BAKERSFIELD JAM, NBA DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE AFFILIATE OF THE PHOENIX SUNS, LAST SEASON IN THE DLEAGUE WHERE HE AVERAGED 10.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.8 APG.
LARRY NANCE JR., FORWARD - 6'9"
NANCE JR. WAS PICK 27TH OVERALL BY THE LAKERS IN THIS YEARS DRAFT. HE AVERAGED 16.1 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.5 APG IN HIS FINAL YEAR IN COLLEGE WITH THE WYOMING UNIVERSITY COWBOYS.
D'ANGELO RUSSELL, GUARD - 6'5"
RUSSEL IS THE 2ND OVERALL PICK BY THE LAKERS IN THIS YEARS DRAFT. IN HIS ONE YEAR WITH THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES, RUSSELL BECAME A FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN, BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR, FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN AVERAGING 19.3 PPG THAT LED ALL FRESHMAN IN NCAA DIV 1, 5.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, 1.6 SPG, 44.9 FG%, 41.1 3P%. HE WILL BE SHARING THE BACKCOURT DUTIES WITH CLARKSON.
JULIUS RANDLE, FORWARD - 6'9"
RANDLE ONLY PLAYED HIS DEBUT GAME IN WHICH HE SCORED JUST 2 POINTS AGAINST THE HOUSTON ROCKETS AFTER BREAKING HIS FOOT AFTER GOING FOR A LAYUP LAST SEASON. RANDLE IS THE LAKERS 7TH OVERALL PICK LAST YEAR IS EXPECTED TO DO WELL AFTER A LONG LAY OFF.
TONY MITCHELL, FORWARD - 6'6"
MITCHELL WENT UNDRAFTED IN THE 2012 NBA DRAFT. HE PLAYED FOR THE FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS IN THE DLEAGUE AND WAS NAMED THE 2013 NBA D-LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. MITCHELL RECENTLY SIGNED WITH DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTO OF THE ITALIAN SERIE A AND AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON HE WAS NAMED THE LEAGUE MVP OF THE SERIE A FOR THE 2014-2015 SEASON.
WILL DAVIS II, FORWARD - 6'8"
DAVIS II PLAYED FOR THE UC IRVINE ANTEATERS LAST NCAA COLLEGE SEASON AS AN UNDERSIZED CENTER AVERAGING 12.9 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.0 APG.
ROBERT UPSHAW, CENTER - 7'0"
UPSHAW UNDRAFTED IN THIS YEARS DRAFT PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HUSKIES AVERAGING 10.9 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 59.3% FG SHOOTING.
DWIGHT BUYCKS, GUARD - 6'3"
DWIGHT BUYCKS, A FORMER MARQUETTE STAND OUT, PLAYED 6 GAMES FOR THE LAKERS LAST SEASON AVERAGING 8.6 PPG. BUYCKS PLAYED FOR THE TORONTO RAPTORS DURING THE 2013-2014 NBA SEASON.
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