Lakers roster and schedule (2009)

LAKERS ANNOUNCE 2009 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE AND ROSTER
July 1, 2009

Former College National Player of the Year at Gonzaga and current Los Angeles Lakers forward Adam Morrison will headline the team’s summer league roster, it was announced today.

Acquired by the Lakers from the Charlotte Bobcats along with Shannon Brown in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic on February 7, 2009, Morrison missed the entire 2007-08 season after suffering a torn ACL during the preseason and appeared in 52 games in 2008-09, averaging 4.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 13.7 minutes. In 2006-07, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 78 games and was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team.

The Lakers will open their 5-game NBA Summer League schedule Friday, July 10 at 5:00 pm against the Toronto Raptors at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV.

2009 NBA Summer League Schedule:

Day Date Time Opponent Location
Friday July 10 5:00pm Lakers vs. Raptors Cox Pavillion
Saturday July 11 3:00pm Lakers vs. Cavs Cox Pavillion
Monday July 13 5:30pm Lakers vs. Clippers Thomas & Mack Center
Tuesday July 14 5:30pm Lakers vs. Thunder Thomas & Mack Center
Thursday July 16 3:00pm Lakers vs. Rockets Cox Pavillion

2009 NBA Summer League Roster:

# Name Pos HT WT DOB School Pro
15 Alan Anderson G/F 6-6 223 10/16/82 Michigan St. 2
50 Aron Baynes C 6-11 270 12/9/86 Washington St. R
11 Dominique Coleman G 6-3 190 7/15/84 Colorado R
41 Chinemelu Elonu F 6-10 240 3/11/87 Texas A&M R
23 Tony Gaffney F 6-8 220 11/14/84 Massachusetts R
14 Terrel Harris G 6-5 190 8/10/87 Oklahoma St. R
1 Justin Hawkins F 6-7 220 5/18/85 New Mexico St. R
30 Ben McCauley F 6-8 235 9/6/86 North Carolina St. R
35 David Monds F 6-8 240 10/10/83 Oklahoma St. R
6 Adam Morrison F 6-8 205 7/19/84 Gonzaga 3
10 Taylor Rochestie G 6-1 185 7/1/85 Washington St. R
55 Luke Schenscher C 7-1 260 12/31/82 Georgia Tech 2
20 Mustafa Shakur G 6-3 190 9/6/86 Arizona 1

Head Coach: Chucky Brown (North Carolina St.)
Assistant Coaches: Bill Bertka (Kent St.), Rasheed Hazzard (George Washington)
Trainer: Marco Nunez (Cal Poly Pomona)

I'm very curious to see how Rochestie does. This kid keeps defying his critics and is tough as nails. Especially in critical points of games. Al in all, an interesting squad. I wish the games were still at The Pyramid.

This will be good for Morrison. He is obviously the go to guy, should put up 20+ a game.

Morrison will get a chance to show Lakers what he can do. If he gets his shot back LA may keep him but otherwise could see his expiring K moved.

Will the Lakers expand the roster from 13 if somebody looks very good in the summer league? Could they sign two guys for minimum and send them to the D-league?

have we officially given up on Yue?

WTF is he doing? the summer league should have HIGHEST priority for him..

KB24@CL wrote:have we officially given up on Yue?

WTF is he doing? the summer league should have HIGHEST priority for him..

To be honest, they have to make a decision on him Aug 1 and I think they may terminate his contract. No inside or anything, but to carry 13 I don't see him making it any way. If he had stayed here and played in this and done well then maybe so.

KB24@CL wrote:have we officially given up on Yue?

WTF is he doing? the summer league should have HIGHEST priority for him..

i'd rather keep the guy we drafted over sun

Goozer wrote:

KB24@CL wrote:have we officially given up on Yue?

WTF is he doing? the summer league should have HIGHEST priority for him..

i'd rather keep the guy we drafted over sun

no doubt. I got down, probably unfairly,on Sun last year when Jordan got hurt and Derek had to play 40 plus minutes. He couldn't even help a little. They say Elonu would have been first round pick next season. I would like to see LA carry 14 including Elonu and let him play for D-Fenders and see how he does

Whatthef? wrote:Will the Lakers expand the roster from 13 if somebody looks very good in the summer league? Could they sign two guys for minimum and send them to the D-league?

Sure they could, but I doubt they do. HOwever, Mitch said he was carrying 13 last year too and didn't.

KB24@CL wrote:have we officially given up on Yue?

WTF is he doing? the summer league should have HIGHEST priority for him..

Sun Yue is currently with the Chinese National Team.




Basically when China wants their players to play, they have to show up or bad things might happen. Most likely Lakers can just have him try and earn a spot during training camp.

Luke S and Mustafa Shakur?

chug o nomics wrote:Luke S and Mustafa Shakur?

i like Luke S. too. Anxious to see what he does this summer. I am thinking about flying out to vegas for LakeShow and Clippers game. Definitely going to Sacramento-LA game I think it's on OCt 15.

Noodlestyle wrote:

KB24@CL wrote:have we officially given up on Yue?

WTF is he doing? the summer league should have HIGHEST priority for him..

Sun Yue is currently with the Chinese National Team.




Basically when China wants their players to play, they have to show up or bad things might happen. Most likely Lakers can just have him try and earn a spot during training camp.

He is but I think what KB24 was talking about was the fact LA asked him to stay here and play alongside Morrison on the Summer team. He decided not to and that may have not been the wisest thing as far as NBA career for him. I guess we shall see.

Sun Yue has no NBA future anyways. He seems like a nice kid but he just doesn't have NBA level talent. He can play professional ball somewhere though, the best of luck to him.

SignPippenNow wrote:
He is but I think what KB24 was talking about was the fact LA asked him to stay here and play alongside Morrison on the Summer team. He decided not to and that may have not been the wisest thing as far as NBA career for him. I guess we shall see.

Well my point was that it wasn't exactly his choice to make. There wouldn't be a need to speak to Chinese officials if it was solely Sun Yue's choice. It's not the same choice like a US player can make, where the player can decline a request to play for the national team without considering that there might be consquences.

Noodlestyle wrote:

SignPippenNow wrote:
He is but I think what KB24 was talking about was the fact LA asked him to stay here and play alongside Morrison on the Summer team. He decided not to and that may have not been the wisest thing as far as NBA career for him. I guess we shall see.

Well my point was that it wasn't exactly his choice to make. There wouldn't be a need to speak to Chinese officials if it was solely Sun Yue's choice. It's not the same choice like a US player can make, where the player can decline a request to play for the national team without considering that there might be consquences.

Yeah I understand what you are saying. I was just saying irregardless of that, it isn't going to help him when it comes to making the Lakers roster if they truly plan to only carry 13 players. If the resign Shannon and can't get rid of Farmar, it may not matter any way. Numbers may have caught Sun either way. Mitch likes him so maybe I am wrong and he will be on the team.

Mustafa Shakur

Is who i think could be a PG for the lakers.
I remember watching him in college and he showed good potential.

Im not sure if he will show what he needs to in a Summer league
I think he fits the lakers very good though, a big PG that does not need the ball in his hands all the time

Is Mustafa Shakur related to 2pac?

Mustafa Shakur? Didn't even know he was on the team. I used to love watching him play at Arizona and was a fan of his but he doesn't have the talent to play in the NBA.

And no, he isn't related to tupac.

We should just say that Mustafa Shakur is related to Tupac...
Would help his jersy sales...

3 players I want to see -- Schenscher, Ammo, Elonu

JSM wrote:3 players I want to see -- Schenscher, Ammo, Elonu

Completely agree and if I added a fourth it would be Alan Anderson.

JSM wrote:3 players I want to see -- Schenscher, Ammo, Elonu

+ terrel harris