7 Names of the Summer League Roster

Master Zen · by **Master Zen** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:14 pm

Dailynews wrote:
The Lakers' summer league roster won't be finalized until Thursday, but they gave us a sneak-peak this afternoon. Here's a look at some of the names on the list:
Cedric Bozeman ... Former UCLA guard.
Joe Crawford ... Second-round pick in last month's draft from Kentucky.
Davon Jefferson ... Forward from USC.
Coby Karl ... Backup guard with the Lakers last season.
Marcelus Kemp ... Undrafted guard from Nevada.
Yi Li ... Forward from China.
Lorenzo Mata-Real ... Undrafted forward from UCLA.
Here's the Lakers' summer league schedule (all games in Las Vegas):
Friday vs. Detroit, 5 p.m., Cox Pavilion.
Sunday vs. Memphis, 5 p.m., Cox Pavilion
July 15 vs. Philadelphia, 5 p.m., Cox Pavilion
July 16 vs. Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., Thomas and Mack Center
July 18 vs. Toronto, 5:30 p.m., Thomas and Mack Center
July 19 vs. Denver, 3:30 p.m., Thomas and Mack Center

JSM · by **JSM** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:16 pm

Kemp and Crawford are the only two names there that even interest me remotely.

They'll battle with Coby for a roster spot at the end of the bench.

bobyahead · by **bobyahead** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:24 pm

I'm a basketball fan before anything. I'm excited to see we are reaching out and getting talent from china. China is untapped. They have a point gaurd out there that is lighting quick, has great handles, good court vision and has a more physical western game. Chen Jianghua. He supposedly is still young and won't probally be on the scene until 2 years.

BOZEMAN! JEFFERSON! MATA! YI LI! CARL!this has to be one of the most exciting laker summer teams in a while. The summer with Farmar and Smush was great to watch as well.

I'm freaking excited. First you got the summer league and then the Olympics! Basketball at it's best right now. No crap refs. Real talent. No american bias. Just good basketball from around the world.

10scott10 · by **10scott10** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:51 pm

i can't even find Yi Li.
nothing about him on google.

SignPippenNow · by **SignPippenNow** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:03 pm

Here is a little bit
http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=2&c=274097
He is now 6-11

SignPippenNow · by **SignPippenNow** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:10 pm

I found one story saying Yi Li is 6-3 PG and another one said he is 6-11 beanpole PF. Who knows? JSM is much better than me at digging this stuff up and I will turn it over to him.

JSM · by **JSM** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:22 pm

Two most official sites I could find:

http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/team/jiangsu/index.shtml
According to this team site, he was 2.04 meters during the 05-06 season.

http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=CHN&PlayerID=50206
They say he's 204cm.

SignPippenNow · by **SignPippenNow** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:31 pm

Here is a story a friend of mine did on him in 2004
http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/con ... CID=310912

popo · by **popo** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:21 pm

2 Bruins nice, maybe Dijon Thompson might get a try out as well.

crazylakerfanforlife · by **crazylakerfanforlife** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:40 pm

SignPippenNow wrote:Here is a little bit
http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=2&c=274097
He is now 6-11

it says he is 6-7

Andrew Bynum17 · by **Andrew Bynum17** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:35 pm

Davonnnnn that's sickkkkk! :bow:

westcoast21 · by **westcoast21** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:40 pm

Sick Davon Jefferson!!!! Represent the Trojans well :jam2:

rydjorker121 · by **rydjorker121** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:06 pm

Nice. Impressed that we got Davon Jefferson for our summer league team. He arguably would've been either #1 or #2 in my top undrafted players list for 2008 (the other, Jamont Gordon, signed to play with the Sixers). I remember a while back we had Rodney White on our summer league team, and he was an athletic specimen but a space cadet. Jefferson's sort of like White, down to the lax work ethic, but I think he has slightly better athleticism. Hopefully he can resurrect his career with us, or hopefully we can somehow retain his rights and keep him in Europe. I know we are brimming with SFs but Davon's too intriguing a player to pass up at least at this stage.

Stocking with Bruins too--Cedric Bozeman and Lorenzo Mata-Real are on the team; Mata-Real never had a real shot to be drafted as a poor man's version of Joey Dorsey, and we don't even know if Dorsey has a real shot in this league considering his relatively undersized height and his lack of offense. But hustle players are always nice to have on a summer league roster. Bozeman is a has-been--just summer league filler. Tall point guard who shoots free throws like Shaq, and lacks a jumpshot which nullifies any passing talents he has--a bust at UCLA.

Marcelus Kemp is a thoroughbred sort of athlete and a scorer first and foremost--has surprising passing ability, but at the end of the day he's just another 6'4" tweener sort of scoring guard that are commonplace in the league. He may have a slight chance, but doubt it.

Yi Li sounds interesting...like maintaining our local connections with UCLA and USC, we are also getting Chinese players (connecting with Sun Yue ?).

Of course, can't wait to see how our draft pick Joe Crawford performs. I think he's almost a clone of Marcelus Kemp, down to the scoring reputation-first shooter reputation-second, as both are also undersized two-guards. I like Crawford better becomes he seems more refined, but we'll see how it goes.

by **Chicano** on Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:52 pm

^ You never answer me. I've always wondered is that really you in your avi?

bobyahead · by **bobyahead** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:03 am

looks like a young master P , but I know it's not , just looks like him. haha. I can't wait for the vegas summer league.

Yi Li is a 6'9 twig forced to play out of position at the PF position. He think his best fit is at SG/SF.

China has a lot of players. A lot of them are becoming more agressive as well. Theres a high school freshman in San Diego that came from China... He's 6'7 at 250. They guy is thick but has a nice frame that will grow and he should fill it out well. Word is that UCLA is already offering him a scholarship.

by **Chicano** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:10 am

bobyahead wrote:looks like a young master P , but I know it's not , just looks like him. haha.

Rofl.

I can't wait for the vegas summer league.

Nor can I, I REALLY want to see Eric Gordon. :jam2:

KB24 · by **KB24** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:35 am

Chicano wrote:
bobyahead wrote:looks like a young master P , but I know it's not , just looks like him. haha.
Rofl.
I can't wait for the vegas summer league.
Nor can I, I REALLY want to see Eric Gordon.

Chicano, the -hard Clipper fan :jam2:

or did you just recently jump on the bandwagon after the Davis signing? :man9:

SignPippenNow · by **SignPippenNow** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:51 am

Crazyfan that article was written about 4-5 years ago.. He has supposedly grown since then. As I said I read several articles listing him 6-9 and one even called him a 6-11 beanpole. The best I can tell he is 6-9 204

addwuzhere · by **addwuzhere** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:50 am

itll be interesting to see the chinese guy play

D Nice · by **D Nice** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:30 pm

Andrew Bynum17 wrote:Davonnnnn that's sickkkkk!

by **Chicano** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:44 pm

KB24@CL wrote:
Chicano wrote:
bobyahead wrote:looks like a young master P , but I know it's not , just looks like him. haha.
Rofl.
I can't wait for the vegas summer league.
Nor can I, I REALLY want to see Eric Gordon.

Chicano, the -hard Clipper fan

or did you just recently jump on the bandwagon after the Davis signing?

Oh c'mon, I wouldn't go that far. I always have league pass for the record and I just enjoy to see other teams outside of the Lakers as well. Certain players call my attention. I happened to see Eric Gordon in his college ball days and he's quite an exciting guy to watch and yes, I'm a B-Diddy fan as well, but make no mistake about it, in no way, shape or form, am I a "hard" Clipper fan.. lol..
Lakers are my only hardcore of any team in any sport.. forever & ever.. for all eternity. :jam2:

wireonfire · by **wireonfire** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:44 pm

10scott10 wrote:i can't even find Yi Li.
nothing about him on google.

Yi Li is too common a Chinese name. But this guy is 6'9, 20 years old (officially), very athletic, extremely skinny.

Ranked No.5 by nbadraft.net in the Adidas camp a few years ago, ahead guys drafted in this year, like Robin Lopez. Beasley was No.1.

Some clips on Yi Li,

http://vhead.blog.sina.com.cn/player/ou ... 1338746002

http://vhead.blog.sina.com.cn/player/ou ... 1265211864

http://player.ku6.com/refer/E3w8FTsvhs7xHQNg/v.swf

http://vhead.blog.sina.com.cn/player/ou ... 1235159497

http://6.cn/player.swf?flag=0&vid=E/WnN ... w8s2C7I8Og

Weezy · by **Weezy** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:53 pm

All I can say about Mata is I'm surprised he's pursuing pro ball. Seems to me like a guy that should have found a career in college cause he's not gonna make it in the NBA. Same with Bozeman, I like the guy a lot cause I'm a UCLA fan and pre-injury he could have been better, but last I saw him he wasnt' good enough.

kobe888 · by **kobe888** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:55 pm

Yi Li plays for my hometown team. He is a 6-9 foward. Very very athletic, great leaping skill. Very thin, and got pushed around in the paint a lot. Good speed, and great quickness. Skillwise, he can do amost everything, but is not good at most of them. He is not a good shooter, but he is working on it.

That pretty much sums him up... I'm not a big fan of him. In our team, there is a PG called Han Shuo, and I think he is a lot like Jose Calderon. He and Sun Yue are my favorate players in China.

kobe888 · by **kobe888** on Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:57 pm

Oh, and there is a 6-4 Japanese guard on the Lakers summer league roster, too. His name is SAKURAI Ryota. I don' know anything about him....

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