Lakers give good grade to Morrison for effort

[The Goods]

The Los Angeles Lakers had two goals in the NBA Summer League: One was to get Adam Morrison comfortable with the triangle offense, and the second was to see if rookie Chinemelu Elonu could play.

 

The Lakers wrapped up their Las Vegas visit Thursday with a 92-77 loss to Houston at Cox Pavilion, giving them a 3-2 record. Morrison didn't play because of a stomach flu and averaged a team-best 20.6 points in four games. Elonu had his best game of the summer league, with 16 points and eight rebounds.

 

"Clearly, the focus was on Adam, getting him lots of playing time and seeing how he played," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "I thought he played well, and he got a lot out of it."

 

Elonu, a 6-foot-10-inch center from Texas A&M drafted in the second round with the 59th pick, is expected to be invited back to fall training camp in October.

 

Whether anyone else does remains to be seen. Kupchak said he liked what he saw from Ben McCauley, a 6-8 forward from North Carolina State who averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds in five games.

 

"We'll sit down next week and look at all our options and see if we bring anyone back," Kupchak said.

 

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