Built Ford Tough Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday their 12-man roster for the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League presented by EA Sports. First-round draft pick guard-forward DeMar DeRozan will join guard Roko Ukic, guard Quincy Douby, forward Nathan Jawai and centre Patrick O’Bryant for five games at the Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas from July 10-17. DeRozan was selected ninth overall by Toronto in last month’s NBA Draft and will become the third first-round draft pick to participate in the Las Vegas Summer League, joining Andrea Bargnani (2006) and Joey Graham (2005). This summer marks the third time Toronto has participated in the Las Vegas Summer League since its inception in 2004. Ukic will get his first taste of summer league action after appearing in 72 regular season games during his rookie campaign. Jawai also suited up for the Raptors during six games last season, in addition to participating on last year’s summer league squad. Both Ukic and Jawai will return to their respective national teams (Croatia and Australia) at the conclusion of summer league action. A total of five players on the Raptors summer roster have experience in international competition, including Newfoundland native Carl English, a three-year veteran of the Canadian national team, Ekene Ibekwe, who represented Nigeria during the 2006 FIBA World Championships, and David Doublas, a member of Spain’s 2001 Under-20 national team. Other notables on this year’s summer league roster include two-time NBA D-League Slam Dunk contest winner Brent Petway and NBA veterans Paul Davis, Smush Parker and Demetris Nichols. Eric Hughes has been assigned summer league head coaching duties for a second consecutive year. He will be joined by assistants Micah Nori and Alvin Williams. Toronto opens its summer league schedule against the defending NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m. (ET). http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/Raptors_summerleague_070209.html Sorry if this was already made, I forgot to check before making the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Im excited to see how Demar plays. Im happy we have Parker and Nichols on the team. Nichols needs a chance. Also happy to see Carl English there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurbyFX Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 D-League dunk champ but never even heard of him before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I hope Smush Parker doesn't chuck, I can already see it smh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevil Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 D-League dunk champ but never even heard of him before.lol same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Carl English is a beast. I hope he makes it to training camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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