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NewsletterNuggets Summer League Scouting Report
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Branch evaluates each NBA player that participated in the summer league for the Nuggets, providing you with both what that player showed in summer league games, as well as what that player needs to continue to improve on.
Chris Andersen | Carmelo Anthony | Francisco Elson | Junior Harrington | Nenê | Lavor Postell |
Igor Rakocevic | Jeff Trepagnier | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | Rodney White | Vincent Yarbrough
Chris Andersen
Forward/Center
Ht. 6-10, Wt. 230
Blinn (TX) J.C. ‘99
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 6 games... 8.7 ppg...19-31 FG, .613% (ranked 5th in Revue)... 4.0 rpg... 1.0 apg... 2.17 blocks (1st in Revue)... in 16.5 minutes.
Summer League: Nice job of blocking and disrupting shots, running floor... Hit 15-foot trail shots... terrific job blitzing pick-n-roll.
Needs to Work On: Needs to get stronger... learn not to force things... better decision making.
Carmelo Anthony
Forward
Ht. 6-8, Wt. 220
Syracuse '06
Experience: Rookie
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 3 games... 20.0 ppg (4th in Revue)... 21-41 FG, .512%... 4.7 rpg... 1.3 apg... in 29.3 minutes.
Summer League: Big-time scorer... aggressive.
Needs to Work On: Just learning NBA ropes... adjust to speed/quickness of game.
Francisco Elson
Center
Ht. 7-0, Wt. 235
California '99
Experience: Rookie
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 5 games... 9.0 ppg... 16-25 FG, .640% (2nd in Revue)... 4.0 rpg... 0.8 apg... in 18.6 minutes.
Summer League: Runs floor well... active defender... capable scorer from block.
Needs to Work On: Needs to focus on getting knee healthy.
Junior Harrington
Guard
Ht. 6-4, Wt. 180
Wingate '02
Experience: 1 yr
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 2 games... 2.0 ppg... 2-11 FG, .182%... 2.0 rpg... 1.5 apg... in 16.5 minutes
Summer League: Struggled with injury... action was limited due to rules about number of veterans allowed to dress.
Needs to Work On: Needs to get healthy.
Nenê
Forward/Center
Ht. 6-9, Wt. 250
Brazil
Experience: 1 yr
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 5 games... 15.6 ppg (10th in Revue)... 28-51 FG, .549%... 5.0 rpg... 1.0 apg... 1.20 blocks (7th in Revue)... in 23.2 minutes
Summer League: Played 5 games... strong physical post play... runs floor with great speed
Needs to Work On: Becoming a better rebounder.. learning to stay out of foul trouble.
Lavor Postell
Guard/Forward
Ht. 6-5, Wt. 215
St. John's (NY) ‘00
Experience: 3 yrs
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 2 games... 9.0 ppg... 7-12 FG, .583%... 1.0 rpg... 2.5 apg... in 15.0 minutes
Summer League: Aggressive looking for shot... very active, tough.
Needs to Work On: Only played a couple games for us.
Igor Rakocevic
Guard
Ht. 6-2, Wt. 175
Red Star Belgrade '00
Experience: 1 yr
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 5 games... 8.2 ppg... 14-28 FG, .500%... 1.6 rpg... 4.8 apg (2nd in Revue)... in 19.4 minutes
Summer League: Good job pushing the ball... scored well... good on-the-ball defense.
Needs to Work On: Seeing and finding the open man.
Jeff Trepagnier
Guard
Ht. 6-4, Wt. 200
Southern Cal ‘01
Experience: 2 yrs
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 6 games... 12.2 ppg (14th in Revue)... 29-55 FG, .527%... 3.7 rpg... 2.7 apg (15th in Revue)... 9-19 3PT, .474% (8th in Revue)... in 23.3 minutes
Summer League: Shot the ball extremely well... active defender... created turnovers... good ball pressure.
Needs to Work On: Take less risks... more consistent play.
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Forward
Ht. 7-0, Wt. 225
Republic of Georgia
Experience: 1 yr
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 6 games... 11.3 ppg (19th in Revue)... 27-69 FG, .391%... 6.3 rpg (12th in Revue)... 2.3 apg... in 30.8 minutes (8th in Revue)
Summer League: Improved rebounder... increased toughness... took the ball to the hole.
Needs to Work On: Needs better shot selection... still needs to be tougher... cut better without the ball.
Rodney White
Guard/Forward
Ht. 6-9, Wt. 230
North Carolina-Charlotte '04
Experience: 2 yr
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: Did Not Play in Revue
Summer Pro League Stats: 4 games... 20.5 ppg (5th in SPL)... 29-54 FG, .537%... 5.3 rpg... 3.0 apg.
Summer League: Did not play in Revue... led team in scoring in L.A. (5th in league)... shot the ball well... showed the ability to score in a variety of ways... improved poise.
Needs to Work On: Needs to become better off-the-ball defender.
Vincent Yarbrough
Guard/Forward
Ht. 6-7, Wt. 210
Tennessee '02
Experience: 1 yr
Rocky Mountain Revue Stats: 4 games... 5.3 ppg... 8-22 FG, .364%... 4.3 rpg... 2.5 apg... in 17.8 minutes
Summer League: Had to flip-flop with Junior on playing due to rules of only 3 roster players can play in a particular game... is workign on his shot mechanics.
Needs to Work On: Lacks confidence but it will take time for it to come around... needs to get tougher... take ball to the hole more.
