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Sports InsiderBobby Brown in the NBA?
July 14th 2008 05:48
-Top 10 pack of summer league intrigues
Summer League Action at its best chronicling the standouts and most notable recruits from years past who basically will not make NBA squads due to the fact of other players guaranteed contracts. The headline was misleading as when I heard that Bobby Brown helped the New Orleans Hornets beat the Charlotte Bobcats in summer-league action July 13th. I quickly realized the error in judgment on my part, but I was unsure at first glance whether it was Mr. New Edition or maybe Whitney Houston’s’ son. I did recall seeing the son of Brown on an upstart rock star contest for celebrity offspring a while back, what was his name?
Thus here is a brief bio for the player to be nicknamed later who does resemble the old-school singer.
Bobby Brown stands at six-foot-two was born in 1984 and came out of Cal-State Fullerton. This would be his rookie season if he were to make the Hornets. Brown played over in Germany last year with powerhouse Alba Berling.
Interesting note Ndubi Ebi is back in the NBA for the moment as he is on New Orleans summer-league team. He was a draft choice of Minnesota 26th pick in 2003 regarded as one of the many mistakes that Kevin McHale has made as GM. Now 24 years of age he signed with the NBDL’s Fort Worth Flyers in 2007. I have had him in my sights as he (I believe) is of British decent. Playing for the Hornets in the Vegas league he is also listed for the new Oklahoma City ToBeNamedLaters in the Orlando Pro summer league. Ebi just needs a shot as his tweener frame gives matchups nightmares. Shot-blocking and spot up jumpers are intact.
Demetrius Nichols is still yet to find the right opportunity. As a rookie he was moved twice becoming a member of the Knicks, Cavs and Bulls in his first year. Out of Syracuse I think he may have left for the NBA to early a year pro or in the NBDL would have served him best to bring his game to the professional level. It will take some work to adapt his skills to the NBA game. I am still pulling for him as many from the Orange begin to have prosperous careers in the NBA.
Another Cal-State guy who has the heart of steel still making a go at his NBA career after breaking his neck in a Toronto Raptors summer league game a few years back Pape Sow has a lifelong fan in me. At 6’10” he was once touted as a “poor mans Ben Wallace” by a popular basketball site, currently playing for the Mavericks summer team.
Elton Brown from Virginia just needs a chance to get groomed behind a solid frontcourt player. Comments seem good as he is likely to get an NBA contract this season if all goes well.
Dahntay Jones a solid swingman who came into the NBA with the exact same skill-set of Vince Carter, though Carter worked on his shot and other aspects while Jones struggled with his shooting touch. I was sure that he would be a good addition to the Celtics last season but that did not last. Something I just realized, Jones played at Rutgers before going to Duke.
What player was signed and waived by the Denver Nuggets a few times last season? What Supersonics draft pick has a worse FT% than Shaq? He was named All-NBDL 3rd team in 2008, give up? It is Jelani McCoy a long lost solid rebounding center from UCLA. He gives you all a team needs if you give him the role he relishes. McCoy filled in admirably for the Toronto Raptors at one point and started well for the most part while the raps had their issues in the middle a few years back and I was sure that he would stick but it didn’t happen becoming unsigned after the season. Back with the Nuggets summer team.
Loren Woods is a massively lengthy undersized big man. Solid in stretches and can hit the open J. He will continue getting his shot in the NBA as teams need that third center or sixth big-man. Woods came out of Arizona and also played at Wake Forest. Has moved from Lithuania to Turkey and signed a 10-day contract with the short Houston Rockets in March 2008. He did moderately decent and signed a second one in April. He actually won the Lithuanian League with Zalgaris Kaunas in 2007 no stats available. Back with Rockets summer team.
Interesting, they list a player as “A power forward in a small forward's body”. Guess what they have him listed as a shooting guard-SG, man that is worth a chuckle. Of course I am talking about the diminutive PJ Tucker, drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the second round a couple years back at #35, which should be a good guess. Everything about this I love, he can believe it or not stretch the defense with his shaky jumper at times, his real talent as your 12th man. The Raptors hurt his stock making him go out in there shot-happy offense at the time where he would have to create anything he’d get. His shots should come from pounding it into him with undersized three’s. At only 6’5” he is a solid tweener and can play the four-spot if you have a bigger center to make up for it. A true favorite of mine and the player the fan just wants to cheer for.
Last and certainly least (no disrespect) meaning little Yuta Tabuse at 5’9” a just over 100lbs soaken wet. For fans we first saw him make his debut with the Phoenix Suns as the first Japanese-born player to ever to make the NBA. He is and was a speedy PG who needed to slow the game down in his mind to make better passes. Tabuse quickly was hurt by teams lagging of him to give him free open long-range shots, which he was less than stellar at. That spelled the end of his brief NBA stint. If he can harness his skill and have a veteran’s presence to his playmaking ability, watch out his lightning quick first step leaves no doubt of his skill.
So that is it, my top ten must-knows of 2008. In this years NBA summer league action. For any information needed or any other players you would like to know of their whereabouts feel free to comment below and one of the writers for this site, myself especially will respond as soon as possible, thanks for reading.
This has been written by Scott Penny
Summer League Action at its best chronicling the standouts and most notable recruits from years past who basically will not make NBA squads due to the fact of other players guaranteed contracts. The headline was misleading as when I heard that Bobby Brown helped the New Orleans Hornets beat the Charlotte Bobcats in summer-league action July 13th. I quickly realized the error in judgment on my part, but I was unsure at first glance whether it was Mr. New Edition or maybe Whitney Houston’s’ son. I did recall seeing the son of Brown on an upstart rock star contest for celebrity offspring a while back, what was his name?
Bobby Brown stands at six-foot-two was born in 1984 and came out of Cal-State Fullerton. This would be his rookie season if he were to make the Hornets. Brown played over in Germany last year with powerhouse Alba Berling.
So that is it, my top ten must-knows of 2008. In this years NBA summer league action. For any information needed or any other players you would like to know of their whereabouts feel free to comment below and one of the writers for this site, myself especially will respond as soon as possible, thanks for reading.
This has been written by Scott Penny
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