Yesterday was Day 4 of the NBA Las Vegas Summer League, and 4 different former NC State players were in action.
Lorenzo Brown was very impressive in the Timberwolves 82-91 loss to the Jazz, putting up a significantly better stat line than the T-Wolves recent draft pick Tyus Jones. Zo had 15 points (5-9 FG/2-4 3PT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in 23 minutes of action.
Summer League Average through 3 Games: 12 points (FG% 61.9/3PT%: 50), 3.3 assists, and 3 rebounds.
Trevor Lacey struggled yesterday in the Cavs 94-87 victory over the Bucks. Lacey had 5 points, but was 1 of 7 from the field. He also was 0-4 from three, and had 0 assists to 3 turnovers in his 16 minutes of play.
Summer League Average through 3 Games: 5 points (31.3 FG%) and 2.3 rebounds.
CJ Leslie barely saw the court in the Kings 90-71 victory over the Warriors. picking up 2 points (1-3 FG), 1 rebound and 1 steal in 7 minutes of play.
Summer League Average through 3 Games: 5 points (37.5 FG%), 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals
CJ Williams was extremely quiet in his 12 minutes of play in the T-Wolves 82-91 loss to the Jazz, going 0-2 from the field and picking up 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Summer League Average through 2 Games: 2 points (28.6 FG%) and 1.5 rebounds
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Joiner earned 2nd Team All-ACC honors in his single season at NC State, averaging 17.0 points per game. He is expecting to attend a couple of more workouts. Joiner is projected as a late 2nd round pick, or as an undrafted free agent signee.
Former NC State All-American Shortstop Trea Turner has been en fuego representing the United States in the World Baseball Classic. He has helped lead the United States to the finals against Japan, which begins tonight at 7pm.
Turner currently is batting .368 through 5 games. Four of his seven hits have been home runs, which leads all batters in the World Baseball Classic.
Bradbury just wrapped up his 4-year Rookie contract worth $13 million. The Vikings decided not to pick up his 5th year option prior to last season, but they decided to go ahead and re-sign Bradbury, who has been their starter since entering the league.
The #Vikings have reached an agreement with C Garrett Bradbury for three years & $15.75 million, a source confirms to The Athletic. @MikeGarafolo was on it. Bradbury wanted to return all along. Respected immensely by Kirk Cousins, too. Minnesota's center is back.
Former NC State Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers got paid yesterday, signing a 3-year deal with the Raiders worth $33 million, with $21 million of it guaranteed.
After going undrafted, Meyers signed with New England, and has been with the Pats the past 4 seasons. Last year was the first year that Meyers made over $1 million, earning $3.986 million on a 1-year contract. Now he will average $11 million a season over the next three years in Vegas.
Over 4 seasons, Meyers has 235 receptions for 2,758 yards and 8 touchdown receptions. Meyers earned this pay day, leading the Pats in receiving yards for the past three seasons consecutively.
