Veterans Nate Robinson, Renaldo Balkman, Mardy Collins and Randolph Morris will headline the New York Knickerbockers entry for the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, NV from July 9-15.

The quartet of Knicks veterans will be joined by rookies Wilson Chandler, the 23rd overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft by New York from DePaul, and Demetris Nichols, the 53rd overall selection by Portland whose rights the club acquired in exchange for a 2008 second round pick.

New York will carry a 14-man roster for the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and will play five games beginning on July 9. Four of the five games will be televised by MSG Network. The Knicks are scheduled to play Seattle, Sacramento, Golden State, and Denver as well as the Chinese National Team. In addition, the team will hold a three-day mini-camp, July 6-8, with media availability following the morning practice only. Assistant Coach Dave Hanners will coach the Knicks entry this season.

No      Player  Pos     Ht      Wt      Born    College 2006-07 Team    Yrs
32      Renaldo Balkman F       6-8     208     Jul. 14, 1984   South Carolina  New York (NBA)  1
38      Ali Beridel     G       6-6     200     Dec. 27, 1983   Valparaiso      Hainaut (Belgium)       R
45      Alex Bougaieff  C       6-11    235     Apr. 15, 1977   Rice    SPO Rouen (France)      R
25      Mardy Collins   G       6-6     220     Aug. 4, 1984    Temple  New York (NBA)  1
21      Wilson Chandler F       6-8     230     May 10, 1987    DePaul  DePaul (NCAA)   R
9       Brian Greene    G/F     6-7     225     Aug. 30, 1981   Colorado State  Villeurbanne (France)   R
30      Olu Famutimi    G       6-4     207     Feb. 21, 1984   Arkansas        Arkansas (NBADL)        R
5       Randolph Morris C/F     6-11    260     Jan. 2, 1986    Kentucky        New York (NBA)  1
35      Demetris Nichols        G/F     6-8     216     Sep. 4, 1984    Syracuse        DePaul (NCAA)   R
44      Dylan Page      F       6-9     240     Mar. 28, 1982   Wisconsin-Milwaukee     Drac Inca (Spain)       R
4       Nate Robinson   G       5-9     180     May 31, 1984    Washington      New York (NBA)  2
17      Tre Simmons     G       6-5     200     Jul. 24, 1982   Washington      Gran Canaria (ULEB)     R
6       Kelvin Torbert  G       6-4     210     May 5, 1983     Michigan State  Euphony (Belgium)       R
8       Roderick Wilmont        G       6-4     203     Jul. 28, 1983   Indiana Indiana (NCAA)  R 

Nate is gonna average like 25 a game this summer.

Usually summer league doesn't mean much, but I'm very curious about how well Nichols does.

China?

I like Nate but he should NOT be on the SL team after two successful years in the NBA and prior SLs. He will take way to many shots away from guys who ned them unless they instruct him only to shoot as a last resort and concentrate on the dime

We'll see if tre johnson has game

we should not lose one game

Posted by BRIGGS:

I like Nate but he should NOT be on the SL team after two successful years in the NBA and prior SLs. He will take way to many shots away from guys who ned them unless they instruct him only to shoot as a last resort and concentrate on the dime

We'll see if tre johnson has game

we should not lose one game

It could be helpful if he is instructed not to shoot, and just concentrate on PG skills.

Mardy plays PG

Page from UWM can score.

I dont care how many games are won, I just want to see Renaldo work on his J, Randolph work on his offense/defense, Nate to work on his distribution and to see how Nichols game translates to the NBA. Winning is the last thing on my mind.

Posted by djsunyc:

nate will probably never be able to run the point, not even for one possession a game.

the guy can score, and he can shoot from long range. you run some plays for him to take advantage of that or you trade him.

I agree. This is how he'd thrive. If you use him as an offensive scoring weapon he could put up a lot of points in a hurry. We tend to underrate him around here at this point b/c of all his antics and just general frustration. But he could have huge value as a rotational player/sixth man on the right team. Problem is we drafted him to a team loaded with scoring combo guards.

Olu Famutimi G 6-4



I like this guy(pause), I hope he gets to play some where.