Willie Cauley-Stein had a pretty bad performance in this year’s NBA Summer League and he is the first to admit it. He says that it has already helped him, however, to understand what changes he needs to make to his game.
Cauley-Stein entered the Summer League hoping to show his new head coach Dave Joerger what he could do with the ball in his hands more. This came after being somewhat limited in terms of minutes and freedom under George Karl last season. The attempt to be a playmaker on the Summer League squad didn’t turn out so well as Cauley-Stein averaged 7.