Summer League is an incongruous experience. It’s part showcase, part dog fight. On one end of the spectrum, it’s a walking ring for lottery teams to drum up hype and enthusiasm for their newly acquired young talent. How they play has no real consequence, but a hot start could help get them out of the blocks strong in October. For others--your second rounders with no guarantee of money, journeymen toiling away on yearly deals in Europe, or undrafted players on the outside looking in at a professional basketball career--Vegas is a cattle call. While a handful of peacocks flare their feathers for the press, these gym rats are in a rat race, scratching and clawing for camp invites and two-way contracts.
Love in the time of the Warriors
