Charlotte Hornets Summer League Preview
Jul 18, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Charlotte Bobcats Associate Head Coach Patrick Ewing is pictured during a timeout from an NBA Summer League game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Thomas and Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Well the Charlotte Hornets Orlando Summer League roster has been announced and it is a good one in terms of college talent. Some noticeable players who are on it besides the players who are under contract already are Ralston Turner (N.C. State), Aaron Craft (Ohio State), and Aaron Harrison (Kentucky). These players will no doubt compete for a final roster spot on the Hornets and will add some depth hopefully at the guard position.
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Patrick Ewing will coach the team again like he has before. I have full faith in Ewing as a coach and I hope he lands a head coaching job some day. Take a look at the full Orlando Summer League roster below.
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Born | Prior to NBA/Home Country | Yrs Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Justin Burrell | F | 6-9 | 242 | 04/18/88 | St. John’s/USA | R |
| 1 | Justin Cobbs | G | 6-3 | 190 | 03/16/91 | California/USA | R |
| 34 | Aaron Craft | G | 6-2 | 192 | 02/21/91 | Ohio State/USA | R |
| 30 | Troy Daniels | G | 6-4 | 204 | 07/15/91 | Virginia Commonwealth/USA | 2 |
| 19 | P.J. Hairston | G | 6-6 | 220 | 12/24/92 | North Carolina/USA | 1 |
| 9 | Aaron Harrison | G | 6-6 | 209 | 10/28/94 | Kentucky/USA | R |
| 4 | Frank Kaminsky | F/C | 7-0 | 242 | 04/04/93 | Wisconsin/USA | R |
| 55 | Kevin Murphy | G | 6-5 | 185 | 03/06/90 | Tennessee Tech/USA | 1 |
| 41 | Brian Qvale | C | 6-11 | 255 | 11/03/88 | Montana/USA | R |
| 23 | Keith Rendleman | F | 6-8 | 220 | 12/29/90 | UNC Wilmington/USA | R |
| 10 | LaQuinton Ross | F | 6-8 | 220 | 11/18/91 | Ohio State/USA | R |
| 21 | Ralston Turner | G | 6-6 | 205 | 09/22/91 | North Carolina State/USA | R |
| 20 | Jonathan Wallace | G | 6-2 | 195 | 05/16/86 | Georgetown/USA | R |
| 16 | Alan Williams | F/C | 6-8 | 261 | 01/28/93 | UC Santa Barbara/USA | R |
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I expect to see Aaron Harrison make the Hornets roster and probably be a third string point guard. I expect to see Kaminsky, Hairston, and Daniels solidify themselves as depth on this team. These three players need to show the Hornets that they are ready for back up minutes and in Kaminsky’s case he needs to show that he may be ready to take over Zeller’s spot in the starting line up some time in the future.
The Orlando Summer League is going to be a time for the players to show what they can do and if they belong on an NBA roster. I will be writing reviews of each game and will break down what I see in the future at the end of the Orlando Summer League. Go Hornets!