[Coatesvillain]

Philadelphia, Pa. - June 30, 2007 - The Philadelphia 76ers will host a four-day summer mini-camp for rookies and free agents from Monday, July 2, through Thursday, July 5, at the Sixers Practice Facility, in preparation for the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (July 6-11) and the 2007 Rocky Mountain Revue (July 12-20) in Salt Lake City.

The team will depart for Las Vegas immediately following the practice on Thursday, July 5. Among the players expected to participate in this year's summer league competition are 2007 NBA Draft acquisitions Derrick Byars, Herbert Hill, Jason Smith and Thaddeus Young, along with Louis Amundson, Rodney Carney, Bobby Jones, Shavlik Randolph and Louis Williams.

The Sixers tip-off their five-game schedule in Las Vegas on Friday, July 6, at 4 p.m. (EDT) against San Antonio. All of the Sixers games will be played at the Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Comcast SportsNet will televise three of the NBA Summer League games: Monday, July 9, vs. Golden State (8 p.m.); Tuesday, July 10, vs. L.A. Lakers (8 p.m.); and Wednesday, July 11, vs. Phoenix (8 p.m.).

Following the game on Wednesday, July 11, the 76ers will travel to Salt Lake City for a six-game slate, opening on Friday, July 13, against Chicago at 4:30 pm. (EDT). All Rocky Mountain Revue games will be played at the Lifetime Activities Center located on the Redwood Campus of Salt Lake Community College.

2007 NBA Summer League Schedule (Cox Pavilion - Las Vegas)
Fri, July 6 4 p.m. vs. San Antonio
Sat, July 7 6 p.m. vs. Detroit
Mon, July 9 8 p.m. vs. Golden State (CSN)
Tue, July 10 8 p.m. vs. L.A. Lakers (CSN)
Wed, July 11 8 p.m. vs. Phoenix (CSN)

2007 Rocky Mountain Revue Schedule (Lifetime Activities Center - Salt Lake City)
Fri, July 13 6:30 p.m. vs. San Antonio
Sat, July 14 9 p.m. vs. Utah
Mon, July 16 4:15 p.m. vs. Chicago
Tue, July 17 6:30 p.m. vs. San Antonio
Wed, July 18 TBD vs. Dallas
Fri, July 20 2 p.m. vs. Atlanta

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: 2007 Summer League Roster
No. Player Pos. HT WT DOB Yrs. Pro From
4 Derrick Byars G/F 6-7 220 4/25/84 R Vanderbilt
11 Bobby Jones F 6-7 215 1/9/84 1 Washington
14 Jason Smith C/F 7-0 240 3/2/86 R Colorado State
20 Louis Amundson F 6-9 225 12/7/82 1 UNLV
21 Edin Bavcic F 6-10 230 6/5/84 R Bosnia
23 Louis Williams G 6-1 175 10/27/86 2 South Gwinnett HS (Ga.)
25 Rodney Carney F 6-7 205 4/15/84 1 Memphis
30 Thaddeus Young F 6-8 220 6/21/88 R Georgia Tech
35 Herbert Hill F/C 6-10 240 10/1/84 R Providence
42 Shavlik Randolph F 6-10 240 11/24/83 3 Duke

Summer League Rookie Free Agent Invites
No. Player Pos. HT WT DOB From (D-League Experience)
50 Christian Burns C/F 6-9 240 9/4/85 Philadelphia U.
41 John Cox G/F 6-5 210 7/6/81 San Francisco
40 Rashad Jones-Jennings F 6-8 230 8/31/84 Arkansas-Little Rock
5 Gerry McNamara G 6-2 180 8/20/83 Syracuse (Bakersfield Jam: 2006-07)
31 Dustin Salisbery G 6-8 210 10/19/84 Temple

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[Sixerfanforlife]

From the summer league invites, I'm rooting for Dustin Salisbery out of temple. Gerry Mcnamara is just a very poor man's Steve Kerr and I want no part of it. Dustin's at least 6'8, and who knows, maybe he can play a bit of point? If he can, he'd be a nice guy to have for when Derrick Byers gets injured and we need a new third string PG. I also want to see development in the games of Louis Williams and Edin Bavacic, two guys that tore up the Summer league last year, and Louis especially, who played well during the final straches.

[Coatesvillain]

Gerry McNamara works out..

It was just about a year ago this time when we were telling you that Gerry McNamara was going down to Orlando to join the Magic for their NBA Summer league. Will it be the Sixers from Philadelphia this year?

After a solid season playing in the NBDL for the Bakersfield Jam, Gerry was working out for the ‘76ers down in Philadelphia Monday. He will play with the Sixers in their summer leagues and try to make a name for himself so he can get a contract with some NBA team, even if the Sixers don't feel he is right for them.

Gerry's been working out in California for the past month or so and has had offers from teams overseas, but obviously the Scranton product wants to stay close to home, and he's sure glad he's getting a look from the team he grew up watching.

“This was definitely a big step for me. I’m very familiar with Philadelphia, the city and follow the team. So being here is definitely a privilege and honor for me. My agent called me the day after the draft and said ‘how’d you like to go to Philly?’ and I said that I would like it, so here I am,” McNamara said.

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I believe this is only for local interest, because Gerry McNamara isn't close to being an NBA player.

[dcrono3]

I like how the Sixers are playing in 2 leagues this summer, as opposed to playing in none 2 (?) years ago. It should help them get a better idea how good the swingmen are.

[BEEZ]

Originally Posted by Sixerfanforlife

From the summer league invites, I'm rooting for Dustin Salisbery out of temple. Gerry Mcnamara is just a very poor man's Steve Kerr and I want no part of it. Dustin's at least 6'8, and who knows, maybe he can play a bit of point? If he can, he'd be a nice guy to have for when Derrick Byers gets injured and we need a new third string PG. I also want to see development in the games of Louis Williams and Edin Bavacic, two guys that tore up the Summer league last year, and Louis especially, who played well during the final straches.

Why do you keep thinking Byars is a PG. Hes more a 2/3 than 1/2. How do you know Byars is going to get hurt. Where do you come up with these things from?

[BEEZ]

Originally Posted by Coatesvillain

Gerry McNamara works out..


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I believe this is only for local interest, because Gerry McNamara isn't close to being an NBA player.

Him and John Cox both. They are both garbage. John Cox claim to fame is that hes the cousin of Kobe Bryant. Way to go John

[Coatesvillain]

Originally Posted by BEEZ

Him and John Cox both. They are both garbage. John Cox claim to fame is that hes the cousin of Kobe Bryant. Way to go John

Ah, I knew I heard his name somewhere before.

He graduated two years ago didn't he? I was confused when they listed San Francisco as if he just came from there this season.

[Coatesvillain]

The veterans at the 76ers' minicamp yesterday had a much different look from the rookies. There was a confidence to the older players and a wide-eyed look to the rookies as they prepared for two weeks of summer-league competition starting Friday in Las Vegas and then continuing to Utah.

Double-session workouts were scheduled for yesterday and today, with single sessions tomorrow and Thursday at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The veteran Sixers included forwards Rodney Carney, Shavlik Randolph, Bobby Jones and Louis Amundson along with guard Lou Williams.

Even though the media got to view only the final 15 minutes of the workout, the older players seemed to have the upper hand.

"They are showing more confidence," coach Maurice Cheeks said about his veterans. ". . . As veterans, they have to take control of the situation and not think they have made it."

Carney, a first-round pick last year, averaged 6.6 points and 1.9 rebounds as a rookie.

"I'm more prepared and trying to get better in all aspects of the game so I can perform better for the team," he said.

Forward Thaddeus Young, the 12th overall pick in the NBA draft out of Georgia Tech, said he realized this is much different from college. "Everything is more physical and guys are much bigger at this level," he said.

Cheeks does not expect Young to dominate from the start.

"He's only 19 - so young - and intangibles will come," Cheeks said. "At this point, he is trying to learn the game."

Randolph is not likely to make the trip to Las Vegas, Cheeks said. Randolph suffered a dislocated and broken left ankle in practice on Nov. 30. . . .

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[Coatesvillain]

Rodney Carney became acquainted with Thaddeus Young two years ago.

Then a junior small forward at Memphis, Carney used to play pickup games with Young — a junior at Mitchell High in Memphis at the time.

“He always wanted to guard me because, I guess, he said I was the best player,” Carney said after Monday's first full day of Sixers rookie camp. “He wanted to get better. Now it's like that here, but on a different level.”

On the professional level, Carney and Young are in the mix for minutes — if not a starting spot — on the wing opposite Andre Iguodala.

Carney is coming off a rookie season in which he averaged 6.6 points and shot 46.4 percent in 67 games, 35 of which he started.

Young, the 12th pick in the 2007 draft, wowed the Sixers with his athleticism, character and potential.

Both players run the floor well and can get to the rim.

“With Thaddeus and all them, there's some pretty good competition, as we've seen today,” Carney said. “You're going to have to step your game up, and that's what I'm going to do.”

Carney, 23, has the advantage of experience. He spent four years at Memphis, compared to Young's one season at Georgia Tech. Young is going through his first NBA camp, while Carney is in his second.

“It was very different,” Young said of his first pro intrasquad scrimmage. “The high school and college levels are so much different than the NBA. Everything's much more physical and the guys are much bigger.”

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[Slizeezyc]

Side note, I thought Gerry McNamara played really well in NBDL last year and deserved some sort of call up, no? That's all I heard about last year was him and Amir Johnson.

[DieSlow69]

Originally Posted by BEEZ

Why do you keep thinking Byars is a PG. Hes more a 2/3 than 1/2. How do you know Byars is going to get hurt. Where do you come up with these things from?

LOL.........SixerfanforLife......Can't live with him......and ya can't live without him

[Coatesvillain]

Originally Posted by Slizeezyc

Side note, I thought Gerry McNamara played really well in NBDL last year and deserved some sort of call up, no? That's all I heard about last year was him and Amir Johnson.

Yeah here were his averages..

10.8 PPG, 5.2 APG, 2.4 TOPG, 2 RPG, .9 SPG. He shot only 39% from the field, and 30% from three. That's where the warning signs start to show up, he's supposed to be a shooter but he's still very streaky and he's not a pure point.

If he makes the NBA I think it'll be as an end of the bench guy. He has a lot to work on to become rotation worthy. At least that's how I see it, I've been wrong a lot in the past.