After every day of games here at the Vegas Summer League, “Unsigned Hype” is going to be looking at the best performances from players who don’t have contracts with NBA teams or who were drafted by a team in the past year’s draft. Guys who with great performances in the Summer League, may be able to play themselves into a training camp invite and maybe even a NBA contract.  Due to my schedule, we are now going to be looking at both day 2 and day 3 here…

Day 2

Edgar Sosa

Sosa only played 16 minutes on day 2, but he looked really impressive in my opinion.  Edgar Sosa only scored six points, but he did a good job managing the team and getting the ball to scorers both in the half court set and on the break.  Even more impressive, Sosa’s running seemed to get Greg Monroe going, and Monroe’s best stretch of basketball so far was mostly a result of Edgar Sosa.

Day 3

Shane Edwards

After a really solid day 1 performance, Edwards’ game dropped off a bit on day 2.  Day 3 allowed for Edwards to get back on the unsigned hype list.  Again, it was Edwards’ efficiency that really impressed me, scoring 15 points on just 7 shots.  Edwards also showed an ability to grab rebounds, getting six of them in 27 minutes.

Coby Karl

These are the type of performances Karl can put up when his shot is falling.  On Day 1, Karl couldn’t hit his shot, but his ability to everything on the court allowed him to have a productive game.  Day 3 saw Karl do all those little things, grabbing seven rebounds and recording four assists.  In addition to that, you saw Karl’s shooting stroke.  He scored 22 points on 10 shots including 3-5 from the three point line.  Karl’s ability to get to the foul line (7-7 from the stripe) is what might get him a camp invite/roster spot this year.

After every day of games here at the Vegas Summer League, “Unsigned Hype” is going to be looking at the best performances from players who don’t have contracts with NBA teams or who were drafted by a team in the past year’s draft.  Guys who with great performances in the Summer League, may be able to play themselves into a training camp invite and maybe even a NBA contract.

Shane Edwards

When asked what he was hoping to showcase at the Las Vegas Summer League, Shane Edwards was quoted in Fanhouse as saying:

“I’d like to showcase my ability to finish strong around the basket with contact and my athletic ability to get up and down the court.”

Boy did he ever.  It helped that he was playing on the run and gun Nuggets team that were unselfishly passing the ball, but Edwards showed an ability to run the floor, fill lanes, and being able to finish with contact.  Basically, he did everything he wanted to do out there.  Edwards scored an efficient 15 points on 5-6 shooting and was able to get to the line 7 times, where he converted 5 of the attempts.  He also rounded out his numbers with 3 assists and 3 steals:

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