Western Conference Finals rematch? Perhaps not ...
Denver Stiffs —
... Los Angeles has a $736,420 team option on 6'9'' 23 year-old Sun Yue (listed as a shooting guard and typically dressed in a suit behind the Lakers bench.) ...
D-League Mini-Bullets, now with Sacramento Kings Assistant Coaching Rumors!
Ridiculous Upside —
... PR Guru, has taken a job with the University of Mary as an Assistant Athletic Director. The Wizards front office, for now, consists of three people, including myself. Do Work!
The Two Man Game gives a quick look at how the new Frisco franchise could affect the Dallas Mavericks.
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Brent Petway will be playing for Toronto in the Vegas Summer League.
Sun Yue got to celebrate with the Lakers. ...
SBNation NBA Mock Draft, Pick #29: Los Angeles Lakers
Ridiculous Upside —
... face better competishe than he would in the D League. So while he's off doing the sorts of things all American postcollegiates do in Europe - growing unfortunate facial hair, learning to ride a Vespa and developing enthusiastic opinions about public health care - the Lakers will keep an eye on his evolving skills and, a year from now, decide whether buying out his Euro deal and putting him on a rookie scale contract is less hassle than negotiating with the Chinese government to keep Sun Yue in the States. ...
Sorting Out the Team Affiliations
Ridiculous Upside —
... Toronto Raptors (added Toronto, lost 76ers)
Fort Wayne Mad Ants - Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks (no change)
Idaho Stampede - Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers (added Nuggets, lost Toronto)
Iowa Energy - Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns (no change)
Los Angeles D-Fenders - Los Angeles Lakers (no change, still have Sun Yue)
Maine Red Claws - Boston Celtics, ...
Phoenix Suns Summer League: The Game Plan
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... Denver - Coby Karl, Sonny Weems and Ty Lawson
Detroit - Will Bynum, Austin Daye and Jonas Jerebko
Golden State - Stephen Curry and Anthony Randolph
Houston - James Flight White, Joey Dorsey and Chase Budinger
LA Clippers - Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon (this should be a fun tandem!)
LA Lakers - Adam Morrison?? (where's Sun Yue?)
Memphis - Thabeet and Hamed Haddadi (the biggest pair ...
Xavier Henry, High School Star, to the D-League? Somebody Shut That Vaccaro Guy Up, and Other Thoughts.
Ridiculous Upside —
... Is college really worth it Xavier? You could spend the next year dunking on Sun Yue in practice with the D-Fenders. ...
In Which I Discuss Sun Yue In a Serious Manner
Ridiculous Upside —
... I know we're all used to having gentle fun with Sun Yue here at RU - and not really with Sun himself, more with the D-League's incessant hyping of him, and how he was always included in the Futurecast headlines. But I have a relatively serious question - what happens now that Sun was cut by the ...
Ridiculous Transactions 8/1-8/7
Ridiculous Upside —
... (and also some European players and a handful of NBA players). Putting aside the discussion of whether these guys should be playing overseas or not, let's get right to this week's moves.
August 1: L.A. Clippers - waived Mike Taylor; Milwaukee Bucks - requested waivers for Salim Stoudamire, then traded Malik Allen to the Denver Nuggets for Walter Sharpe and Sonny Weems; L.A. Lakers - waived Sun Yue; Boston Celtics - waived Gabe Pruitt ...
Straight Repping: D-League PR Hilarity
Ridiculous Upside —
... . So much so that they have press conferences and send out releases that are usually superfluous and occasionally hilarious. For example, how can you not find the over-hyping of Sun Yue last season at least somewhat unintentionally hilarious? ...
RU's Movie Quote Offseason Roundup Spectacular Part 2
Ridiculous Upside —
... and Sun Yue are looking for work right now. Two D-League success stories (real in Taylor's case, part of Dan Reed's dreams in Sun's). I'm not sure why the ...
Who's Next? A Look at Undrafted Rookies (Part 1)
Ridiculous Upside —
D-Leaguers Participating in the NBA Asia Challenge
Ridiculous Upside —
... Chinese players" and as such is trying to get folks in other Asian countries excited about their product. This is reportedly the largest NBA event in the Philippines to date, for instance. Of course, it would be even better if some of these D-Leaguers made it to the NBA this year so that people who saw them play in Seoul or Incheon or Manila could follow them there, but if nothing else this could lead to more Futurecast viewers, maybe even enough to make up for the lack of Sun Yue. ...
Around the Association: 2009-2010 Los Angeles Lakers: Big Brother, Little Brother
Golden State Of Mind —
... which makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth. And then I think of Hollywood. Hopefully for the rest of the league, Ron Artest will mix some real Hollywood drama into that Lakers' franchise.
Offseason Additions VIA FREE AGENCY Ron Artest (from Houston) Shannon Brown (re-signed)
VIA DRAFT Chinemelu Elonu (No. 59)
Offseason Subtractions VIA FREE AGENCY Trevor Ariza (to Houston)
WAIVED Sun Yue
There are just 2 things that could derail the ...
Sun Yue, too.
Posting and Toasting —
... are making a third addition to the training camp roster. Sun Yue, the lanky point guard out of China, will join the club in Saratoga on a partially guaranteed contract, ...
Magic Snatch Morris Almond
Posting and Toasting —
... got an invite. Sun Yue did too. Almond didn't. Why not? Does Walsh simply feel that the Knicks are set at shooting guard (If so, that's hogwash), or is there something else at work here? Does Almond's agent hate the Knicks? Did Morris witness Walsh strangling a hooker at Summer League? I'm sure one of New York's beat writers will get to the bottom of this. WE WANT ANSWERS. ...
Around the Association: 2009-2010 New York Knicks- Is it summatime yet?
Golden State Of Mind —
... role player when they see one and not proclaim him to be a franchise building block.
Chris Duhon lights up the Warriors in both matches. Back in 2008 with Monta Ellis "guarding" him Duhon lit up the Dubs for 34 points and 9 dimes. Last season in NY Duhon dropped 22 dimes on the Warriors- oh it was funny.
Another solid late 1st round Isiah Thomas pick Wilson Chandler scores a respectable 15ppg.
Sun Yue jerseys outsell Yi jerseys from across the bridge even though ...
Training Camp Notes: Day 1, Morning Session
Posting and Toasting —
... - Sun Yue spent a while after practice shooting short jumpers with a medicine ball. This might do something to explain my irrational fear of Sun Yue. ...
Training Camp Notes: Day 1, Evening Session
Posting and Toasting —
... - Al looked his best this evening. His jumpers were falling, but he didn't rely solely on that. Instead, when faced with a mismatch, he would bully his defender right down to the rim. Sun Yue, for instance, just didn't have a chance. ...
Training Camp Notes: Day 2, Morning Session
Posting and Toasting —
... told me his was peanut butter flavored, and Darko Milicic said his was made of "English fruit", whatever that is. Sun Yue's, incidentally, was labeled "#32, CUTTINO MOBLEY". He didn't seem to mind. (Insert "I drink your milshake!" joke here.) ...
Video: Knicks Evening Scrimmages- 9/30/09
Posting and Toasting —
... #2 Nate Robinson
#31 Darko Milicic
#7 Al Harrington
#42 David Lee
#43 Jordan Hill
#9 Sun Yue
#1 Chris Duhon
#23 Toney Douglas ...
Knicks 115, Nets 107
Posting and Toasting —
... - Al Harrington probably could've driven to the basket more, but his offensive game was really a delight to watch. He had it going from everywhere, finishing 9-11 from the field and 3-4 from downtown for 23 efficient points. He also continued playing after a shot in the nuts so bad he could barely walk, so add a few points for bravery. Sun Yue found Harrington's pain to be hilarious, thus marking the only time I've ever seen the man even crack a smile. I'm not gonna jump to conclusions and accuse Sun of sadomasochism quite yet, but I've got my eye on him. ...
Training Camp Invites - New York Knicks
Ridiculous Upside —
... Our journey through the world of training camp invitations takes us to the Atlantic Division. Which of course means it's time once again to talk about Sun Yue! and the rest of the ...
Ridiculous Transactions: 10/5-10/11
Ridiculous Upside —
... entire (or nearly entire) coaching staff essentially starting from scratch could make it tough for Bakersfield this season. Greg Minor was an assistant in the CBA as well, so watch for him in the future for a head coaching job (or an NBA assistant job). As far as Abelson is concerned, he did a solid job as an assistant to Bryan Gates last season, even if he didn't get his own Day like colleague Randy Livingston.
October 8: New York Knicks - waived Sun Yue, Ron Howard, Warren Carter and Gabe Pruitt; ...
Waive Goodbye, Part 1
Ridiculous Upside —
... ? They could've found someone else, put him on the D-Fenders for two years, and still eventually have gotten more out of him than Morrison will end up giving them. And no, this isn't about cutting Sun Yue. Okay, maybe it's partially about cutting Sun Yue. But that was the plan with Mickael Gelabale, I assume, who has a lot of talent and a knack for scoring. But he couldn't earn a deal and DJ Mbenga could? Mbenga is good for something, right? I mean, he is, right? I could've sworn he did something well at some ...
Waive Goodbye, Part 3
Ridiculous Upside —
... sure what to write here. Pass? Incomplete? Not qualified? Earl Barron has a D-League pedigree, sure, but even given his time with the Miami Heat this was pretty clearly not going to work out for him unless Hilton Armstrong went down with an injury. I'm guessing Barron goes the overseas route, but seeing him in the D-League would be a pleasant surprise.
New York Knicks
Who got cut: Warren Carter, Sun Yue, Ron Howard, Gabe Pruitt
Who got kept: ...
