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New York Knicks News: Summer League Roster and Schedule

By Kenneth Teape

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New York Knicks News: The Knicks announced their 2015 NBA Summer League roster and schedule. They will once again be participating in the Las Vegas Summer League.

The Las Vegas Summer League is one of the first times fans will get to see their favorite team’s draft picks get on the court. For the New York Knicks, this will be a fun summer as it will be the first time that Knicks fans will get to see 2015 fourth overall pick Kristaps Porzingis in action if his hip allows it. They will also get a look at 2014 second round pick Louis Labeyrie, who is coming over from France. Both players are full of mysteries right now, but it will be fun to watch what could be the future foundation for the Knicks for the first time.

In total, the Knicks will have 14 players on their summer league roster, some more familiar than others. Here is the full roster.

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Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Forward, 6-feet-7 inches, 215 pounds
Jimmy Baron, Guard, 6-feet-3 inches, 195 pounds
T.J. Bray, Guard, 6-feet-5 inches, 207 pounds
Cleanthony Early, Forward, 6-feet-8 inches, 220
Ovidijus Galdikas, Center, 7-feet-1 inches, 217 pounds
Langston Galloway, Guard, 6-feet-2 inches, 200 pounds
Jerian Grant, Guard, 6-feet-4 inches, 198 pounds
Alex Kirk, Forward/Center, 6-feet-11 inches, 252 pounds
Louis Labeyrie, Forward/Center, 6-feet-10 inches, 200 pounds
Ricky Ledo, Guard, 6-feet-7 inches, 195 pounds
Maurice Ndour, Forward, 6-feet-9 inches, 200 pounds
Kristaps Porzingis, Forward/Center, 7-feet-3 inches, 233 pounds
Ben Strong, Center, 6-feet-11 inches, 230 pounds
Travis Wear, Foward, 6-feet-10 inches, 225 pounds

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Taking a look at who the Knicks will be taking to the Summer League, there is a lot of potential this will be one of the must watch teams during tournament play. With a combination of youngsters vying for playing time and roster spots in general, there should be a high level of play and competition coming from the Knicks team

In addition to seeing rookies Pozingis, Labeyrie and Grant for the first time, it will be interesting seeing how players such as Galloway, Ledo and Wear fare after playing with the NBA team last season. Their development will be a huge factor in deciding who makes the final roster, as the Knicks have four spots available currently if they do not sign any more free agents.

Like last season, the Las Vegas Summer League will be played as tournament style as every team will play at least five games. All of the games will take part at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion at UNLV. Here are the Knicks’ scheduled games thus far:

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Saturday, July 11th vs. San Antonio Spurs 1:30 PM PT
Monday, July 13th vs. Los Angeles Lakers 5:30 PM PT
Tuesday, July 14th vs. Philadelphia 76ers 2:30 PM PT
Playoffs will be held July 15th-20th

It is funny how things work out, as the Knicks will be facing off the second and third overall picks in D’Angelo Russell and Jahlil Okafor, two players they were highly interested in but came just short of selecting as the NBA Lottery did not break in their favor.

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