Temple's Khalif Wyatt- Khalif will be playing for two NBA teams in this years summer league. He will be vying for a spot on either the Philadelphia 76er's or the Dallas Mavericks. Since trading Jrue Holiday on draft night, the 76ers are in rebuilding mode with the rookies and young players they have on their recently updated roster. Sixers new General Manager Sam Hinkie is starting from scratch and it would be a perfect situation for the young man. Wyatt can provide much needed assistance in the backcourt for this youthful Philly team. I am definitely looking for Khalif to make the Sixers roster rather than the stronger Mavs squad. It is understandable for the Mavs to take a look at Wyatt considering the struggles of point guard Darren Collison in D-Town last season, but the Sixers situation is more realistic for the former A-10 player of the year. As well, the possibility of center Dwight Howard joining the Mavericks will hurt Wyatt's chances of making the team. Dallas would no longer be looking for a young rookie point guard to contribute to their team, they would instead focus their search on bringing in a proven veteran that can help them compete for a playoff run.
La Salle's Ramon Galloway- General Manager Tim Connelly traded the 27th pick in the NBA draft to get the leading scorer in the NCAA last season in Virginia Tech's Erik Green. Connelly's thoughts about Green... "He scored the ball. It's hard to lead the country in scoring, especially coming from a power conference like the ACC. We had a clear deficiency last year in shooting and he kind of checks that box." From that draft night trade, Tim Connelly and the Denver Nuggets showed that they are in need of scoring on their roster thus, they made an extremely smart moving in bringing in scoring guard Ramon Galloway who can put the ball through the net at ease. As A-10 basketball fans, we all saw Ramon's unquestionable ability to score the ball and now, we all hope he can either score enough to make the Nuggets roster or score enough to catch the attentions of NBA front offices around the league.
Saint Joseph's C.J. Aiken- Unfortunately for Aiken, the Sacramento King's have a lot of power forwards on their roster. They have veteran Chuck Hayes, former University of Kentucky 1st rounder and potential filled 24 year old Patrick Patterson, high motored Rider University product Jason Thompson, and former 16th overall draft pick in the 2009 NBA Draft in James Johnson. Besides Hayes, these forwards are youthful and have some nice talent that they could build on in the future. However C.J. Aiken could but part of the future due to his inside/outside game. With the excess amount of power forwards the King's have, it is very unlikely for the former Saint Joe's forward to make the team. It is indeed possible for C.J. to make the team, but it will be a very arduous task for him to achieve. If Aiken were unable to make the King's or any other NBA roster, European could be calling for his services.
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