The point guard struggled to get playing time in his rookie season with the New York Knicks, but following an offseason trade to the Bulls, Grant has anchored Chicago’s summer squad, which finished the Vegas schedule 7-0.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls secured victories at Las Vegas Summer League on Sunday to advance to Monday’s title game. Rumors have been flying around about Ricky Rubio being traded since before the draft, and the Wolves are hoping Jones can show National Basketball Association starter potential.
Kilpatrick averaged a team-high 17.3 points per game for the Nets.
The thought that any game could top the Minnesota-Toronto opener to the day was quickly washed away when Phoenix made a decision to have two late-game moments that not even Hollywood could’ve scripted.
That left a large onus on Ulis, who missed his first nine shots and did not attempt a free throw.
Both teams played well in their semifinal matchups, but the Timberwolves had to work harder to get to the title game than the undefeated Bulls.
Adreian Payne, the 2014 No. 15 pick, had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota.
Ulis earned All-NBA Summer League Second Team honors from a panel of media members, the NBA announced Monday.
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The Cavs ultimately outshot the Nets from three-point range, connecting on 11-for-22 (50.0 percent) of three-pointers. Jordan McRae was the only other Cavs player to reach double digits. Most of the games on Saturday’s slate may not have featured a large Mountain West influence and Brooklyn’s lone Mountain West alumni in San Diego State’s J.J. O’Brien was out with a left foot injury for this one, as the Nets now end their strong NBA Summer League display on a sour note. If Dunn isn’t going to return to the court, Jones will need to bring his best against the Bulls, who have relied on a cast of characters to go through Summer League unscathed.
