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NBA Summer League: Former Vols’ July 16 results

A look at how former Vols performed in the NBA Summer League Sunday.

Two former Vols competed in the NBA Summer League Sunday.

Games were contested at Cox Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center.

Cleveland defeated Brooklyn, 102-99, at Thomas & Mack Center.

Kennedy Chandler started and played 35 minutes. He totaled 11 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.

He converted 5-of-16 field goal attempts and 1-for-6 three-point attempts.

The Lakers defeated the Clippers, 104-103, at Thomas & Mack Center.

Jordan Bowden recorded six points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 11 minutes.

He converted 2-of-6 field goal attempts, 1-for-5 three-point attempts and 1-for-2 free throw attempts.

Dallas defeated Atlanta, 101-80, at Cox Pavilion.

Uros Plavsic and Yves Pons did not play for the Hawks due to a coach’s decision.

Philadelphia defeated New Orleans, 117-114, at Cox Pavilion. Jaden Springer was inactive for the 76ers.

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NBA Summer League: Former Vols’ July 13 results

A look at how former Vols performed in the NBA Summer League Thursday.

Five Former Vols competed in the NBA Summer League Thursday.

Games were contested at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cleveland defeated Chicago, 87-83, at Thomas & Mack Center.

Julian Phillips started for the Bulls and played 26 minutes. He totaled 12 points, two rebounds, one steal and one block.

Phillips converted 4-of-10 field goal attempts and 4-of-5 free throw attempts.

Atlanta defeated Philadelphia, 99-98, at Cox Pavilion.

Jaden Springer started and played 32 minutes for the 76ers. He recorded 29 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Springer converted 8-of-16 field goal attempts, 2-of-5 three-point attempts and 11-of-11 free throw attempts.

Uros Plavsic totaled four points and eight rebounds in 14 minutes for Atlanta. He converted 2-of-8 field goal attempts.

Yves Pons played eight minutes for Atlanta, recording two points and two rebounds.

Brooklyn defeated Toronto, 99-94, at Thomas & Mack Center.

Kennedy Chandler started and played 33 minutes for the Nets, recording 15 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists.

Chandler converted 6-of-22 field goal attempts and 3-of-8 free throw attempts.

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NBA Summer League: Former Vols’ July 12 results

A look at how former Vols performed in the NBA Summer League Wednesday.

Two former Vols competed in the NBA Summer League Wednesday.

Games were contested at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated Memphis, 83-74, at Cox Pavilion.

Jordan Bowden totaled five points, three assists and two rebounds in 12 minutes for Los Angeles. He converted 2-of-7 field goal attempts and 1-of-5 three-point attempts.

Atlanta defeated Minnesota, 98-93, at Thomas & Mack Center.

Uros Plavsic made his summer league debut and played 17 minutes for the Hawks.

He recorded seven points, two rebounds and one assist. He converted 3-of-4 field goal attempts and 1-of-2 free throw attempts.

Yves Pons did not play for the Hawks due to a coach’s decision.

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Grizzlies sign rookie Yves Pons to two-way contract ahead of camp

Pons, who went undrafted out of Tennessee, averaged 4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots in seven summer league games.

The Memphis Grizzlies this week announced they signed rookie Yves Pons to a two-way contract ahead of the start of training camp on Tuesday.

Pons, who went undrafted out of Tennessee, averaged four points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots in seven summer league games between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. He produced his best game on Aug. 3, recording 12 points, two blocks and one rebound.

The 22-year-old was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team last season after averaging 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 26 games. He previously was honored as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.

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Pons will split his time this season between the Grizzlies and Memphis Hustle in the NBA G League. He will have the opportunity to develop with the Hustle while gaining NBA experience throughout the season with the Grizzlies.

Players this season signed to two-way contracts are eligible to spend no more than 50 games in the NBA. They will earn a flat salary equal to 50% of the minimum salary applicable to a player with zero years of service.

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Yves Pons signs with Memphis

Yves Pons signs with Memphis.

Despite not being selected in the recent 2021 NBA draft, former University of Tennessee basketball player Yves Pons has signed with a team.

Pons, who played four seasons for the Volunteers, was signed to a NBA contract. He will continue to play in Tennessee with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Memphis officially signed the former Vol after he played three games in the NBA’s Salt Lake City Summer League last week.

Pons made one start for the Grizzlies in Utah.

He has yet to appear for Memphis in the NBA MGM Resorts summer league in Las Vegas, Nevada.

At Tennessee, Pons was a two-time member of the Southeastern Conference’s All-Defensive Team and the 2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

The Grizzlies return to action Wednesday when they take on Miami at 5 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised on NBA TV.

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Yves Pons held scoreless against Spurs

Yves Pons held scoreless against Spurs.

Former University of Tennessee basketball player Yves Pons was held scoreless Friday night in the NBA summer league.

Pons, who was the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2020 and a two-time member of the SEC All-Defensive team while playing for the Volunteers, was held scoreless for the Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis lost, 82-77, to San Antonio in the NBA’s summer league.

Pons played 11 minutes against the Spurs and recorded two rebounds and posted two blocks.

He was 0-for-3 from the field and 0-for-2 from beyond the 3-point arc.

In three games in Utah, Pons has averaged seven points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

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Yves Pons scores 12 points in NBA summer league debut

Yves Pons scores 12 points in NBA summer league debut.

Former Tennessee basketball player Yves Pons made his NBA summer league debut Tuesday.

Pons, who recently completed his four-year career with the Volunteers, debuted in the NBA Salt Lake City Summer League with the Memphis Grizzlies.

The former Vol was not selected during last week’s 2021 NBA draft. He recorded a solid outing for the Grizzlies in their, 104-65, victory over the Utah Jazz Blue.

Pons, the 2020 Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, played 21 minutes off the bench for Memphis.

He recorded 12 points, two blocks, one rebound and one assist.

Pons was 5-for-7 from the floor and went 2-for-2 from beyond the 3-point arc.

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Live tracker: Here is where the top undrafted free agents have signed

The 2021 NBA draft has come and gone but the draft cycle still continues for a bit longer as the undrafted free agents find their new homes.

While the following prospects didn’t get to hear their name called by the commissioner or deputy commissioner on Thursday night, they can find solace in the fact that their path to the pros is far from over. It’s not unheard of for an undrafted free agent to carve out a role for themselves in the NBA.

Some notable names, including Gonzaga’s Joel Ayayi and G League Ignite’s Daishen Nix, will join the fraternity of undrafted basketball players who hope to still make a name for themselves in the NBA.

Here is where the best remaining prospects have landed so far, according to reports:

A roundup of NBA sleepers draft analysts are higher on than others

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Everyone loves Cade Cunningham. It’s not a hot take for an analyst to say that Cunningham is their favorite player in the class. That’s not particularly interesting to read, either.

But what is fascinating, however, is when an analyst deviates from the norm and ranks someone significantly higher than where the prospect falls in other rankings. What does that tell us about their individual scouting process and what they value? Further, what does that tell us about the potential draftee?

Some folks call it “buying stock” in a player. Others, like ESPN’s Zach Lowe or The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, call it owning real estate on a player’s island. I like to refer to it as a “draft crush” when I wind up higher than consensus in my evaluation of a player.

My process is ridiculously tedious but the results can be fairly useful. I’ve tracked the evolution of more than sixty unique mock drafts, big boards and draft models from trusted analysts and popular accounts on Twitter.

Each placement is assigned a value based on Kevin Pelton’s draft pick trade value chart. I do this because, as Pelton notes, the difference in relative value between the No. 5 overall pick and the No. 7 overall is much more stark than, say, that of the No. 45 pick and the No. 47 pick.

After composing an aggregate score based on each ranking, I can see where each analyst strays from the pack.

I’ll leave the conclusions drawn from these results up to the reader. But if nothing else, this can eventually be used as a bragging point if one writer was higher than consensus on a draftee who eventually ends up outperforming his draft position.

2021 aggregate NBA mock draft 7.0: Ranking the full class of prospects

The 2021 NBA draft is less than a week away and we finally have an idea of who is in — and who has withdrawn — from the class.

The 2021 NBA draft is less than a week away and we finally have an idea of who is in – and who has withdrawn – from the class.

In order to get a better sense of where all of the prospects stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, Yahoo, The Athletic, The Ringer, Yahoo, NBA Big Board and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win to see where the prospects rank at the moment.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Since our previous update last month, some of the players with the most positive momentum include Quentin Grimes, Joe Wieskamp, Vrenz Bleijenbergh, Aaron Wiggins, Justin Champagnie, Jericho Sims, Jason Preston, Josh Primo, Neemias Queta, Trey Murphy and Bones Hyland.

Among players who ranked on our previous update who have since withdrawn from the draft include Roko Prkacin (32), Marcus Bagley (39), Terrence Shannon (48), Ariel Hukporti (50), Max Abmas (53), Johnny Juzang (54), Jordan Hall (66), Carlos Alocen (69) and Ochai Agbaji (75).

The most notable omissions who remain in this class but not these rankings are Yves Pons, Scottie Lewis, Jay Huff, Marcus Zegarowski, Aamir Simms, Dalano Banton, Matt Mitchell, Jose Alvarado, Carlik Jones, Derrick Alston Jr., Romeo Weems, Balsa Koprivica, Chaundee Brown, Isaiah Miller, Jordan Schakel and D.J. Carton.

Note that for the offensive roles, we borrowed a fun idea from Todd Whitehead (formerly of Nylon Calculus) with help from our friends at Bball-Index.com to create a slightly tweaked formula from the version they use.

The goal of that is not to explain how well a player scores but rather offer context for the way that he was used on his most recent team. This should help you predict how he might be used at the next level.

Meanwhile, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report