Houston summer league
Second round pick Chase Budinger lit it up!!! He led the team in scoring with 17.8 ppg in the Las Vegas summer league. He shot 68% from the floor and 94% from the line. And, was 8 of 11 from 3 point range. This is great news for a team that may not have McGrady until the halfway point and may not get Yao Ming back at all. If they do get those 2 stars back, things will be different. Until then, the youngsters are going to have to play. They found one that can shoot.
This was not a good year for the Rockets not to have a first round pick. But, they got 3 second round picks. Budinger was 44th overall. Jermaine Taylor was another second round pick. He averaged 11 points, shot below 40%, and had over 2 assist a game. Those are more like a second rounders numbers. Sergio Lull from Spain did not play in summer leage.