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September 17, 2019 | 7:13 pm EDT Update
Fred Katz: Justin Anderson has finalized a non-guaranteed contract with the Wizards, sources tell The Athletic.
The Texas Legends arrived in Frisco in 2009 after Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson purchased and relocated the then-Colorado 14ers. Ever since then, open tryouts have been a staple as a form of talent acquisition. “It’s a chance for the players here in the local community to develop an appreciation for the level of talent and the hard work that goes into it,” Texas Legends president and general manager Malcolm Farmer said. “We want to give those local players a chance to show what they can do so (we) don’t overlook anybody here, especially locally.”
There’s no limit on participants, but there is a registration fee — $175 ahead of time or $200 for those who show up the day of. This year, there were 155 participants; the youngest was 18 years old, while the oldest was 38. History dictated that at least one was likely to wind up with more than just a story to tell: Thirteen players in franchise history punched their ticket to a roster spot through open tryouts, from Pierce Caldwell in 2010 all the way to Justin Tubbs and Josh Newkirk last year. Realistically, the Legends don’t go into this session expecting to uncover the next Dirk Nowitzki. Instead, they’re looking for somebody who has what many Texas front office personnel dubbed as “transferable skills” and can at least be a role player in the G League.
Some are taking Team USA’s disastrous showing in the FIBA World Cup lightly. Jerry Colangelo is not one of those people. “I believe that if we didn’t have those injuries, we would have won.”
Dunleavy is now an assistant general manager toward the top of a Warriors front office that lost Jerry West and Travis Schlenk, two forceful voices, the last three years. West is now an executive board member with the Clippers and Schlenk is the GM of the Atlanta Hawks. Dunleavy moves to the Bay Area in a few weeks, a ghost of Warriors’ past stepping into an increased role reshaping the franchise’s future.
Dunleavy lived closer to Barclays Center than Madison Square Garden. So he was in Brooklyn a bunch, allowing him to closely observe Russell’s transformation from presumed bust to fringe All-Star. “I didn’t see D’Angelo Russell play live 10, 20 times (like Mike),” Myers said. “There’s never been more information available, whether it’s analytics, your ability to watch tape, see games, dig into numbers. But I don’t think any of it is a substitute for actually going to a game in person, talking to coaches and watching the whole day develop, from when the player gets there to warm up, the stuff fans don’t see, interacting on a closer level, how they act when they get subbed out, how they react to winning and losing.”
Brad Townsend: Congrats to @Jason Terry, who has been added to the @TexasLegends front office. pic.twitter.com/zxLmLU9SOI
