• Contact
Posted by Kevin-McCandlish on July 22nd, 2010 under Basketball
Former Michigan State basketball standout Raymar Morgan is one step closer to becoming a fixture on the Washington Wizards’ roster.
The 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward completed NBA Summer League play July 18 with the Wizards, who finished 4-1 in the Las Vegas division.
Morgan averaged a shade under three points and five rebounds per game in three contests, with one start.
Morgan’s top performance came July 11 against the Golden State Warriors. He scored eight points, had seven boards and two steals in 29 minutes in the 84-79 win.
The next logical step for Morgan, and the Wizards, is to move toward contract-talk. During the Portsmouth Invitational, scouts said they liked Morgan’s style of play, and with his height, length and athletic ability, he would likely be a welcome addition to an NBA roster.
“Raymar’s a pretty good rebounder and good athletically, but he’s another guy … that’s better off the bounce than he is in knocking shots down,” ESPN analyst Jay Bilas told the Detroit Free Press in June.
Bad Behavior has blocked 471 access attempts in the last 7 days.