Al Thornton and Eric Gordon, the 7th overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft will highlight the Los Angeles Clippers entry in the 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS which will take place July 11-20 at the COX Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada. The league will feature 21 NBA teams with several games televised nationally on NBA TV.
The team will hold a four day mini-camp at the Spectrum Club South Bay in El Segundo on July 7th, 8th and 9th prior to leaving for Las Vegas on July 10th. The Clippers roster and schedule for the 2008 NBA Summer League are listed below:
# Player POS HT WT BORN FROM YRS. PRO
32 Koko Archibong F 6-8 215 10/5/81 Pennsylvania R
20 Nick Fazekas F 6-11 235 6/17/85 Nevada 1
23 Eric Gordon G 6-3 222 12/25/88 Indiana R
7 Brandon Heath G 6-4 198 3/01/84 San Diego State R
6 DeAndre Jordan C 6-11 250 7/21/88 Texas A&M R
9 Dustin Salisbery G 6-5 205 10/19/84 Temple R
4 Mike Taylor G 6-2 166 1/21/86 Iowa State R
12 Al Thornton F 6-8 220 12/07/83 Florida State 1
31 Darryl Watkins C 6-11 258 11/08/84 Syracuse 1
3 Marcus Williams F 6-7 207 11/18/86 Arizona 1
Head Coach: Mike Dunleavy
Summer League Head Coach: Jim Eyen
Assistant Coaches: Kim Hughes, Rory White, Neal Meyer
Head Athletic Trainer: Jasen Powell
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Monday, July 7 Mini-Camp 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 8 Mini-Camp 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 9 Mini-Camp 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 10 Mini-Camp 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, July 11 vs. Dallas Mavericks 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 vs. Charlotte Bobcats 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 13 vs. Detroit Pistons 7:00 p.m.
Monday, July 14 Practice 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 15 Practice 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 vs. Memphis Grizzlies 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 17 vs. New Orleans Hornets 3:00 p.m.