Mavericks Sign Jeremy Lin to Summer League Team

Former Harvard guard and Palo Alto native Jeremy Lin will join the Mavericks, according to Comcast.

Lin is attempting to become the first American-born Asian to play in the National Basketball Association. The 6’3" combo guard out of Harvard went undrafted on Thursday, but has apparently been invited by the Mavericks to play in the summer league in Las Vegas.

After the summer league, if the Mavericks do no opt to keep him, Lin may join any team in the NBA

Jerome Randle To Play For Wizards Summer League Team

He didn’t get drafted, but his NBA dream isn’t dead yet. According to Jonathan Givnoy on his Twitter.

Jerome Randle will play for Washington’s summer league team. He’s gonna make that team and be a steal for them.

Doesn’t necessarily mean Randle will be a Wizard—any team can sign him to an offer sheet after the summer league ends. But it’s not over yet Cal fans!

Quick Reactions of Landry Fields to New York

Mike Kurylo of Knickerblogger.Net at 10:55 PM ET:

Have to say that my knee jerk reaction is that New York seemed to draft for their coach, and not necessarily for their needs or best player available.

Chad Ford tweets:

Knicks take Landry Fields with their second pick. Fields wasn’t in my Top 100. First time a team drafts a player out of my Top 100 in yrs

Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports:

A chorus of boos from irate Knicks fans follows the announcement that Stanford's Landry Fields is New York's pick at No. 39. Fields, however, might be a pleasant surprise if the fans give him a chance. The senior blossomed into a Pac-10 player of the year contender as a wing.

Landry Fields Drafted By the Knicks, Booed Because Knicks Fans Don't Know Who He is

It wasn’t Randle or Samahan that got picked first, but the Cardinal’s Landry Fields, who went from probably being undrafted to being the first Bay Area player picked in the 2010 NBA Draft. The second of two consecutive picks by the Knicks, at 39th he went way higher than most people thought he would. And I mean he wouldn’t be drafted.

Jay Bilas describes him as a “guy who still needs to learn how to create his own shot.” Just the kind of player LeBron James wants on his future team, right?

Jerome Randle, John Randle, Jerome Randall All On the Mock Draft Boards!

A lot of mock drafts had Randle in play. Or someone from Cal with a similar name.

• With the next-to-last pick in the draft, DraftExpress has him going to the Orlando Magic. 
  
• Yahoo Sports has him going 42nd to the Miami Heat.
• My NBA Draft has Viking great defensive tackle John Randle going in the last pick of the draft to the Phoenix Suns. I'm not even sure why I'm linking to them after that.

Jerome Randle Could Be Aaron Brooks For The Los Angeles Clippers

Steve Perrin over at Clippers’ Nation wonders what the Clippers could do with their No. 54 pick. Could Jerome Randle be there man? Perrin seems to think he might be what they need.

Personally, if you’re going to go with a sub 6 foot point guard, I’d much prefer Jerome Randle of Cal. I think for guys that size, they can be more effective in the NBA if they’re scorers – ultra quick game changers who make defenses adjust, rather than just allowing the opposition to exploit the mismatch on the other end…I think of Randle as more the (Aaron) Brooks type…

Harvard's Jeremy Lin Has Final Workout With The Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors currently hold the No. 13 pick in the NBA Draft and wrapped up their workouts by bringing in Jeremy Lin. You heard me correctly, not the 31st pick but the 13th pick.

We shouldn’t get too excited, The Harvard Crimson reports. Hoops analysts aren’t that high on him, though Chad Ford seems to think he might sneak into the second round.

In what is considered a deep draft that is short on “star” talent, Lin’s chances seem low, especially as stereotypes loom about what an Asian American player can and can’t do on the court. But Raptors are a team with plenty of coaches and players of varying national backgrounds. Furthermore, multiculturalism is a national policy in Canada, so maybe Lin might fit in quite well with the NBA team north of the border?

Cal's Jerome Randle and St. Mary's Omar Samhan Going In the Late 2nd Round?

The Los Angeles Lakers who hold two late first round picks (No. 43 and No. 58) and are said to be intrigued by Jerome Randle’s skill-set. If Jordan Farmer isn’t the heir to Derek Fisher’s throne, then will it be Randle, who like Fisher is a bit undersized but is also a lefty with deep range?

Both Randle and Samhan worked out for the Dallas Mavericks, who hold the No. 50 pick in the draft. Here’s what ESPN Dallas/Forth Worth had to say about them:

Omar Samhan, 6-11, 265, Saint Mary’s
Notes: A traditional center with post moves and scoring touch, he averaged 22.5 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks a game as a senior. His goofy, magnetic personality helped him become a national sensation during the NCAA tournament after averaging 30.5 points on 75 percent shooting in the first two rounds to get the Cinderella Gaels into the Sweet 16.

Jerome Randle, 5-10, 160, California
Notes: The point guard averaged 18.6 points and 4.3 assists as a senior. While short in stature, Randle is an excellent jump shooter and was adept at hitting contested jumpers. He drained 40.4 percent of this 3-point attempts and shot 45.7 percent from the floor. He averaged 35.0 minutes a game. Randle is considered a sleeper by some.

I could see a slow, prodding but skillful center like Samhan replacing the Mav’s ultra-stiffs DaSagana Diop and Erick Dampier in the post. Personality alone, Samhan already makes those two seem irrelevant.

2010 NBA Draft: Rumors, News, And Hype on Bay Area Players And Their Possible Draft Position

Zac Jackson of Fox Sports Net Ohio considers the top 5-guards the Cleveland Cavaliers should try to target despite the fact that they don't have any pics ... at all.  Jerome Randle, star of the California Bears, is one of those guards Jackson thinks could fit right in with or without Lebron James.

3. Jerome Randle, Cal -- A true point guard with the kind of quicks the Cavaliers (except maybe Sebastian Telfair) are missing, Randle has the court vision and shooting ability to make an immediate impact at the game's highest level. But he's just 5'10 and around 170 pounds, so there's concern that he'll be able to hold up against the big boys. But Randle was a 40 percent shooter from the college 3-point line last winter, dominated lower-level competition in Portsmouth following the season and isn't a project at point guard. Likely a mid to late second-rounder, but certainly one to watch.

With Lebron's future up in the air as of now, you would hate to see Randle end up with a team with 1) no coach 2) no cap space and most importantly, 3) no Lebron.  That sounds like a recipe for disaster and irrelevancy.  On the bright side, when things get bad, Randle, a Chicago native, can just head on home fairly quickly.