Former IU forwards Christian Watford, Will Sheehey and Noah Vonleh will play in the NBA Summer League.
Watford, a 2013 IU graduate, is a member of the Indiana Pacers’ camp roster, which includes rookies and free agents. The Pacers announced on Monday.
Camp begins Wednesday and continues through Friday before the team competes in the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League, where the Pacers will play five games in seven days.
Watford last played for the Reno Bighorns, the Sacramento Kings’ NBA Development League affiliate. He previously played for the Maine Red Claws, the Boston Celtics NBA D-League affiliate, last year after spending the 2013-14 season in Israel.
The 24-year-old has played in 33 games in the D-League, averaging 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Watford could also play for the Sacramento Kings’ team in the 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League July 10-20 in Las Vegas, according to a release from the IU men’s basketball program.
He played for the Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks’ summer league teams 2013, followed by the Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors last summer.
Sheehey, a 2014 IU graduate, will play for the New Orleans Pelicans’ Summer League team, according to a tweet from his agent.
Sheehey has played professionally for the L.A. Defenders, Fort Wayne Mad Ants and KK Budo?nost in Montenegro. He played for the New York Knicks’ Summer League team in 2014.
Vonleh, who was a one-and-done player for IU after spending the 2013-14 season in Bloomington, was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets but was recently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Vonleh will play for the Portland’s Summer League team, according to The Oregonian’s Mike Richman.
Andy Wittry
