The San Antonio Spurs participated in two summer leagues this off season, the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Revue, hosted by the Utah Jazz. The Silver and Black played four games at each event and ended with a 2-2 record in Las Vegas and a 3-1 record in Salt Lake City. The summer league roster was highlighted by second year forward Ian Mahinmi, the three rookies selected by the Spurs in the 2008 NBA Draft and Anthony Tolliver, who spent 2007-08 with the Iowa Energy of the D-League. Below is a highlight of what Malik Hairston (48th overall by Phoenix, Oregon), George Hill (26th overall, IUPUI), James Gist (57th overall, Maryland) and Anthony Tolliver (un-drafted, Creighton) accomplished in both leagues.
JAMES GIST
Las Vegas
The University of Maryland product had a very solid showing in Las Vegas. He was third on the team in scoring averaging 10.8 points, second in rebounding with 7.3 and first in blocks with 0.8 per contest. Gist shot a team best .621 (18-29) from the field and tallied two double-doubles while appearing in all four games with three starts. His best outing in Vegas came against the Hornets when he scored a team-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting while grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds and two steals. |
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|
MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Memphis (7/14) |
18:16 |
3-5 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| vs. New Orleans (7/15) |
26:40 |
5-7 |
1-1 |
3-3 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
| vs. New York (7/16) |
26:06 |
5-11 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| vs. Phoenix (7/17) |
20:05 |
5-6 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
Rocky Mountain Revue
Gist appeared in three games with one start during the Revue averaging 8.0 points while shooting .444 (8-18) from the field and a grabbing a team-high 8.0 rebounds. His best performance in Salt Lake City came against Atlanta when he tallied eight points, 11 rebounds and one blocked shot in 22 minutes of action.
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Utah (7/18) |
25:13 |
2-5 |
0-1 |
3-3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
vs. D-League (7/19) |
DNP |
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| vs. Dallas (7/21) |
22:24 |
3-7 |
0-1 |
3-5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| vs. Atlanta (7/22) |
22:04 |
3-6 |
0-1 |
2-3 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
MALIK HAIRSTON
Las Vegas
The 6-6 swingman from Oregon was experiencing his first taste of professional basketball at the Las Vegas Summer League. In four games and two starts, Hairston averaged 6.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and a third-best 1.3 assists in 20.3 minutes per game. He shot .444 (12-27) from the field and had his best outing against Phoenix tallying 10 points, five rebounds, two steals and one block in 27 minutes off the bench. |
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Memphis (7/14) |
19:58 |
0-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| vs. New Orleans (7/15) |
20:15 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| vs. New York (7/16) |
15:31 |
4-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
| vs. Phoenix (7/17) |
26:29 |
5-6 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
Rocky Mountain Revue
Hairston’s numbers stayed consistent during his play in Salt Lake City. He averaged 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and a third-best 2.3 assists in 27.5 minutes per contest. He shot a team-best .520 (13-25) from the field playing in four games with three starts. He had a great shooting night against Atlanta posting 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 7-of-8 free throws with two rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes on the floor.
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Utah (7/18) |
18:54 |
3-7 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
vs. D-League (7/19) |
31:30 |
3-7 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| vs. Dallas (7/21) |
30:36 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| vs. Atlanta (7/22) |
28:46 |
5-6 |
0-0 |
7-8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
GEORGE HILL
Las Vegas
The Spurs first round draft pick George Hill (26th overall) was also experiencing his first taste of professional basketball at the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas. Hill appeared and started in three of the Spurs four games while averaging 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and a team-high 3.0 assists. Hill logged 33 minutes per contest which was second only to Ian Mahimi, the Spurs second year player who was drafted 28th overall in 2005. Hill’s best performance of the Las Vegas Summer League came in the Spurs 78-76 victory over the Grizzlies when Hill tallied 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds. |
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Memphis (7/14) |
33:26 |
2-9 |
1-2 |
12-16 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
| vs. New Orleans (7/15) |
32:00 |
0-10 |
0-3 |
3-6 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| vs. New York (7/16) |
30:02 |
0-6 |
0-1 |
4-4 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| vs. Phoenix (7/17) |
DNP |
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Rocky Mountain Revue
Hill used his brief yet valuable experience from Las Vegas to lead the team in scoring during the Rocky Mountain Revue. Appearing and starting in all four contests, the 6-3 guard averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and a team-high 3.8 assists. He also led the team in minutes played with 30.8 per game.
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Utah (7/18) |
27:09 |
6-14 |
1-4 |
8-8 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
vs. D-League (7/19) |
36:38 |
2-6 |
0-2 |
2-6 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| vs. Dallas (7/21) |
32:00 |
7-14 |
2-5 |
2-4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
| vs. Atlanta (7/22) |
26:54 |
1-7 |
0-3 |
4-4 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
IAN MAHINMI
Las Vegas
The second year forward from France had a strong showing at the Las Vegas Summer League posting team-highs with 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest. The 6-11 forward appeared and started in three games while shooting .367 (11-30) from the field and .833 (20-24) from the free-throw line. Mahinmi posted one double-double, 14 points and 10 rebounds against New York and had scored a team-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds against Memphis. |
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Memphis (7/14) |
33:40 |
5-10 |
0-0 |
8-10 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
| vs. New Orleans (7/15) |
30:26 |
2-9 |
0-0 |
6-7 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
| vs. New York (7/16) |
28:21 |
4-11 |
0-0 |
6-7 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
| vs. Phoenix (7/17) |
DNP |
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Rocky Mountain Revue
Mahinmi continued to be a valuable member of the Spurs summer squad averaging a second-best 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest in Salt Lake City. Appearing and starting in three games, the 2005 first round draft pick shot .450 (9-20) from the field and .909 (20-22) from the free-throw line. His best performance of the Revue came against Dallas when he tallied a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 30 minutes of action.
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Utah (7/18) |
22:57 |
2-6 |
0-0 |
5-6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
vs. D-League (7/19) |
23:10 |
4-8 |
0-0 |
4-5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| vs. Dallas (7/21) |
30:26 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
11-11 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
| vs. Atlanta (7/22) |
DNP |
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ANTHONY TOLLIVER
Las Vegas
The biggest surprise of the Spurs summer league team was Anthony Tolliver. The 6-8 forward from Creighton earned himself a contract and signed with the Spurs on July 23, one day after the team was done competing at the Rocky Mountain Revue. Tolliver made the most of his opportunity and got off to a good start in three games and one start in Vegas. He averaged a second-best 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 23 minutes per contest. Tolliver shot a second-best .571 (12-21) from the field and a team-best .615 (8-13) from three-point range. He posted 10 or more points in each of his three outings and had his best performance against New York with 10 points including 3-of-5 three-point attempts and nine rebounds in 19 minutes. |
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Memphis (7/14) |
25:04 |
5-9 |
3-5 |
0-0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
| vs. New Orleans (7/15) |
24:14 |
4-5 |
2-3 |
4-4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
| vs. New York (7/16) |
19:29 |
3-7 |
3-5 |
1-2 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
| vs. Phoenix (7/17) |
DNP |
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Rocky Mountain Revue
Tolliver continued his solid play as the Spurs completed their summer league schedule with four games in Salt Lake City. He averaged a third-best 11.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per contest. Tolliver also continued his pin-point accuracy from downtown shooting a team-best .533 (8-15) from behind the arc and a second-best .517 (15-29) from the field. His best performance came against Atlanta when the sharp shooter tallied 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting including 5-of-6 three-point attempts, five rebounds and two steals in 26 minutes.
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MIN |
FG-FGA |
3FG-3FGA |
FT-FTA |
REB |
A |
ST |
TO |
BS |
PTS |
| vs. Utah (7/18) |
15:38 |
5-8 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
vs. D-League (7/19) |
34:58 |
4-13 |
3-8 |
4-4 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| vs. Dallas (7/21) |
28:41 |
4-10 |
3-8 |
0-0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
| vs. Atlanta (7/22) |
26:28 |
6-8 |
5-6 |
4-4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
