Every summer Jamal Crawford hosts a tournament in his hometown of Seattle. It tends to feature all the usual suspects from the talent-rich region that is the Pacific Northwest—guys like Nate Robinson, Spencer Hawes, Terrence Williams, and Isaiah Thomas, just to name a few. The presence of these players alone makes for some pretty intriguing games of what is essentially pickup basketball, but this weekend’s Brandon Roy sighting is what really piqued my attention.
As you know, Roy will be making an NBA comeback this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who drafted him sixth overall in 2006 before trading him to the Portland Trail Blazers. Unfortunately, it’s been quite some time since we’ve seen the former All-Star on the court. Although Jamal Crawford’s pro-am league pales in comparison to the NBA, it’s still a basketball game in which Brandon Roy recently participated. The following video covers about five minutes of virtually-unedited game action with the camera focused on Roy…
I must admit… I’d hoped too see a little bit more explosion. Not once in the entire video did he toast someone on his way to the rack, and never did he even create a whole lot of separation. Knowing that it was basically a pickup game, hopefully he was just taking it easy. Come to think of it, having witnessed a summer of lockout basketball I’d say it’s probable that he was in cruise control.
Anyway, there’s your Brandon Roy update. Oh, and here’s a video of other league participants such as Jeremy Pargo, John Wall, and host Jamal Crawford taking advantage of an apparent lack of defense…
Jeremy Pargo’s really got the highlight game on lockdown lately, doesn’t he? Thank you, Mars Reel.
