Nate Robinson, Renaldo Balkman, Mardy Collins and Wilson Chandler will headline the New York Knickerbockers entry in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, July 14-20. The quartet of Knicks veterans will be joined by rookie forward Danilo Gallinari, the sixth overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft.

 

New York will look to duplicate their success in last year’s Las Vegas Summer League, when the team posted a perfect 5-0 record. Robinson, Balkman and Chandler were all members of last year’s summer team, with Robinson earning Most Valuable Player honors after averaging 19.6 points and 6.0 assists in New York’s five victories.

 

New York will carry a 15-man roster for the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and will play five games beginning on July 14. For the third consecutive year, all five of New York’s summer league games will be televised locally on MSG. The Knicks are scheduled to play Cleveland, San Antonio, Phoenix, Charlotte and Minnesota during the week, with all five games beginning at 1:00 p.m. (PT). In addition, the team will hold a three-day mini-camp at Valley High School, July 11-13, with media availability after the sessions on last two days (on July 11, media availability will be held before the session). Assistant Coach Phil Weber will coach the Knicks’ entry this season.

 

The team’s itinerary is as follows:

Practice at Valley High School

Friday, July 11 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 12 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, July 13 9:00 a.m.

 

Games at Cox Pavilion

Monday, July 14 vs. Cleveland 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 16 vs. San Antonio 1:00 p.m.

Friday, July 18 vs. Phoenix 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 19 vs. Charlotte 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 20 vs. Minnesota 1:00 p.m.

* - all times are Pacific time zone

 

 

 

2008 NEW YORK KNICKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

 

No Player Pos Ht Wt Born College/Country 2007-08 Team Yrs Pro

32 Renaldo Balkman F 6-8 208 Jul. 14, 1984 South Carolina New York (NBA) 2

21 Wilson Chandler F 6-8 230 May 10, 1987 DePaul New York (NBA) 1

25 Mardy Collins G 6-6 220 Aug. 4, 1984 Temple New York (NBA) 2

8 Danilo Gallinari F 6-9 225 Aug. 8, 1988 Italy Armani Jeans (Italy) R

18 Dan Grunfeld G/F 6-5 198 Feb. 7, 1984 Stanford Valencia (Spain) R

7 Antonio Graves G 6-2 190 Apr. 17, 1985 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (CBA) R

6 Marcus Hall G 6-2 175 Aug. 6, 1985 Colorado Colorado (NCAA) R

36 Delonte Holland F 6-7 220 Mar. 2, 1982 DePaul Cimberio Varese (Italy) R

30 Brandon Hunter F 6-7 266 Nov. 24, 1980 Ohio Angelico Biella (Italy) 3

1 Antione Johnson G 6-1 185 Sep. 21, 1985 Albany Gazi (Turkey) R

40 Paul Miller F/C 6-10 250 Nov. 17, 1982 Wichita State SPEC Polonia (Poland) R

2 Anthony Roberson G 6-2 188 Feb. 14, 1983 Florida Hapoel (Israel) 2

4 Nate Robinson G 5-9 180 May 31, 1984 Washington New York (NBA) 3

5 Von Wafer G 6-4 195 Jul. 21, 1985 Florida State Portland (NBA) 3

55 Zhang Songtao C 6-11 212 Oct. 27, 1987 China Beijing (China-ABA) R