December 30, 2012 in Roundup
Our Sunday roundup of news from around the state. Slow posting will continue on BallinMichigan until after the holiday this week, then we’ll return to a more normal schedule. The [...]
December 14, 2012 in Professional
Our weekly look at how Michigan natives are doing in the NBA D-League this season. Durrell Summers, Idaho Stampede I’ve noted a few times that Summers was off to a [...]
December 7, 2012 in Professional
Our weekly look at how Michigan natives are doing in the NBA D-League this season. Walker Russell Jr., Fort Wayne Mad Ants In five games, Russell is averaging 17 points [...]
November 30, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes With a handful of players with Michigan ties making a go of it in the NBA D-League this season, we’ll make this a weekly feature, updating how [...]
October 25, 2012 in Cover Story, Professional
By Patrick Hayes Comcast Sports Net Chicago put together an interesting slideshow looking at what a roster of all Chicago-born active NBA players would look like. The results? They’d have [...]
October 23, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes NBA teams are getting close to finalizing their regular season rosters and, unfortunately, that meant bad news for a couple of Michiganders in camps on non-guaranteed deals [...]
October 1, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes Rochester native Walker Russell Jr., who played with the Detroit Pistons last season, is with the Oklahoma City Thunder trying to earn a roster spot in training [...]
September 7, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Bobcats, are hosting an open tryout in Southfield, [...]
August 27, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes The Detroit Pistons have a long list of in-state college and high school players who have played for the team in recent years, including Chris Webber, Mateen [...]
July 16, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes Rochester grad Walker Russell Jr., as pointed out in our Summer League preview, is a bit of an anomaly in Summer League play — a pure, pass-first (and maybe [...]