July 7th: "Bynum off the bench" "Lakers Announce 2006 Summer League Roster"

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Lakers: Bynum off the bench
BY ROSS SILER, Staff Writer

EL SEGUNDO - As only an 18-year-old could, Andrew Bynum summed up Thursday why he was looking forward to the start of the summer league season by saying, "The funnest part of basketball is being on the court, not on the bench."
After spending so much of his rookie season on Phil Jackson's bench, Bynum will get the chance to show how far he has come in the year since the Lakers drafted him out of high school with the No. 10 overall pick.

On a team of first-year players, rookies and free agents, Bynum will get the minutes he never did in the regular season, when he played in only 46 of 82 games. It also could be the first step in showing what kind of role he can play come November.

"That's definitely my goal is to get some more minutes next year," Bynum said. "Fifteen to 20 (per game) at least."

The Lakers will play their first of eight summer-league games Saturday against Memphis at the Pyramid in Long Beach. Bynum figures to be the featured attraction once again, much as he was last July when an overflow crowd came to see his debut.

Bynum took two weeks off after the season but has been a regular at the Lakers' practice facility since. The question is how much can be expected from a 7-foot teenager matching up against older, stronger players, even with a year of NBA tutelage.

"I think he's made tremendous strides," Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis said. "He's been in here every day over the summer. He's lifting weights. You can see how his body has changed. He's more mature, he's definitely more mature.

"But the strides that he'll really make as a player is whenever he's able to get time out there on the court to be able to figure things out for himself."

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Slaughter to suit up for Lakers in summer league

By: North County Times

Former San Diego State basketball standout Marcus Slaughter will play for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Summer Pro League at Long Beach, the Lakers announced Thursday.

Slaughter, a 6-foot-9 forward, went undrafted in last month's NBA draft. He's one of 13 players listed on the Lakers' summer roster. Also on the roster are first-round draft pick Jordan Farmar of UCLA and three players who played for the Lakers last season ---ñ center Andrew Bynum, guard Devin Green and guard Von Wafer.

The Lakers' eight-game summer league schedule begins Saturday and runs through July 19. All games are at The Pyramid on the Long Beach State campus.

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NBA: Lakers Announce 2006 Summer League Roster

/noticias.info/ EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 6 -- Lakers first round draft pick Jordan Farmar along with second round draft pick J.R. Pinnock, who was acquired from Dallas in a draft day trade, will join returning Lakers players Andrew Bynum, Devin Green, Von Wafer and others to make up the Lakers entry in this year’s Summer Pro League at The Pyramid in Long Beach, it was announced today........

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LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2006 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER:

NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE SCHOOL
Andrew Bynum C 7-0 275 10/27/87 St. Josephs (HS)
Marcus Douthit F 6-11 233 5/15/80 Providence
Jordan Farmar G 6-2 180 11/30/86 UCLA
Michael Fey C 7-0 270 5/29/83 UCLA
Devin Green G 6-7 210 10/25/82 Hampton
Nick Horvath F 6-10 215 2/18/81 Duke
Nile Murry G 6-4 208 1/26/83 TCU
Doron Perkins G 6-2 200 5/6/83 Santa Clara
Danilo (JR) Pinnock G 6-5 207 12/11/83 George Washington
Kasib Powell F 6-7 215 3/18/81 Texas Tech
Byron Sanders F 6-9 240 9/8/83 UNC
Marcus Slaughter F 6-9 220 3/18/85 San Diego State
Von Wafer G 6-5 210 7/21/85 Florida State

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Lakers to hit the Beach on Saturday
Fans to see new Lakers for first time on Saturday.
By Earl Williams, Staff writer

LONG BEACH -- For those of you looking for a quick NBA fix until the real deal begins later this year, the Walter Pyramid is the place to be over the next two weeks.

Last year, Andrew Bynum, the Lakers' No. 10 draft pick out of St. Joseph High in New Jersey, packed the house during the Summer Pro League.

This year, Jordan Farmar, the Lakers' No. 26 pick overall and the Lakers first-round choice out of UCLA, will highlight up-and-coming NBA talent at the 37th annual event which begins Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

The Lakers face Memphis at 3 p.m. The Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks will also participate in the showcase.

Danilo (J.R.) Pinnock, who was acquired from Dallas in a draft-day trade, will join Bynum, Devin Green and Von Wafer on the Laker roster.