The Wolves' summer-league team roster is out with rookie Justin Patton on it, even though he won't play in Las Vegas starting Saturday because of a broken bone in his left foot that has sidelined him indefinitely.
Beachem, Burton, Paige highlight Wolves' summer-league roster
The Wolves' Las Vegas Summer League team is missing rookie center Justin Patton, who's out indefinitely because of a broken bone in his left foot
July 5, 2017 at 8:47PM
Without him, undrafted players V.J. Beachem (Notre Dame), Deonte Burton (Iowa State), Charles Cooke (Dayton), Amile Jefferson (Duke) as well as 2016 NCAA Final Four star Marcus Paige from North Carolina.
Paige, you might remember, made that clutch three-point shot with 4.7 seconds left that tied the title game, but Villanova's Kris Jenkins' three-pointer just before the final buzzer trumped his for a 77-74 Nova win.
Paige played for Utah's Salt Lake City D-League team last season.
The Wolves open their Vegas summer league play Saturday against Toronto with a 5:30 p.m. Central time game scheduled for broadcast on NBA TV.
Wolves assistant coach Ryan Saunders will coach the summer-league team once again.
Here's the roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Country Yrs. 3 V.J. Beachem F 6-8 201 01/15/95 Notre Dame/USA R 30 Deonte Burton F 6-5 250 01/31/94 Iowa State/USA R 44 Charles Cooke G 6-5 196 07/01/94 Dayton/USA R 25 Matt Costello F 6-9 245 08/05/93 Michigan State/USA R 34 Perry Ellis F 6-7 218 09/14/93 Kansas/USA R 11 Jack Gibbs G 6-0 195 01/29/95 Davidson/USA R 12 Amile Jefferson F 6-9 224 05/07/93 Duke/USA R 40 Moses Kingsley F 6-10 230 11/16/94 Arkansas/Nigeria R 6 Marcus Paige G 6-1 175 09/11/93 North Carolina/USA R 24 Justin Patton C 6-11 229 06/14/97 Creighton/USA R 10 Raphiael Putney F 6-10 185 04/21/90 Massachusetts/USA R 31 Levi Randolph G 6-5 205 10/03/92 Alabama/USA R 14 C.J. Williams F 6-5 230 02/06/90 North Carolina State/USA R
In the fourth quarter, Minnesota stuffed Orlando on one end and put up 40 points on the other.
