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Summer league gives highly touted rookies a small dose of NBA reality Anthony Randolph and Jerryd Bayless have impressed at the summer league Ian Thomsen will periodically answer questions from SI.com users in his mailbag. LAS VEGAS -- I spent almost four days here, which is equivalent to 17 days anywhere else ... 5 Reasons summer league matters 5. Pre-preseason training for rookies. Kevin Love had just finished a 18-point, 17-rebound performance for the Timberwolves in their 95-93 loss Wednesday against the Lakers. "You've got to take it with a grain of salt,'' he said of playing in the summer league. "When you start playing next year in the regular season, it's going to be two levels up from here.'' It's always hard to know what to make of the performances at summer league, where only a few players from each team will be... [read full story]
