July 10, 2009
Columbia, Mo. -
Leo Lyons completed the first summer league stint of his NBA career with the Indiana Pacers this week and now the former Tiger is headed to Las Vegas to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Lyons helped the Pacers to an undefeated 5-0 mark in the Orlando Pro League as he played in three contests before trekking to Las Vegas to play for the Cavaliers starting Saturday. The Kansas City native did not play in the first game in Orlando and missed Friday's finale as he traveled to join Cleveland. In his three games with the Pacers Lyons logged just under 11 minutes a game and averaged 7.0 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor and an impressive 11-of-12 shooting from the foul line.
The 6-foot-9 forward's top game of the Orlando league came in a 95-79 win over Utah on July 8, where he scored nine points thanks to 7-of-7 shooting from the foul line. He also scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor in a 91-88 win over Oklahoma City on July 7.
Former Tiger teammate DeMarre Carroll also begins his summer league action this weekend as the Memphis Grizzlies take on Oklahoma City this Sunday evening at 7 p.m. CT. Carroll was of course the 27th overall pick of the Grizzlies in June's NBA Draft.
Lyons and Cleveland open play Saturday at 5 p.m. against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Cleveland Summer League Schedule:
Date Time Opponent
July 11 5 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers
July 12 9 p.m. Milwaukee
July 14 5:30 p.m. Washington
July 16 7 p.m. Dallas
July 17 3 p.m. Detroit
Memphis Summer League Schedule:
Date Time Opponent
July 12 7 p.m. Oklahoma City
July 14 5 p.m. New York
July 16 9:30 p.m. Los Angeles Clippers
July 18 7 p.m. Phoenix
July 19 7 p.m. San Antonio
All times listed as Central
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