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Ryan McDonald: The Jazz will host a minicamp tomorrow and Thursday. Some interesting names on the list including recent first-round pick Justin Patton and the AGELESS Perry Ellis pic.twitter.com/yyPUdN2l61
The Jazz will host a minicamp tomorrow and Thursday. Some interesting names on the list including recent first-round pick Justin Patton and the AGELESS Perry Ellis pic.twitter.com/yyPUdN2l61
— Ryan McDonald (@ryanwmcdonald) June 4, 2019
Former Sydney Kings forward Perry Ellis will be suiting up alongside another NBL star in Travis Trice for the upcoming 2018 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Star reported earlier today that the University of Kansas college star would be joining the Milwaukee Bucks this off-season following a stint in Italy with Pallacanestro Cantu. Ellis was a standout during the 2017 Summer League as a member of the Charlotte Hornets before committing to Sydney. In 27 games for the Kings, Ellis averaged 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds on 44.7% shooting from beyond the arc as one of the brighter spots in a tough season for Sydney.
Gary Bedore: Former KU forward Perry Ellis will play for Minnesota Timberwolves summer league team.
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Alex Kennedy: Kings held a FA mini-camp today: Jack Cooley, Bryce Cotton, Ben Bentil, Perry Ellis, Alonzo Gee, Chris Johnson, Phil Pressey, JaKarr Sampson
Adam Johnson: After being waived by the Hornets, KU alum Perry Ellis will be joining the Greensboro Swarm, source tells D-League Digest.
Jeff Goodman: Charlotte Hornets waiving Rasheed Sulaimon, Mike Tobey, Perry Ellis and Andrew Andrews, source told ESPN.
Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today the team’s 2016 training camp roster and signing of Perry Ellis. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. The training camp roster now stands at 19.
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Hornets to sign Perry Ellis
Former Kansas basketball forward Perry Ellis, who had successful sports hernia surgery Tuesday in Philadelphia, will attend preseason training camp of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and attempt to make the team as a free agent, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, told The Star on Tuesday afternoon.
The 6-foot-8 Ellis averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game for the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA summer league in Las Vegas. He’s expected to miss three to four weeks of individual workouts prior to training camp following surgery. “It’s a really good fit. They like him a lot. They’ve talked about him all summer,” Bartelstein said of the Hornets. “We think it’s got a chance to be a really good opportunity for him. Coaches there are excited to have him. He has to get himself healthy here the next couple weeks. Then he’ll go into camp and compete.”
“There were a number of teams interested,” Bartelstein said. “They (Hornets) showed a lot of interest. Obviously you can only pick one. You’ve got to weigh everything. We looked at the coaching staff and the way they want to play and what they are looking for. We think he’s a really good fit for them. “There were a lot of people overseas that called about him. His heart right now is set in the NBA,” Bartelstein added.
Perry Ellis, who will be playing with the Dallas Mavericks in the Orlando Summer League, inked a sponsorship deal with Perry Ellis the clothing brand. Ellis (the player) went undrafted at last week’s Draft, but did have a successful four-year career at Kansas and averaged 16.9 points and 5.8 boards per game in his senior year.
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