How You Assemble a Summer League Roster

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The construction of a summer league roster follows a certain blueprint: Start with draft picks and most of the second-year guys under contract. Throw in an undrafted rookie or two, some D-Leaguers, then the journeymen who've been bouncing around or playing overseas. But how do organizations actually choose among the hundreds -- maybe even thousands -- of players who exist in this talent pool? Armed with the Rockets' summer league roster, we sat down with Sam Hinkie, the Rockets' Vice President of Basketball Operations, to better understand the anatomy of Houston's Summer League Roster. "Gersson Rosas [the Rockets' Director of Player Personnel] handles the heavy lifting in putting the team together," Hinkie said. "The rest of us weigh in heavily, but Gersson does most of the legwork." The primary goal for a team? "Figuring out who you want to learn about. Who can be an NBA player? That's the key," Hinkie...