G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Jordan to Play in NBA Summer League

Published on July 1, 2009 under NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


MCALLEN, TEXAS - The NBA D-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that Jared Jordan will play for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League July 10-through-19 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion in Las Vegas.

Jordan becomes the third Viper to take part in the NBA Summer League. Last year, Aaron Brooks played for the Houston Rockets and C.J. Watson played for the Golden State Warriors.

Brooks averaged 16.8 points and 7.0 assists in five games.

Watson averaged 18.8 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 steals and 3.5 rebounds in four games.

Jordan played in the NBA Summer League last year with the Phoenix Suns.

Jordan averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 assists and 14.6 minutes off the bench in five games.

Jordan joined the team on their first road trip of the season, and after backing up Smush Parker through the NBA D-League Showcase, he took over as the starting point guard before suffering an ankle injury. Jordan returned to the lineup on February 18 in Anaheim, and went on to become one of the best floor generals in the league.

Jordan led the league in assists per 48 minutes (13.7) while ranking second in assists per game (8.8) and assists to turnover ratio (3.29). He set the franchise record for assists in a game by recording 21 in a 122-116 win over Fort Wayne on February 26. As a team, the Vipers set a franchise record with 35 assists in that game.

Jordan also became an offensive threat, averaging 10.6 points per game. He also led the team with 1.9 steals per game.

Jawad Williams, Joey Dorsey and Delonte Holland who hadn't yet played for the Vipers, took part in the NBA Summer League last year with the Cleveland Cavaliers/Toronto Raptors, Rockets and New York Knicks respectively.

Williams averaged 6.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in three games for the Cavaliers after scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds in one game for the Raptors.

Dorsey averaged 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in three games.

Holland averaged 5.4 points in five games.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are a professional basketball team in the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league and featured 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams during the 2008-09 season. This fall, two new NBA D-League teams will begin play in Portland, Maine and Springfield, Mass.-- the birthplace of basketball. Eighty-four former NBA Development League players were on 2008-09 NBA end-of-season rosters, amounting to almost 20 percent of NBA players, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast. The Vipers' NBA affiliate is the Houston Rockets.

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