Rio Grande Valley's Raphiael Putney Named NBA Development League Performer of the Week
January 12, 2016 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK - Raphiael Putney of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 4 through Sunday, Jan. 10. The honor is the first of Putney's career.
Putney (6-10, 255, Massachusetts) led Rio Grande Valley to a 2-1 week averaging 28.3 points (third in the league) on 47 percent shooting (29-of-62) to go with a league-leading 15.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocks (third). He connected on 15-of-19 free throw attempts. On Jan. 7, at the NBA D-League Showcase he scored a career-high 38 points on 14-of-22 shooting, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc to go with 18 rebounds in a 111-99 win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. In his second game at the Showcase, he tied a season high with six blocks in a 125-119 victory over Raptors 905. On Jan. 4, he set a career high with 21 rebounds and tallied four blocks in a 126-122 loss to the Reno Bighorns.
For the season, Putney is averaging 20.3 points (tied for ninth in the league), 10.0 rebounds (fifth), 3.1 blocks (second) and 1.8 assists.
Other top performers considered include Bakersfield's Xavier Munford, Delaware's Sean Kilpatrick and Jordan McRae, Erie's Keith Appling, Idaho's Bryce Dejean-Jones, Iowa's Alex Stepheson, Maine's Terry Rozier (on assignment from the Boston Celtics), Oklahoma City's Marquis Teague, Sioux Falls' Josh Richardson (on assignment from the Miami Heat and Texas' Brandon Ashley.
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