Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images There will be plenty of Buckeyes competing in the summer edition of the NBA. “D’Angelo Russell will be playing to get a little better, while other former Ohio State Buckeyes will be playing with eyes on a new job.” – Bill Landis, Northeast Ohio Media Group The NBA offseason is in full swing, with free agency starting on Friday, July 1. After that frenzy is over, the NBA’s Summer League is set to start on July 8. This is typically when rookies, as well as players that might have been in the Developmental League or overseas get their chance to showcase their skills in hopes of making it to training camp with one of the 30 teams around the league. A handful of Buckeyes will be participating in the summer leagues in Orlando, Las Vegas, and Utah. Along with the Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell, former Buckeyes participating include Shannon Scott, Sam Thompson, and Deshaun Thomas. Thompson and Thomas will be together with the Charlotte Hornets, and Scott will be playing with the Phoenix Suns. Thompson spent most of last season with the Grand Rapids Drive and the Delaware 87ers of the D-League, where he averaged 7.8 points per game. Thomas was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs back in 2013, but has not seen an NBA floor. He’s had a decent showing in the D-League with the Austin Spurs, averaging 14.7 points per game last season. Scott, like the two aforementioned former Bucks, has spent his time in the D-League, but with the Raptors, where he has shown…
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