Doug McDermott, top players at 2014 NBA Summer League

By Josh Planos | Jul 19, 2014

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Doug McDermott (Creighton) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number eleven overall pick to the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 24, 2014; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) during the second quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope—Detroit Pistons—Orlando Summer League

30.2 MPG | 24.0 PTS | 38-94 FGM-FGA | .404 FG% | 7.4 RPG | 1.6 APG

It’s easy to forget the Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 80 games a season ago for an abysmal Detroit squad. He shot poorly from the field—39 percent—and just 77 percent from the free-throw line and 31 percent from beyond the arc. With Jodie Meeks coming aboard, there’s heavy competition for the starting shooting guard position.

Caldwell-Pope isn’t making it easier.

Leading all scorers at the Orlando Summer League, Caldwell-Pope shot 40 percent from the field and although his 3-point touch is still less than stellar—33 percent—he’s at least developed different areas of his game. His rebounding numbers are good news for new coach Stan Van Gundy, who had good things to say about the second-year player at the end of the tournament.

"“You have to be careful trying to project summer-league performances. You can go back historically on those and they’re not great predictors. With KCP, it’s not the production, not the numbers that he had in the summer league — it was his approach, the intensity he played with on a very consistent basis.”"

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