Stuckey joins stars on select team
Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant and No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose were among the players chosen Wednesday for the select team roster that will scrimmage against the U.S. Olympic team next week.
Detroit guard Rodney Stuckey, a former Eastern Washington University player, also made the team.
Ten players were picked for the team, which will be coached again by Oklahoma City’s P.J. Carlesimo, who ran last year’s squad. Two additional players will be selected from the Las Vegas summer league, which ends Sunday.
The Americans will train for four days in Las Vegas before playing an exhibition against Canada on July 25.
Also chosen for the select team were: Memphis rookie O.J. Mayo, Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge, Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala, Sacramento guard Kevin Martin, Atlanta center Al Horford, Oklahoma City’s Jeff Green and Houston’s Luther Head.
Bland T-shirts arrive
A sports apparel shop at the Quail Springs Mall was one of the first places to get new NBA T-shirts featuring Oklahoma City on the front.
But potential fans still don’t know about colors and the nickname.
A single rack of black T-shirts featuring the white logo from the team’s summer league jerseys and the word Oklahoma City was set up next to the cash register at the Hibbett Sports store in northern Oklahoma City. Each one was on sale for $22.
But two weeks after owner Clay Bennett announced that he would be moving the Seattle SuperSonics to his hometown, with an entirely new name and look, there could still be a long wait before that new identity gets unveiled.
Around the league
Forward James Posey, part of NBA championship teams with Miami (2005-06) and this season with Boston, agreed to a four-year, $25 million contract with New Orleans. … Cleveland signed sharpshooter Daniel Gibson to a five-year contract, bringing back the restricted free agent who averaged a career-high 10.4 points on 43 percent shooting last season. … Boston signed free-agent center Patrick O’Bryant, a former first-round pick who played 40 games for Golden State last season.