There’s always a lot worth watching in Vegas Summer League. Names from all over crop up, players no one recognizes populate rosters and team basketball often becomes an afterthought. Everyone loves to key in on a few guys that could end up making their team come October. With that in mind, I’ve highlighted a few things to watch from the Bucks this week.

• How will Larry Sanders fare?

Joe Alexander was a miss. Brandon Jennings was a hit. There were hints of both of these things by the time the Bucks left Las Vegas the last two years. Where will the Bucks most recent first round draft pick end up? I’d put my money on him falling somewhere in the incredibly wide gap between those two. Sanders isn’t likely to take over games offensively in Vegas, few big men do, but he could immediately impress if he looks like a capable shot blocker and rebounder. Sanders ability to run the court could serve him well in the fast paced wide open Vegas games. Read more…

The Bucks made last minute additions to their summer league roster in adding a couple local guys, Dom James of Marquette and Ricky Franklin of UWM according to JSOnline.

James, you may recall, was on the Bucks summer roster last season before an injury kept him from joining his teammates in Vegas. James was in training camp with the Bucks, but left quickly upon receiving an offer to play in Turkey. James averaged 14.4 points and 4.2 assists in the Euroleague last season. The Bucks were taking just one point guard to Vegas and were thought to be looking at using Darington Hobson at the point some, but he may miss time with an injury. There should be some minutes for the athletic former MU star.

Franklin averaged 14.7 points and 3.9 assists for UWM last season. Franklin was a workhorse for UWM last season with 35.6 minutes per game. The Bucks summer roster now looks like this: