The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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tially have apparently come around after watching McGary dominate in three NBA Summer League games July 5-9. Averaging 25.3 minutes per con- test, McGary scored 41 points (13.7 per game) with 18 rebounds (6.0 per game) and five blocks, while shoot- ing 16 of 32 from the floor (50.0 per- cent). "I think he's really surprised a lot of people," Thunder beat writer for The Oklahoman Darnell May- berry said. "He was a guy that a lot of teams felt they could have got- ten him later in the first round, and when he went 21st there was a disap- pointment throughout Thunder fans because they think they could have gotten better value. "But after summer-league games, he's shown he can do a lot of things and be an impact player sooner rather than later. People are starting to see what the Thunder thought he could do this season and down the line." McGary joins a Thunder team with NBA championship aspirations — the team has advanced to the West- ern Conference Finals in three of the last four years and played the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals in 2012 — and joins a roster that includes seven power forwards or centers, includ- ing Serge Ibaka, Nick Collison and last year 's first-round pick, Steven Adams. The Thunder are also pursu- ing four-time All-Star, and free agent, Pau Gasol. "Mitch is not projected to play much as a rookie, but he can become a really good practice player, and you never know with injuries, or he might be good enough that you