Walt Lemon, Jr. signs contract with New Orleans Pelicans

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Congrats to Walt Lemon, Jr. - Walt has been signed to a 10-day NBA Contract


"The New Orleans Pelicans are signing guard Walter Lemon Jr.
of G League’s Fort Wayne on a 10-day contract....."

"The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to sign Walter Lemon Jr. to a 10-day contract.
Lemon is averaging 22.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 37.0 minutes per game in the G League."

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/249032/Pelicans-Sign-Walter-Lemon-Jr-To-10-Day-Contract

[lightsout]

Congrats Walt!! He deserves the call up for sure, hopefully he is given a chance to stick with the Pelicans or on another team.

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Pelicans are on a bit of a slide - lost 4 of their last 6....must think they need some depth in the backcourt - and they had an open roster spot open so they don't need to cut or send anyone else down.

[Da Coach]

If Walt Lemon, Jr. gets into an NBA game, he will be the 20th Bradley guy to play in the NBA (he will actually be the 21st if you count Danny Granger, but this site counts him as a New Mexico player).
Here are all the previous 19 Bradley guys to have played in the NBA-

https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.fcgi?college=bradley

Bradley has had more NBA players than any team in the MVC, including any past team that has been a part of the MVC in the past 40+ years.

[tornado]

I think Danny Granger counts - we recruited him & developed him into an NBA talent....
several others like Zach Andrews - came close and several of the early guys like Paul Unruh, Bobby Joe Mason could have played in the NBA but salaries were low and not guaranteed, and those guys had other options...
Then we had a #1 NBA Draft pick who never played due to politics...AND HOW MANY COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROGRAMS CAN CLAIM AN NFL PLAYER?

and how about this guy - shouldn't he count?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_Woltzen

https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/w/woltzga01n.html

http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/09/gaylord-woltzen.html

[Chico]

danny who?

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Congratulations Walt!!
He is 1-0 in his career in the NBA...
The Pelicans solidify a playoff spot with a 124-123 win over Miami.
Walt played four minutes, did not score but picked up an assist to fellow Chicagoan Anthony Davis.

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The Pelicans go 2-0 with Walt Lemon and Walt scores his first NBA points...

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400975648

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interesting - tonight New Orleans is playing San Antonio
Walt Lemon was inserted into the game early and played 1st & 2nd quarter minutes!
They appear to be using Walt as Rondo's backup at point guard!

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400975666

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Walt has played 5 1/2 minutes in the 1st half as New Orleans trails 61-50
..he has 2 pts...

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Walt signs a 2nd consecutive 10-day contract!!

http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2018/03/walter_lemon_jr_agrees_to_seco.html

[Da Coach]

Walt played 9 minutes last night and had 6 points (his highest scoring game so far) in the New Orleans Pelicans 8th win in a row. He also hit a 3-pointer, the first one he has attempted so far.-

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400975692

[Da Coach]

Walt's team will be on national TV tonight- the New Orleans Pelicans play at the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 PM Central on TNT Network.

https://twitter.com/BPtheBrave/status/971173753928536064

In addition to Walt, former Bradley baseball star, who lead the country in batting average his senior season (2013), Mike Tauchman, is also on TV tonight. His team, the Colorado Rockies are on at 7:40 PM Central on the MBL Network playing the Seattle Mariners in the Mariners' spring training home of Peoria, Arizona.
Tauchman is getting plenty of playing time this spring as he tries to make the major league roster. He is batting .364 so far in 10 spring training games (22 at-bats) with a .481 OB Percentage. It will be tough as the Rockies are loaded with good outfielders, including Charlie Blackmon, who lead the National League in batting last season.

http://m.mlb.com/player/643565/mike-tauchman

Tauchman has had a successful minor league career so far in the Colorado system, and batted .331 at Triple AAA Albuquerque last season (he finished 3rd in the Pacific Coast League).

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tauchm000mic

He hit .308 in a brief call-up to the Rockies late last season

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tauchmi01.shtml

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what's the record for most games played in the NBA without experiencing a loss?

[Da Coach]

Walt's team will be on national TV tonight- the New Orleans Pelicans play at the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 PM Central on TNT Network.

https://twitter.com/BPtheBrave/status/971173753928536064

In addition to Walt, former Bradley baseball star, who lead the country in batting average his senior season (2013), Mike Tauchman, is also on TV tonight. His team, the Colorado Rockies are on at 7:40 PM Central on the MBL Network playing the Seattle Mariners in the Mariners' spring training home of Peoria, Arizona.
Tauchman is getting plenty of playing time this spring as he tries to make the major league roster. He is batting .364 so far in 10 spring training games (22 at-bats) with a .481 OB Percentage. It will be tough as the Rockies are loaded with good outfielders, including Charlie Blackmon, who lead the National League in batting last season.

http://m.mlb.com/player/643565/mike-tauchman

Tauchman has had a successful minor league career so far in the Colorado system, and batted .331 at Triple AAA Albuquerque last season (he finished 3rd in the Pacific Coast League).

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tauchm000mic

He hit .308 in a brief call-up to the Rockies late last season
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...auchmi01.shtml

Mike Tauchman was 1 for 3 in the game, hit a triple, drove in 1 run and scored another to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.

The Pelicans-Clippers game is in the 2nd quarter and Walt Lemon has not played yet.

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400975710