And if Faried’s impact in the Drew League is a sign of things to come – the former Morehead State big man won’t disappoint.

ESPN’s Pedro Moura reported that on Saturday night, Faried was called on to be the Hank’s Blazers enforcer and help his teammate and Detroit Pistons forward Austin Daye out.

Daye was in a one-on-one battle with Long Beach State forward Edis Dervisevic, who wasn’t going to go away and his trash talking started to frustrate Daye and so the Blazers coach Rodrick Shannon brought in Faried.

Faried’s defensive appearance forced Dervisevic to alter his game and took the ball out of his hands late. It also freed up Daye to do his work on the offensive side of the ball.

After the game, Faried said,

“Everybody was getting behind (Dervisevic), because he was the underdog and Austin Daye is, of course, an NBA player. I just wanted to show him, ‘OK, you need to stop now,’ pretty much. I knew I had to shut him down and keep him quiet, make him understand his place. And I did.”

The Blazers are 10-1 and are in first place among the 24 teams in the Drew League.

Hamilton debuted for the Los Angeles Unified in the Drew League Sunday and made an impact in the game on both sides of the floor.

He finished the contest with 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals. He also helped a teammate out to block the game-tying shot.

Hamilton told Pedro Moura of ESPN Los Angeles that ‘he was still out of shape after not playing in any sort of refereed environment for three weeks.’

Former NBA point guards Bobby Brown and Marcus Williams were the captain of the Unified game. Williams led all scorers with 30 points.

Jordan Hamilton’s fellow rookie Kenneth Faried has also provided a very nice highlight reel at the Drew League. Newly acquired point guard Andre Miller also played in the league, as well as free agent guard J.R. Smith.

Other NBA stars that have competed in the Drew League are LeBron James, James Harden, Nick Young, Craig Smith, JaVale McGee, Dorell Wright, Ron Artest, Shannon Brown, Steve Blake, Kevin Durant, Wesley Johnson, Trevor Ariza and Tyreke Evans to name a few.