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. 

JR is a free agent, but where will he go?

It seems more and more likely that JR Smith won’t be a Denver Nuggets next season. So the question is where and who will he play for next season  when the NBA Lockout is lifted?

Many fans believe he would be the missing piece for Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls, others think he could join the Boston Celtics where Doc Rivers has an ability to limit the craziness in players. However, for Smith to really show his true talent and live up to his potential he needs to play for a team that will live with the good and bad JR and not one that would put him on a short lease, as teams like the Bulls and the Celtics would do. On both teams he would have a similar role as in Denver, where he could easily be benched due to his erratic behavior or receive playing time when he gets hot. That’s the price players pay for playing for Old School head coaches.  (more…)