Maurice Ndour's feel-good tenure with the New York Knicks doesn't have to end with the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League.
The same cannot be said of others like Ndour. Dark-horse success stories are part and parcel of every summer-league installment. Unknown prospects commonly thrive in this brand of exhibition play, standing out in comparison to many of the league's top rookie and sophomore projects.
Most of these Association long shots will remain just that: afterthoughts who, no matter how successful they are in Vegas, won't ever carve out a role or even a roster spot on an NBA team. But on the heels of a summer-league showing strong enough to turn heads, Ndour has the chance to be an exception.
That much became clear after the Summer Knicks' July 14 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Ndour has been stellar through and through, but the Ohio University product, who was born and raised in Senegal, truly and unequivocally arrived on that Tuesday afternoon.
He pumped in a team-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting to go along with six rebounds and a block, posting a game-high plus-13 while showcasing a variety of offens ...
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Maurice Ndour Has Chance to Carve Role with New York Knicks
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