Cavaliers' first opponent in the Summer League was the Lakers.
The Lakers were one of the few teams whose strength was even inferior to that of the Cavaliers in this Summer League.
As defending champions with a stable roster, they didn't have room to cultivate rookies, and they had traded their first-round pick this year to the New York Knicks.
The only player on the team with some notoriety was Adam Morrison, the third overall pick in '06.
Morrison was Jordan's first project after becoming a shareholder of the Bobcats, and the first player he chose with Bird as the model.
In his first year, Morrison averaged 11.8 points with a shooting percentage of 37.6%, stabilized at 36% for 4.5 points in his second season, and his figures plummeted to 1.3 points after being traded to the Lakers last season.
Having played for three years and still participating in the Summer League, it was his retro shoulder-length hair that left a deeper impression on people than his basketball skills.
