By R.L. Bynum

Drake Powell’s pro basketball debut will have to wait until this fall.

The former Carolina wing reportedly won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets’ Summer League team because of left knee tendinopathy, according to the New York Post.

Powell, the No. 22 pick in the NBA draft, tweaked that knee during the lead-up to the draft and is being held out of the Summer League as a precaution. According to the Post, he would be playing if these were regular-season games.

“It’s extremely disappointing not to play because coming in with these guys, I want to compete with them,” Powell said Monday in Brooklyn, according to the Post. “It’s definitely frustrating, but I understand it. I’d say it’s more of a precaution type thing right now.” 

Powell will be in Las Vegas with the Nets Summer League team, even though he won’t play, to break down film and see the plays the team runs and get to know teammates and coaches.

The Atlanta Hawks drafted Powell, and the trade that sent him to Brooklyn became official on Monday. The Nets acquired guard Terance Mann and the draft rights to Powell from the Hawks in a three-team trade.

In his only season at UNC, he was Carolina’s Defensive Player of the Year and led Carolina in plus/minus 10 times while averaging 7.4 points per game.

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Summer League Tar Heels

Memphis Grizzlies schedule (Armando Bacot)
Games in Salt Lake City
Saturday, July 5: Grizzlies 92, Thunder 80
– Bacot: started; 16:25, 9 points, 2–2 FG, 5–6 FT, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnovers, 2 fouls, -2
Monday, July 7: Jazz 112, Grizzlies 111
– Bacot: started; 16:45, 6 points, 3–5 FG, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 block, 1 turnovers, 6 fouls, -4
Tuesday, July 8, vs. Philadelphia, NBATV
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11, vs. Boston, 4 p.m., NBATV
Saturday, July 12, vs. Portland, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Golden State, 10:30 p.m., NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Atlanta, 6 p.m., NBATV
Washington Wizards schedule (Leaky Black)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11, vs. Phoenix, 9 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, July 13, vs. Brooklyn, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Philadelphia, NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. Utah, ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers schedule (RJ Davis)
Games in San Francisco
Saturday, July 5: Warriors 89, Lakers 84
– Davis: didn’t start; 13:01, 2 points, 1–7 FG, 0–3 3PFG, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 foul, =/- of 0
Sunday, July 6: Lakers 103, Heat 83
– Davis: didn’t start; 12:18, 5 points, 2–3 FG, 1–2 3PFG, 1 rebound, team-high tying 4 assists, 2 turnovers, +6
Tuesday, July 8, vs. San Antonio, 10 p.m., ESPN
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10, vs. Dallas, 8 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, July 12, vs. New Orleans, 8:30, ESPN2
Monday, July 14, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30, NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Boston, 9 p.m., ESPN
Detroit Pistons schedule (Dawson Garcia)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11, vs. New York, 6 p.m., NBATV
Sunday, July 13, vs. Houston, 4 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Minnesota, 4:30, NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Miami, NBATV
San Antonio Spurs schedule (Harrison Ingram)
Games in San Francisco
Saturday, July 5: Heat 82, Spurs 69
— Ingram: started, 12:25, 3 points, 1–7 FG, 1–3 3FG, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, +3
Sunday, July 6: Spurs 90, Warriors 88
— Ingram: started, 14:23, 8 points, 2–5 FG, 0–1 3FG, 4–5 FT, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, 1 foul, +/- of 0
Tuesday, July 8, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m., ESPN
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10, vs. Philadelphia, 10 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, July 12, vs. Dallas, ESPN
Monday, July 14, vs. Utah, 8:30, NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Charlotte, ESPN
Portland Trail Blazers schedule (Caleb Love and Justin McKoy)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11, vs Golden State, 11 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, July 12, vs. Memphis, 10:30, ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. New Orleans, 10 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, July 17, vs. Houston, 8 p.m., NBATV
Milwaukee Bucks schedule (Pete Nance and Cormac Ryan)
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10, vs. Denver, 9:30 p.m., NBATV
Saturday, July 12, vs. Cleveland, 3:30 p.m., NBATV
Sunday, July 13, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m., NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. Chicago, 5:30, ESPN2
Oklahoma City Thunder schedule (Kerwin Walton)
Games in Salt Lake City
Saturday, July 5: Grizzlies 92, Thunder 80
— Walton: Did not play (coach’s decision)
Monday, July 7: Thunder 89, Sixers 78
— Walton: Did not play (coach’s decision)
Tuesday, July 8, vs. Utah, NBATV
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10, vs. Brooklyn, 4:30, ESPN2
Saturday, July 12, vs. Indiana, 4:30, NBATV
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Orlando, 5:30, NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. New Orleans, 8:30, NBATV

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