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The All American is going to Italy. Former Villanova star Scottie Reynolds has signed a contract to play with Prima Verdi of the Italian League Second Division.
As Nova Blog pointed out, Reynolds had played very well on the Phoenix Suns’ Summer League team and had earned an invite to camp. Presumably though, the Italian team offered Scottie a decent amount of guaranteed money.
Reynolds says he’s excited about the move… but to go from the Final Four, to a First Team All American, to undrafted, to the Italian second division can’t be the career path Scottie envisioned. Still, I’m sure we all wish him the best.
Well, maybe not Temple grads.
After impressing with the Phoenix Suns’ Summer League team, Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds has been invited to the team’s training camp.
But a three-game, injury-shortened stint on the Suns summer-league squad was enough to secure him an invite to training camp. Reynolds has already been asked to camp, a source said, although he is considering offers from a few other teams.
If Scottie has other offers, he may be wise to move on from the Suns where he is likely competing for a 3rd point guard spot. There very well could be teams in this league looking at him as a backup.
The Arizona Republic is reporting that Scottie Reynolds has signed on with the Phoenix Suns summer league team.
“It’s fantastic,” said Suns Director of Player Personnel Todd Quinter, the remaining basketball operations executive after Friday’s going-away luncheon for Steve Kerr and David Griffin. "He had a great chance of going in the draft. We were really fortunate he wanted to play for our summer team.
“He plays with a lot of heart. He might not be a traditional point guard but he’s a scorer and can distribute. He can be really good at our pace. He wants to be in the NBA badly.”
A recruiting radio show on Washington DC radio station 106.7 The Fan is reporting that Scottie Reynolds was picked up by the Phoenix Suns.
There’s been no official word from the Suns nor has there been any corroborating reports.
Villanova's senior guard Scottie Reynolds is the unfortunate recipient of a dubious distinction according to the AP.
Villanova's Scottie Reynolds has become the first AP All-American since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 not to be taken in the NBA draft. The 6-foot-2 senior guard was not one of the 60 players who heard their name called Thursday night in the two rounds of the draft.
The other four All-Americans (Evan Turner, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Wesley Johnson) all were picked in the top five.
Luckily, it does appear that 'Nova coach Jay Wright and Reynolds were prepared for the possibility of him not being drafted.
Reynolds, a 6-foot-2 guard, said this week he won't even watch the draft.
"I don't have an ego that says if I don't get drafted, I'm going to be crushed," he said.
Villanova coach Jay Wright said Reynolds' size for a shooting guard could keep him out of the league.
"I think he's going to be in that after-40 group," he said. "Does someone want to take him or wait to get him as a free agent? I think he's going to be in that area."
Reynolds is sure to draw interest as an undrafted free agent and will likely end up on someone's summer league team. We'll keep you up to date.
Former Villanova All American Scottie Reynolds Drafted To NBA's D-Leauge
The All American has returned home. Former Villanova Wildcat Scottie Reynolds quit the Italian team, Prima Verdi, he had been playing for due to “homesickness.” Reynolds wasn’t out of a job for long though. Tonight, in the NBA Developmental League Draft Scottie Reynolds was drafted 12th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder owned “Tulsa 66ers.”
D-League blogger Scott Shroeder feels like the move will benefit Reynolds.
As Schroeder also points out, the level of competition he’ll face in the D-League will be clearly superior to that of the Italian Second Division… So if he wants a career in the NBA one day, this is certainly a better stepping stone.
Nov 02 2:29a by Jason Brewer - 0 comments