Basketball season is back, and the NBA tips-off first. Michigan has had a long tradition of producing pros, and this season in the association, for at least opening day, there are eleven players who are from Michigan, or played in the state as an amateur on a team’s roster. From Grand Rapids, stretching all the way across to Detroit, Saginaw, and every town in between, here are the players representing the mitten for 2014-2015.
James Young Rookie: 6’6″ 215 lbs Shooting Guard, University of Kentucky (Rochester High School) Boston Celtics
Shayne Whittington Rookie: 6’11” 250 lbs Power Forward, Western Michigan University (Lawrence High School) Indiana Pacers
Roy Devyn Marble Rookie: 6’6″ 200 lbs Shooting Guard, Iowa (Southfield-Lathrup High School) Orlando Magic
Willie Green Twelfth Year: 6’3″ 201 lbs Shooting Guard, University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit Cooley High School) Orlando Magic
Draymond Green Third Year: 6’7″ 230 lbs Small Forward, Michigan State (Saginaw High School) Golden State Warriors
Christ Douglass-Roberts Sixth Year: 6’7″ 210 lbs Shooting Guard, Memphis (Detroit Cass Tech/Detroit Northwestern High School) Los Angeles Clippers
Ray McCallum Second Year: 6’3″ 190 lbs Point Guard, University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit Country Day High School) Sacramento Kings
Christ Kaman Twelfth Year: 7’0″ 265 lbs Center, Central Michigan University (Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian High School) Portland Trail Blazers
Wilson Chandler Eighth Year: 6’8″ 225 lbs Small Forward, Depaul (Benton Harbor High School) Denver Nuggets
JaVale McGee Seventh Year: 7’0″ 270 lbs Center, Nevada, (From Flint) Denver Nuggets
Jason Richardson Thirteenth Year: 6’6″ 225 lbs Shooting Guard, Michigan State, (Saginaw Arthur Hill High School) Philadelphia 76ers
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