Monte Morris, Matt Thomas make NBA debuts

Monte Morris was in the starting lineup for the Denver Nuggets Las Vegas Summer League roster on Friday night. The Nuggets lost to the Houston Rockets by a 102-99 final and for the most part, Morris was ok in his NBA debut.


Iowa State’s all-time leader in assists, steals and a bunch of other fun stuff ended his debut with seven points and three assists in 23 minutes of action. Morris, who went 3-of-9 from the field, turned the ball over three times as the team’s starting point guard. Morris was 0-for-1 from 3-point range.

Morris and the Nuggets will play again on Sunday vs. Deonte Burton and the Minnesota Timberwolves (5:30 on ESPN2).

Thomas used sparingly for the Lakers

Matt Thomas made his debut as well. He only played four minutes though. Still, “Matty Ice” went 1-for-1 from the field, scored two points and had a rebound during that time.

The Lakers will play again on Saturday vs. the Celtics and former Cyclone Abdel Nader (7:30 on ESPN).

Chris Williams

Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

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