Ben McCauley

Ben McCauley

McCauley featured in the Magic summer league round-up from last week. He didn't play particularly well in the Orlando summer pro league, however, averaging only 4.5 pppg and 5.5 rpg on 25% shooting.

It was with the Lakers that McCauley starred in last year's summer league. Starting at centre, McCauley had a 24/12ish performance on debut, and continued to make shots in all ways after that. He has no more NBA talent than he did the last time he was here, but it should be a happy reunion nonetheless.

Ben McCauley

McCauley does not have NBA talent. Instead, he has French league talent. It is therefore fitting that he spent his first professional season there, averaging 10.5ppg and 5.0rpg for Strasbourg. Defense and physical play are not really required in France, which is good, because McCauley doesn't have it. He's a good shotmaker for a centre, including having developing three point range. But he's not an NBA player.

- Ben McCauley

NC State graduate B-Mac went to summer league with the L.A. Lakers, where he duly impressed all watchers who didn't know he could make shots. He averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds, yet did not sufficiently impress with his defense (there's something about being an unathletic 6'9 that doesn't wash in the NBA). So he went to France, where no one plays any defense anyway. For Strasbourg, McCauley has averaged 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals in 22 minutes per game in the French league.