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    Dan Woike: NBA Summer League can be an indicator of ability as well as a mirage

    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Jul 13, 2018 4 minutes

    LAS VEGAS - The casinos that litter the streets of Las Vegas are homes to absolutes. Either the dice say "4" and "3" or they don't. The roulette wheel stops with the ball landing in a red or black space (or, if I'm betting, the green). You win the hand or you lose it, the chips either stay with you or they run for the house.

    But in those shadows on UNLV's campus, things get murky for a few weeks in the summer.

    The NBA's Summer League is a showcase that previews what recent draftees may be

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