Anthony Morrow returned, so someone had to sit. The fact that Jordan is not in uniform for a Summer League game is not a positive sign for his NBA hopes. It was a foregone conclusion that Jordan would not latch on with the Warriors, but the goal had to have been to showcase his skills for other teams come training camp and preseason. It seems like a long time ago that Jordan was seeing 25 minutes a night with the Clippers Summer League squad.
While there are guys that don't dress routinely for Summer League games, such as Morrow, Jordan is a young player looking to earn a job. Morrow played significant minutes with the Warriors in last year's NBA season, so his job is secure. Since Jordan loses another opportunity to audition for other NBA teams, his future prospects look bleak at this point.
Even Acie Law IV has seen his minutes dwindle. With eight minutes remaining in the game, Law has seen only nine minutes of action. It's obvious the Warriors are looking to see what Curry can do at the point guard position. Maybe Kenny Hasbrouck had the right idea when he passed on the Summer League for the Heat. Unfortunately for Jordan, the late trade for Law killed any chances he had for significant playing time.
Another bad sign is that Cartier Martin, a player who has started every game for the Warriors in Vegas thus far, will not be on Golden State come the regular season. The announcer said he's just looking to showcase his skills and hopefully "latch onto another team." This is a guy that scored 27 points last game.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the Warriors next game against the Chicago Bulls tomorrow night at 8 p.m. I'm guessing Jordan will be in uniform, but he needs to make his minutes count, however sparse they might be.
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