Former Kansas University guard Kenny Gregory, who played in England last season, is a member of the Chicago Bulls’ summer league team.
The 6-foot-5, 208-pound Gregory joins Bulls’ No. 1 draft pick Kirk Hinrich of KU, plus former Texas player Maurice Evans, former Iowa State player Paul Shirley and former Baylor player Terry Black on the squad, which will play six games in Utah’s summer league.
Seattle — The Seattle SuperSonics have signed first-round draft pick Nick Collison to a contract, the team announced Monday.
Collison, 22, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Kansas University, was the 12th pick in last month’s draft. He averaged 14.8 points and eight rebounds a game in four seasons with Kansas and finished as second-leading scorer in school history.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity the Sonics have given me to begin my career in Seattle,” Collison said.
Terms were not disclosed Monday, though as the No. 12 pick, he will earn $1,315,200 his first year in the league, followed by salaries of $1,413,900 and $1,512,500. The team has the option for a fourth year.
Collison is a member of the U.S. Olympic qualifying team, which will compete next month in Puerto Rico.