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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Last month, Jeff Adrien was playing in the NBA. If he's able to keep playing like he did Monday during Day 1 of D-League Showcase, it won't be long before he's called-up for his second big-league stint this season.Adrien, a 6-foot-7 power forward that began the season with the Golden State Warriors, scored 30 points to go along with 12 rebounds and two blocks to lead his Rio Grande Valley Vipers past the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the nightcap of the first of four days of D-League action on South Padre Island.
"I've opened some doors, but I just have to keep doing it each night," Adrien said. "This team has really embraced me, and it feels good to be in a place where you feel wanted."
Adrien's definitely "opened some doors" as the gathered scouts and agents were buzzing about the former UConn Husky and his NBA-caliber abilities despite less than ideal NBA size.
"He plays a lot bigger than he actually is," one scout in attendance told FanHouse. "Even though he's not the same height most NBA fours (power forwards) are, he comes out and plays hard. He's a man among boys in the D-League."
In five games with the Vipers after a midseason trade from the Erie BayHawks for former D-League call-up Garrett Temple, Adrien is averaging 20.0 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game while making 68 percent of his field goal attempts.
Other observations from Day 1 of the D-League Showcase:
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2011/01/11/jeff-adriens-big-play-highlights-first-day-of-d-league-showcase/
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