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 Blue joined the Houston Rockets for the Orlando Summer League and the Memphis Grizzlies for the Las Vegas Summer League.
+Here's the summary of his performance in Orlando by the Paint Touches blog:
+"Even with point guard Isaiah Canaan resting an injured knee, the Rockets used Blue at shooting guard all 47 minutes. With Patrick Beverly and rookie Casper Ware running the point, Houston wanted to see its undrafted free agent off the ball, driving to the lane and running the break from the wing. And for the most part, he performed well.
+His professional debut was stalled one game when he received a DNP-CD in the opener, but Blue quickly turned things around with a seven-point, five-rebound performance. Blue shot just 2-of-7 from the field on a pair of drives, the second of which came after he grabbed his own blocked shot and banked a 10-footer home. But more than that, Blue flashed some of his point-guard tendencies, handing out an assist on his first possession and constantly beating his man off the dribble. It didn’t always result in makes for him or his teammates — he finished with just the one helper — but in an unorganized setting such as the Summer League, results weren’t everything. Blue’s aggressiveness was apparent, and it didn’t go unnoticed.
+That meant a start one day later (Wednesday) when Blue was dubbed the starting shooting guard. James Harden has nothing to worry about, but the Madison native saved his best for last. In 31 minutes he scored 16 points and added six rebounds in the Rockets’ win over the Celtics. Blue again was aggressive going to the basket, finishing once with a stellar left-handed layup coming from the right wing. He didn’t finish well in the paint, at time being overpowered by taller interior defenders, but the telling statistic from that win was his outside shooting. Blue made 2-of-5 shots from beyond the arc and made all four of his free throws.
+For a player who likely made the decision to move to point guard to mask his lack of an outside shot, this was a great sign. The four offensive rebounds were also a nice touch.
+Blue finished his three-game stint 20th in the Summer League in scoring (11.5) and was 16th in rebounding (5.5), the latter of which led all guards. Again, if you watched even a quarter of any Summer League game, you’ll notice the best players were the ones who stayed aggressive throughout. Shooting 32 percent from the field won’t turn any heads (you’re safe, Harden) but Blue’s mentality, on the wing, was exactly what he needed to do."
+[[http://painttouches.com/2013/07/11/vander-blues-summer-league-recap/|Paint Touches, 7/11/13]]
+Cumulatively (Orlando and Las Vegas games), Blue played in six games and averaged 21.2 minutes; 11.0 points [22 for 55 (40%) FG; 6 for 16 (37.5%) 3FG; 16 for 21 (76.2%) FT]; 3.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.8 turnovers.
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-Vander played with the San Antonio Spurs Summer League Team.
+Blue played with the San Antonio Spurs NBA Summer League Team in Las Vegas.
+"A much fuller-looking Blue played for the NBA champion Spurs this month, and he improved steadily as the summer went along. After two duds to open the league, Blue averaged a steady 11.6 points, 2.3 rebounds on 2.3 assists on 46 percent shooting in his last three contests. It ended with a full stat line (13/4/5 with four steals) in Saturday’s triple-overtime loss to the Wizards, and while there’s no room in San Antonio he should get an invite somewhere."
+[[http://painttouches.com/2014/07/21/nba-summer-league-marquette-players-recaps|Paint Touches, 7/21/14]]
 ===== Overseas =====
-On October 30, 2013, Blue signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Super League.
+On October 30, 2013, Blue signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Super League after being waived by the 76ers.
 On December 31, 2013, he was released by Maccabi.
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 ===== NBA Development League  =====
+On January 14, 2014, Blue was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA D-League.
+After making his NBA debut during a ten-day contract, on January 31, 2014, he was assigned to the Maine Red Claws.
+He was subsequently not signed to a second 10-day contract after his first 10-day contract expired.
+On February 1, 2014, he was re-acquired by the 87ers.
+In March 2014, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede.
+On May 14, 2014, ESPN Magazine wrote a story and produced an interview surrounding Blue's journey to the NBA involving eight teams and about 200 teammates.\\
+[[http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10922180/former-marquette-star-vander-blue-eight-teams-one-year-espn-magazine|ESPN, Vander Blue Has 200 Teammates]]\\
+[[Vander Blue Has 200 teammates]]\\
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