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Henderson & Ellington to be summer league teammates

Tar Heel Wayne Ellington handles the ball as Duke's Gerald Henderson defends in Durham.

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By Jeff Gravley
Jul 2, 2009

In a strange twist of fate, former high school teammates Gerald Henderson and Wayne Ellington will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA summer league.

Ellington was drafted by the T'wolves but Henderson was selected by Charlotte. The Bobcats will not have a team in the summer league so they found Henderson another team...Minnesota.

Henderson and Ellington remained close after high school despite playing for polar opposite schools, Duke and North Carolina.

Now they will rejoin for a brief time in July before parting ways again to begin their NBA careers.

The 2009 Vegas Summer League runs from July 12th through the 19th.

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By Hokie 94
Posted Jul 4, 5:22 p.m.

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RE: Henderson & Ellington to be summer league teammates

I'm glad that the Bobcats can work a deal with another team to help Henderson develop his skills. Needs all the ball handling work that he can get. Go Cats.

By jgunn
Posted Jul 4, 6:33 a.m.

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RE: Henderson & Ellington to be summer league teammates

I wish Ellington was playing for Charlotte as well. They'll probably enjoy being on the same team this summer. Good luck, Wayne.

By jwcarter3
Posted Jul 2, 3:34 p.m.

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RE: Henderson & Ellington to be summer league teammates

Hendo I'm sure is very excited to be playing with a quality guard in the backcourt. Instead of a SG trying to play the Point and a Back-up Big East Quarterback.