Former Nevada forward Nick Fazekas is getting another chance to stick in the NBA.
Fazekas, who tried out for the Denver Nuggets before playing the season in Belgium and France, will play on the Boston Celtics' summer league team in Las Vegas. The NBA's summer league begins later this month.
The 6-foot-11, 235-pounder played four years at Nevada where he remains the school all-time leader in points (2,464), blocks (192), field goals made (901), field goals attempted (1,695), free throws made (546) and free throw attempts (670). He is also second in rebounds with 1,254.
Fazekas was drafted in the second round of the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and later played with the Los Angeles Clippers.
In 26 games, he averaged 4.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
The Clippers offered Fazekas a contract at the end of the 2007-08 season, but the recinded the deal in a mutual agreement with Fazekas to aquire other players.
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