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NBA summer league notebook: Former BYU center Eric Mika's not getting minutes

John Raoux, AP

Indiana Pacers' Rakeem Christmas (25) takes a shot over Miami Heat's Eric Mika (61) during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

It’s unfortunate we have a lot of bigs on our roster. ... Mika’s been great in all our practices. He’s really good when he plays — he’s very physical, great down low, draws fouls and gets rebounds.

Former BYU center Eric Mika entered the 2017 NBA draft, forgoing his final two seasons of college eligibility even though he wasn’t expected to get picked.