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ORLANDO —A look at top performers from Day 5 in Orlando:

Henry Ellenson, Detroit Pistons

The Pistons’ 2016 first round draft pick continued to show off his improved outside touch. He connected on 6-for-10 from downtown to fuel his 29 points and also pulled in a half dozen rebounds to lead Detroit past Charlotte.

On June 30th Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
Vander Blue Named NBA D-League MVP - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - April 25, 2017

Former Marquette basketball star Vander Blue, who currently plays for the Los Angeles D-Fenders, was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Development League.

The honor was bestowed upon him based on a vote by the league's 22 head coaches following a season in which the 6-foot-4 guard averaged 24.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 47 games while helping the D-Fenders to a 34-16 record, which tied for the best in the Western Conference.

Blue took a circuitous route to becoming a star in the D-League. That path started in 2013 when he led Marquette to the Elite Eight as a junior then decided to forgo his senior season and enter the NBA draft. Blue's standout performance in the NCAA Tournament didn't pay dividends on draft night as he was not selected and began an odyssey that included playing with 13 different teams in four leagues by the end of the 2016 season. All of Blue's success in the D-League has not translated to call-ups to the NBA — over the past two seasons, though, the 24-year-old has not received a call-up to the NBA.

Former Marquette guard Vander Blue had a good night for the Lakers as they played without rookie sensation and shoe model Lonzo Ball, as he sat with a calf injury sustained in the previous night’s game. Blue went for 20 points on a very solid 7-for-12 shooting night, and he also chipped in five rebounds and six assists. He averaged 15.0 points in the eight games that the Lakers played in Summer League while shooting an even 50% from the floor. Vander also added 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, which is pretty solid work for a shade over 27 minutes on average.

Contributor Jovan Alford looks to answer a question that a lot of G League fans have been pondering: Why isn’t Vander Blue in the NBA?