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From San Francisco Chronicle
So rushed has Marco Belinelli's schedule been the last two days that the Italian import easily could have sleepwalked through his Warriors debut.
Instead, Belinelli delivered his own wake-up call Saturday, scoring 37 points in the Warriors' summer-league opener, a 110-102 win over the Hornets, to trump the previous night's unveiling of Greg Oden and Kevin Durant.
Belinelli had by far the best showing of any player in going 12-for-17 from the field and 5-for-7 from three-point range. At one point, he hit nine straight to delight the early afternoon crowd and the Golden State brass on end.
"I told you he cuold play," coach Don Nelson said.
Belinelli played all 40 minutes despite arriving in town just about 40 hours before. He took a 16-hour flight from Italy to Las Vegas on Thursday night, went directly from the airport to the team's hotel to change and get his ankles taped, then on to a two-hour evening practice at a local high school.
None of that wear-and-tear showed during his first summer-league appearance. After missing his first shoot, Belinelli ended the first half by making nine straight, including five three-pointers that seemed to get deeper and deeper with every launch.
His longest shot looked to be about a 30 footer, which didn't surprise those who have been practicing alongside him for the last day and a half.
"I knew he could shoot", said swingman Kelenna Azubuike, who had his 29-point game upstaged by Belinelli. "He's a good player."

BELINELLI, WARRIOR'S REMAIN PERFECT
The Warriors improved to 2-0 in the Las Vegas Summer League with a 94-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
Marco Belinelli, the Warriors' first-round draft pick last month (18th overall), led the way with 23 points on 9-of-23 shooting.
The gusrd from Italy had 37 points in a 110-102 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday.

Warriors Sign Top-Pick Belinelli

POSTED: 1:56 pm PDT July 16, 2007

OAKLAND -- The Golden State Warriors signed first-round pick Marco Belinelli on Monday.

Belinelli was the 18th overall pick in last month's draft after five professional seasons in his native Italy, where the swingman negotiated a buyout last week to get out of his Italian contract.

The Warriors refused to release terms of his NBA contract, but Belinelli will make nearly $2.8 million in salary over the next two seasons, according to the league's rookie pay scale.

Belinelli was outstanding while playing for the Warriors' entry in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas earlier in the month, highlighted by a 37-point debut against the Hornets. He averaged 22.8 points and 2.5 assists in four games.