NBA Summer League in Las Vegas opens with a bang
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Top picks Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper face off in Las Vegas on ESPN with multiple streaming services available.
Former Rutgers University Scarlet Knights combo guard Dylan Harper, the first of the San Antonio Spurs' two lottery picks in the 2025 NBA draft, sat out what would have been his Las Vegas Summer League debut Thursday — an eventual 111-70 blowout of the Philadelphia 76ers — with a groin injury.
The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.
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Nate Williams and Reed Sheppard are the only players on the Rockets' roster playing in summer league. Williams isn't sweating his non-guaranteed contract.
Hugo Gonzalez turned some heads in Las Vegas this weekend with a strong debut for the Celtics in their Summer League opening matchup against the Grizzlies. It was unclear whether Gonzalez would suit up and play for Boston in Summer League after the team drafted him at No.
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While the rookies tend to draw most of the attention, there are returnees who really need to make a positive impression in Las Vegas.