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Miami Herald
25-07-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Jazz F Kyle Filipowski named NBA Summer League MVP
Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski was named the Summer League Most Valuable Player for 2025 on Tuesday. Filipowski was also honored on the All-Summer League First Team, as the NBA announced first- and second-team honorees. Filipowski, who is set to enter his second season in the league, played 72 games as a rookie for the Jazz, averaging 9.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season. He was selected by Utah with the second pick of the second round (No. 34) after two seasons at Duke, being named as a consensus second-team All-American after his sophomore year. He played in six Summer League contests between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas and averaged 23.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 block in 27-plus minutes per game. In the three games in Las Vegas, he averaged 29.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg. Joining him on the All-Summer League teams are: First team Kyle Filipowski, Jazz Nique Clifford, Kings David Jones-Garcia, Spurs Jordan Miller, Clippers Terrence Shannon Jr., Timberwolves Second team Ron Holland, Pistons Isaac Jones, Kings Kon Knueppel, Hornets Ajay Mitchell, Thunder KJ Simpson, Hornets After reaching the Summer League championship game on Sunday, the Kings (Clifford, Jones) and Hornets (Knueppel, Simpson) were well-represented on the two teams. Knueppel, a rookie, was named the championship game MVP after leading the Hornets to an 83-78 win over the Kings. Field Level Media 2023 - All Rights Reserved
USA Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Led by Reed Sheppard, Rockets announce roster for NBA's 2025 summer league
Headlined by the likes of Reed Sheppard and two-way players N'Faly Dante and Kevon Harris, Houston's roster for the NBA's 2025 summer league is out. On Monday, the Rockets announced their roster for the NBA's upcoming 2025 summer league in Las Vegas. Houston's first game is Friday night, July 10. As expected, the roster is headlined by second-year guard Reed Sheppard, who was drafted at No. 3 overall in the 2024 first round. In 2024, Sheppard earned All-Summer League First Team honors. Garrett Jackson, normally an assistant to Ime Udoka with the Rockets, will again serve as head coach for 2025 summer-league games. Under the annual format, each of the NBA's 30 teams plays at least five games in Las Vegas, with the first four coming between July 10 and July 17. After those games, the top-four team advance to participate in the playoffs, beginning with a semifinal doubleheader on Saturday, July 19. The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game on Sunday, July 20. The four playoff teams and their playoff seeds will be determined by winning percentage in each team's first four games, with tiebreaker criteria available here. The 26 teams not advancing to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game at some point between July 18 and July 20, with opponents and game times to be determined after game four. The Rockets' roster is as follows. More: 2025 NBA summer league schedule: Rockets learn July opponents, game times in Las Vegas
USA Today
12-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Report: Reed Sheppard to play for Rockets at NBA's 2025 summer league
Report: Reed Sheppard to play for Rockets at NBA's 2025 summer league Reed Sheppard will begin his sophomore NBA campaign with a 2025 summer-league stint for the Rockets, per Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle. The Houston Rockets reportedly remain very optimistic on the future of young guard Reed Sheppard, even after a rookie season in which he played only sparingly. The 20-year-old, University of Kentucky product is expected to play more in his sophomore NBA campaign, and that will likely begin with a summer-league stint in Las Vegas next month. Regarding Sheppard, drafted at No. 3 overall in the 2024 first round, the Houston Chronicle's Danielle Lerner reports: Speaking of summer league, Sheppard will participate again to prepare for an increased role with the Rockets in his second NBA season. Sheppard earned All-Summer League First Team honors last July. Houston's 2024 summer team was coached by Garrett Jackson, one of Ime Udoka's assistants with the Rockets, and Lerner reports that Jackson could be in line to hold that same position in 2025. However, that role has yet to be finalized. Another one of Udoka's assistants, Ben Sullivan, was the summer-league head coach in 2023 — when Houston went 5-1 and advanced to the championship game. As for 2025 and the summer-league roster around Sheppard, that remains to be seen. Should the Rockets keep their No. 10 overall pick in the first round of the June 25 draft, that rookie would seemingly be in line to play. Among the existing roster, third-year wing Cam Whitmore and second-year center N'Faly Dante would seem to be possibilities, as well. In addition to the No. 10 choice, Houston also owns the No. 59 pick in the second round. Assuming the Rockets keep that selection, that player and any undrafted free agent signings would also be firmly in the mix to be featured on the summer-league squad. The NBA's 2025 summer league will take place from July 10-20 in Las Vegas, with rosters, schedules, game times, and TV details still to be determined. The league waits until after the June draft to finalize its schedules, since teams with highly touted rookies are usually given the lucrative television windows. More: In 2025-26, Rockets reportedly plan to expand Reed Sheppard's role
