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Wrapping up NBA Summer League: Hornets win title, Utah's Kyle Filipowski named MVP
Wrapping up NBA Summer League: Hornets win title, Utah's Kyle Filipowski named MVP

NBC Sports

time23-07-2025

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Wrapping up NBA Summer League: Hornets win title, Utah's Kyle Filipowski named MVP

The 2025 Las Vegas Summer League is in the books. Let's put a bow on it with some end-of-the-summer notes. If you want to know who stood out to us, check out our review of the top players of Summer League, including Cooper Flag and Yang Hansen. Hornets take Summer League crown Only one team went undefeated in Las Vegas — and they won their games by an average of 14.2 points. Behind No. 4 pick Kon Knueppel, the Charlotte Hornets won the NBA Summer League crown, knocking off the Sacramento Kings in the championship game. Knueppel was named Summer League Championship Game MVP. NO. 4 PICK KON KNUEPPEL LEADS THE @hornets TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN VEGAS 🏆 🐝 21 PTS 🐝 5 REB 🐝 4 3PM#NBA2KSummerLeague Another standout in the title game was Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was a defensive force throughout Summer League but added 15 points in the championship game. The Hornets having two rookies with strong showings in Summer League is a good sign for a developing team. Sacramento was in the title game thanks in part to strong play from rookie Nique Clifford in Vegas, but in the big game it was Isaac Jones putting on a show with 24 points and 11 rebounds. ISAAC JONES. WITH FORCE. #NBA2KSummerLeague Championship on ESPN! What does winning the Summer League portend for Charlotte's future? Probably nothing. On the positive side, the Lakers won Summer League in 2017 behind Kyle Kuzma and went on to win a title in 2020. Additionally, the Grizzlies won in 2019 and the Cavaliers in 2023, and both of those turned out to be quality teams. However, around those wins, the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, and Miami Heat have also won Summer League, but haven't gone on to strike fear in the hearts of the league. Kyle Filipowski named Summer League MVP We listed Utah's Kyle Filipowski in the 'too good for Summer League' category for a reason. The Utah big man who came on at the end of last season played three games in Vegas and took home the Summer League MVP averaging 29.3 points a game on 56.1% shooting, including 39.1% from beyond the arc, and he grabbed 7.7 rebounds a game. Kyle Filipowski of the Utah Jazz is the #NBA2KSummerLeague MVP! 🔥 29.3 PPG 🔥 7.7 RPG 🔥 56.1 FG% 🔥 39.1 3P% He is going to get a lot more run for the Jazz next season. Duke had a good summer The Blue Devils love Las Vegas. The No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and the biggest draw in Las Vegas? Cooper Flagg. Summer League MVP? Kyle Filipowski. The 2025 NBA Summer League championship game MVP? Kon Knueppel. And the Blue Devils are stacked with elite talent next season as well, starting with Cameron Boozer. All Summer League Teams Utah's Filipowski and Sacramento's Clifford headline the All Summer League teams. The #NBA2KSummerLeague First Team! Nique Clifford Kyle Filipowski David Jones Garcia Jordan Miller Terrence Shannon Jr. The #NBA2KSummerLeague Second Team! Ron Holland II Isaac Jones Kon Knueppel Ajay Mitchell KJ Simpson

NBA Summer League Day 5: Johnny Furphy's legendary dunk, Kyle Filipowski, Jazz put on a show
NBA Summer League Day 5: Johnny Furphy's legendary dunk, Kyle Filipowski, Jazz put on a show

NBC Sports

time15-07-2025

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NBA Summer League Day 5: Johnny Furphy's legendary dunk, Kyle Filipowski, Jazz put on a show

We're into the second phase of Summer League, with a lot of the stars done, but not all. And those stars showed out on Monday. Johnny Furphy's legendary dunk This whole game was fun. The Bulls and the Pacers combined for the most entertaining game of the Summer League so far. However, it was the Pacers' Johnny Furphy who stole the show with a legendary dunk. JOHNNY FURPHY MY GOODNESS 🤯🤯 Poor Noa Essengue is about to be a meme. 😵 To be fair, Essengue scored 21 points, while Matas Buzelis showed why he is too good to still be playing in Summer League, scoring 28 points. It wasn't just those buckets; it was that the Bulls were getting theirs with flair in an up-and-down, fast-paced game. —Kurt Helin SHOWTIME FROM YUKI & THE BULLS 🔥 CHI leads in the 4th... #NBA2KSummerLeague on ESPNU Spurs and Jazz put on a show The matchup between the Spurs and Jazz ended up being one of the best games of Summer League so far. Kyle Filipowski dominated early and often, knocking down three triples in the first four minutes of the game and finishing with 35 points, 11 rebounds and five three-pointers. He had a layup to give Utah a late lead before Dylan Harper tied it up to force overtime, and Filipowski also had a dunk with two seconds left in overtime to tie the game before Riley Minix nailed the game-winning shot at the buzzer. RILEY MINIX BUZZER BEATER FOR THE WIN 🚨 Spurs win a THRILLER in Vegas! Filipowski has been fantastic through Summer League in both Utah and Las Vegas, and it wouldn't be shocking if they opted to shut him down for the remainder of the summer. With John Collins now in Los Angeles, Filipowski should be a key contributor for the Jazz this season. Kyle Filipowski keeps his #NBA2KSummerLeague hot streak going 🔥 Jazz/Spurs is underway on NBA TV! John Tonje made his Summer League debut for Utah and finished with 16 points and four three-pointers. The 24-year-old rookie shined at Wisconsin last season and could be an NBA-ready scoring option for the Jazz this year, though the amount of depth Utah has will make it difficult for him to earn minutes. Carter Bryant continued to play high-level defense, and Dylan Harper was solid despite not being quite as good as he was against Dallas, but David Jones-Garcia was the star once again. He dropped 28 points in the win, which was his fifth-straight game scoring at least 20 points this summer. The only time he didn't reach 20, he finished with 18 points. Jones-Garcia has certainly played his way into at least a two-way contract, especially if he keeps this up. —Noah Rubin DAVID JONES BREAKING ANKLES IN SL!!! Other notes from Summer League • Kel'el Ware responds after Spoelstra's criticism. In his first game at the Las Vegas Summer League, Miami's promising young big man Kel'el Ware was uninspiring, scoring 10 points with six boards and kind of coasting through the game (it's a concerning sign when a guy who got so much run as a rookie does not dominate in Summer League). The next day, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra showed up at Summer League practice and had some pointed words for Ware: 'A big part of this is he has to really embrace and improve his professionalism, his consistency, his approach every single day. He has to get better with that. It's learning how to become a pro. I understand it. He was 20 last year, and he's 21. We have bigger expectations... 'The professionalism and consistency has to improve, and it is. Our standards are not going to change, and our expectations and how fast we want that to improve for him are not going to change. But he has to get better at it, he has to take ownership of it, and the other stuff will come along with that.' Ware got the message. He was much more intense and focused against the Cavaliers on Sunday, scoring 21 points on 8-of-14 shots, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. On Sunday, Ware had another strong game with 21 points and 15 boards against Boston. —Helin Blocks, dunks, triples, lobs, intensity, you name it… Kel'el was showing it all tonight • Kon Knueppel looks better. Kon Knueppel struggled in his Summer League debut on Friday and then sat out on Saturday. However, he was finally able to get things going against the Mavericks. He made an impact in a variety of ways, finishing with 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three three-pointers. He was solid on defense, created shots for his teammates and had a double-double after not recording one during his lone season at Duke. Oh yeah, and he can shoot too. —Rubin catch & shoot kon 😮‍💨 #NBASummer • Așa Newell's 3-point shot. Asa Newell hit four three-pointers on Sunday, which was an encouraging sign for his development. Deep-range shooting will be a huge swing skill for his future in the NBA. On Monday, he only hit one, but it was clear the defense respected his shot. Early in the first quarter, he got his defender to jump on a pump fake, which set up a strong drive to the basket and a pair of free throws. Newell doesn't need to be an elite stretch big for the Hawks; they have Kristaps Porzingis for that. However, if he can at least space the floor enough for the defense to respect his shot, Trae Young and Jalen Johnson won't have any issues getting to the rim when Newell is in the game. Newell's lone shot from deep came late in the game to tie things up at 99, and he followed that up with a Euro step layup in transition to give Atlanta the lead. He finished with 14 points and six rebounds in the overtime victory. —Rubin Asa Newell slow step in transition • The highs and lows of Kobe Bufkin. Sure, there were plenty of mistakes, especially early, but Kobe Bufkin still had some positive aspects to his performance. He scored a game-high 25 points, including five of Atlanta's seven in overtime. However, he turned it over nine times and committed seven fouls. Yikes. Not what you want to see out of a first-round pick entering his third season. Bufkin would probably benefit from some extra games this summer. —Rubin • Kennedy Chandler looking good. Kennedy Chandler continued to shine for the Rockets. He finished with 22 points, seven assists, and three steals and is now averaging 19 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game this summer. He had the ball in his hands a little extra with Reed Sheppard shut down for the rest of Summer League. Whether or not it's with Houston, Chandler has made a case to earn a two-way contract next season. —Rubin Aggressive drive from Kennedy Chandler for the and-1 😤 Hawks vs Rockets #NBA2KSummerLeague play is on NBA TV!

Bronny James shines, but summer Lakers fall to Clippers
Bronny James shines, but summer Lakers fall to Clippers

USA Today

time15-07-2025

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  • USA Today

Bronny James shines, but summer Lakers fall to Clippers

Bronny James showed out in tonight's #NBA2KSummerLeague action 🔥17 PTS5 REB5 AST3 3PM6-10 FGM In their third game of the Las Vegas summer league, the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Los Angeles Clippers and looked to build on their victory on Saturday over the New Orleans Pelicans. Monday's game between the Lakers and Clippers was an ugly one. Neither team shot above 40% from the field or 30% from 3-point range, and they combined for 36 turnovers. Los Angeles was just 5-of-13 from the free throw line and 34.4% overall from the field. L.A. gave up 10 unanswered points in the first quarter and fell behind 19-10. It fought back to make things competitive, but down the stretch, it couldn't manufacture points, as it didn't score in the final three minutes of play, leading to a 67-58 loss. Still, this was a good night for Bronny James. The second-year Lakers guard scored a dozen points in the first half and finished with 17 points on 6-of-10 field-goal shooting and 3-of-5 from 3-point range, five rebounds and five assists. He looks a lot more poised and comfortable on the court than he did just several months ago, and he didn't look to force things offensively. Forward Cole Swider scored 16 points, with eight of them coming in the fourth quarter. But it was a rough game for Dalton Knecht, who made just three of his 15 shot attempts and one of his eight 3-point tries. L.A.'s reserves scored a total of just two points, with both points coming on free throws. For the Clippers, forward Jordan Miller had a game-high 19 points.

NBA Summer League Day 4: Collin Murray-Boyle makes his debut, Reed Sheppard keeps dominating
NBA Summer League Day 4: Collin Murray-Boyle makes his debut, Reed Sheppard keeps dominating

NBC Sports

time14-07-2025

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NBA Summer League Day 4: Collin Murray-Boyle makes his debut, Reed Sheppard keeps dominating

LAS VEGAS — It's Day 4 of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, and it feels like we are on to Act II. The big stars all sat — no Dylan Harper, no Ace Bailey, no Khaman Maluach — and the focus is shifting to guys further down the bench. Here is some of what stood out to us on Sunday. Collin Murray-Boyle makes his debut A hamstring injury delayed the debut of No. 9 pick Collin Murray-Boyles, but the Raptors' latest addition at forward made his debut on Sunday. 'Was it worth the wait? Of course it is,' Murray-Boyles said of finally getting to play. 'Just to have the chance to be on the court, my first, I guess, NBA feel is amazing. Since my hamstring, that was probably my first time going in about... It's been a minute, probably a month and a half. So, just to get back out there, get the feel out there again, it's amazing.' Boyles showed that the pre-draft scouting report on him was accurate. He showed off his handles with a nice spin move in transition. He had made a few strong defensive plays, including a block, one of which led to a putback dunk. #9 pick Collin Murray-Boyles is making PLAYS on both ends for the @Raptors 🙌#NBA2KSummerLeague on ESPN2 However, the concern about Murray-Boyles coming into the draft was his shot, and when he airballed his first two 3-point attempts that lived up to the hype, too. 'You're not going to make every 3, but obviously having the confidence to shoot the ball is something I've been working on,' he said. Murray-Boyles finished with eight points, seven rebounds, and eight personal fouls. He looked a bit rusty (as to be expected coming off an injury) but showed real potential. —Kurt Helin Nets, Wizards many rookies In a game that featured 10 players drafted in the first round over the last two seasons, none shone brighter than Drew Timme, the former Gonzaga star who went undrafted in 2023. He finished with 30 points and a handful of impressive highlights. DREW TIMME POSTER!!! Did that dunk surprise you? Well, you weren't alone. 'I'm not gonna lie, I did not know I made it,' Timme said with a laugh. 'It's not really what I'm known for, but I get up every now and then.' Timme had 22 points on Thursday and has played well enough to earn consideration for a standard contract next season. As far as the first-round picks in Brooklyn, all of them were impressive in their own way. Danny Wolf didn't score a ton, but he grabbed 10 rebounds and added three steals and four blocks while also hitting two three-pointers. There aren't many seven-footers who are this dynamic. big steal + big jam 💥🐺 @Daniel_Wolf6 Egor Demin shot 4-of-10 on threes, which was a point of emphasis for him during the pre-draft process after he shot 27.3 percent from deep during his lone season at BYU. Denim is a special passer, and if he's able to shoot the ball consistently, he could be in for a big rookie season. Alexandre Sarr wasn't great in Washington's first Summer League game, but he dominated against the Nets, nearly finishing with a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks. That improvement was something that Wizards coach J.J. Outlaw said they wanted to see from him. 'We wanted to see him be aggressive,' Outlaw said. 'We wanted to see him engaged. I think that you saw, you know, our guys really, really fed off of him. Anytime he's leading the way for us, we're going to have good nights.' Tre Johnson led the Wizards with 21 points and hit multiple tough shots. He's averaging 19.5 points while shooting 58.3 percent from the floor through two games. —Noah Rubin Tre Johnson gets ahead of the field and throws it down! The #6 pick has 14 points for the @WashWizards on ESPN2 🔥 #NBA2KSummerLeague Other notes from around Summer League • Reed Sheppard's relatively rough day. Reed Sheppard once again led the way for the Rockets, finishing with 18 points in the loss to the Pistons. However, it certainly was a rougher performance for him than Friday night. A big reason for that was Daniss Jenkins. Most of Sheppard's points came when Jenkins was on the bench, and Sheppard finished with six turnovers while shooting 6-of-19 from the floor. That certainly isn't what Houston was hoping to see out of the third overall pick from 2024, but it speaks to the level of defense that Jenkins played. It wasn't a one-sided effort from Jenkins either; he led the Pistons with 23 points, and he dished out six dimes. —Rubin Daniss Jenkins with the AND-1 DUNK!@DetroitPistons | #NBA2KSummerLeague • Orlando's Noah Penda shows promise. From the 'guys I like Now that I've seen them file,' Noah Penda, the French forward, impressed. The No. 32 pick last month, played more like a four than the wing he was advertised to be, but has a high IQ game and finished with nine points, 14 rebounds and some decent defense. 'He's just got a knack for where to be on the floor, his instincts are phenomenal. I thought his rebounding for us was huge today. His ability to pick up things on the fly,' Magic coach Ameer Bahhur said. 'We played him at the five today, which he had never done before. And so his ability to just kind of handle that and keep moving and jump right into it, I thought was phenomenal.' His shot is the question, he was 3-of-5 in the paint but 1-of-3 from beyond the arc. Still, you can see the potential as a point four who could stretch the floor someday. 'His versatility allowed us to use him as another ball handler to relieve pressure and bring the ball up the court,' Bahhur said. 'And he did a great job, whether he was at the four, whether he was at the five, he got us into what we needed to do and he helped us run our offense.' —Helin • Celtics Baylor Scheierman looks ready for his chance. Baylor Scheierman was buried in the Celtics' depth chart as a rookie — that's a team where breaking through as a wing is hard. However, next season the former No. 30 pick may get his chance. He looked ready to take advantage of that chance Sunday at Summer League. BAYLOR SCHEIERMAN FROM THE LOGO 🤯 Knicks-Celtics in Summer League action on NBA TV! He finished with 13 points, and seven rebounds and assists. —Helin • Detroit's Ron Holland, Chaz Lanier look good. Ron Holland came into the league as an athletic defender, but he showcased the development in his game against Houston. He dished out three dimes and had a handful of other passes that led to clean shots for his teammates, and he also knocked down two three-pointers. He shot 23.8 percent from beyond the arc during his rookie season, so if he can improve that mark, he can make a huge impact for the Pistons next season. "BEAUTIFUL SHOT" ‼️ @ron2kholland Chaz Lanier knocked down four three-pointers in the game. He should help make up for Tim Hardaway Jr. signing with Denver and Malik Beasley under investigation for betting on NBA games. The second-round pick out of Tennessee has six triples in two Summer League games. —Rubin • Pistons' Daniss Jenkins someone to watch. This is what Summer League is about — undrafted, unheralded players putting on a show and getting noticed by decision makers around the league. The Pistons' Daniss Jenkins is doing just that. TOLU SMITH DIME. DANISS JENKINS SLAM. Early fireworks for the Pistons in the desert💥#NBA2KSummerLeague action on ESPN2 A year ago, Jenkins went undrafted out of Rick Pitino's St. John's, and he spent most of last season as the point guard of the Motor City Cruise of the G-League. He put up impressive numbers there — 18.5 points and 6.4 assists per game — and at Summer League, he has stood out. In the Pistons' first game, he had 18 points and hit 3-of-5 from 3 (shooting was a question mark), and on Sunday, he scored 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 3-of-4 from 3. The Pistons have an open roster spot and an open two-way contract. Jenkins is a name to watch. —Helin • Mavericks shut down Cooper Flagg. This shouldn't be a surprise, but after a 31-point outing in his second game, the Dallas Mavericks have shut down Cooper Flagg for the rest of Summer League. This is the way of Summer League, for teams the risk of injury outweighs what a lot of these players can learn from the experience. Expect more stars to get shut down in the coming days. —Helin • Knicks Pacome Dadiet is interesting. The Knicks used a late first-round pick (25th) a year ago on French wing Pacome Dadiet, who got in 18 games for them as a rookie who was seen as a project. Watch him play and you can see the draw, he is a fluid athlete. His shot is still a work in progress — he shot 3-of-11 in this one — but you can see the attraction. —Helin

Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles impresses despite rust in debut
Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles impresses despite rust in debut

Edmonton Journal

time14-07-2025

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  • Edmonton Journal

Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles impresses despite rust in debut

Article content Game 2 of the Las Vegas Summer League was all about Collin Murray-Boyle's debut for the Toronto Raptors. Article content The ninth pick of last month's NBA draft had been hobbled a bit by an injury since late in the pre-draft process (his first workout, a healthy one, thoroughly impressed the Raptors months ago), so was understandably a bit rusty in his first game action in ages Sunday. Article content Article content Article content There was an instant turnover on his first touch of the ball followed by an early air-balled three-pointer, another later, and some foul issues, but Murray-Boyles also quickly showed why he was so well-regarded as a defender. Article content Article content ESPN had tabbed Murray-Boyles as the best off-ball defender in his draft class and Sunday's game was filled with evidence that backed up the assertion. Toronto again played an aggressive, nearly pressing brand of defence on the Orlando guards (the formula that had led to a humiliation of the Chicago Bulls in Toronto's opener Friday). It felt like the Raptors were insulted when an opponent successfully got the ball over half court and other Raptors were there to swarm the opponent if they did beat the first defender. But the downside of an approach like that is if it doesn't work, it can lead to a lot of open shots. That's where Murray-Boyles, in particular, came in. Article content Article content The South Carolina standout simply plays with defensive instincts the vast majority of rookies can't match. He always seemed to be in the right place to help defensively Sunday and his quick and strong hands generated turnover after turnover. Plus there was an eye-opening sequence late in the third quarter when Murray-Boyles blocked a layup attempt and ended up throwing down a two-handed putback dunk at the other end. Article content #9 pick Collin Murray-Boyles is making PLAYS on both ends for the @Raptors 🙌 #NBA2KSummerLeague on ESPN2 — NBA (@NBA) July 13, 2025

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