Brayden Burries Named to NBA Summer League First Team After 23.5-Point Showing

The Bucks rookie’s scoring, efficiency and game-winning play have boosted his draft-stock narrative while setting up a battle for regular-season minutes in Milwaukee’s guard rotation.

Overview

Burries was named to the 2026 NBA All-Summer League First Team on Tuesday after appearing in four Las Vegas games and averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists.
He shot an efficient .500/.364/.667 across those games and finished the Bucks’ final Summer League contest with 27 points, five assists and a game-winning layup with 2 seconds left.
Bucks Summer League coach Patrick St. Andrews praised Burries as a two-way player who shows defensive focus, strong work habits and a desire to keep improving.
Analysts and outlets have described his Vegas run as recasting him as a potential draft ‘steal’ after Milwaukee took him at No. 10, noting he led lottery guards in several Summer League categories.
The immediate test is translating this small-sample success into real minutes on a roster that includes established guards, and his Summer League performance could force the coaching staff to accelerate his role or send him back to develop further.