Overview
- The Memphis Grizzlies opened Salt Lake City Summer League play with a 111-74 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 4, 2026, leading 66-44 at halftime and holding a lead as large as 41 points.
- Rookie Cameron Boozer played 24 minutes and finished with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists while saying he felt “more comfort than nerves” after the game.
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper led Memphis with 17 points and a game-high +38 plus/minus while Taylor Hendricks, Jahmai Mashack, Cedric Coward, Javon Small and Carson Cooper all scored in double figures.
- Highlights of Boozer’s scoring, passing and positional versatility spread quickly on social media and in national coverage, though analysts and team reports stressed Summer League is an early, limited evaluation window.
- The performance adds a first on-court data point to Memphis’s offseason reset that installed Boozer as a focal player and it sets up more testing against Utah on Monday and in Las Vegas as the team evaluates fit and rotation options.