Overview
- The Las Vegas Summer League opened with a sold‑out primetime clash between No. 1 AJ Dybantsa and No. 2 Darryn Peterson on Thursday, with Dybantsa scoring 27 points to lead Washington to a 92-88 win and Peterson finishing with 24 points.
- No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson scored 35 points in his Summer League debut for the Chicago Bulls, making seven 3‑pointers and setting what multiple outlets call an unofficial rookie‑debut scoring record while the Bulls lost 97-96 to Memphis.
- Golden State rookie Yaxel Lendeborg posted a 21‑point, 10‑rebound, 6‑assist double‑double and Michigan teammates Morez Johnson (27 points) and others such as Sacramento’s Darius Acuff Jr. (19 points, 7 assists) turned in early breakout performances.
- Franchises are treating Summer League as a short‑sample evaluation window, limiting minutes and using games to sort two‑way and G League candidates while also weighing efficiency, turnovers and injury histories.
- The Las Vegas slate runs through July 19, and teams will use the remaining games to refine rotation decisions and monitor how players adjust to the league’s one free‑throw experiment.