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According to one NBA analyst, Kon Knueppel is one of the three biggest losers of NBA Summer League. The Charlotte Hornets' fourth overall pick struggled in one game, sat out another, and then came back with a relative bang in the team's third game.
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.
Rasheer Fleming made his NBA Summer League debut after missing first two games with right knee soreness. Ryan Dunn and Khaman Maluach returned to action after sitting out Sunday’s game as the Suns planned not to play those two in both games of a back-to-back.
The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics, 100-96, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Monday.
Bulls rookie Noa Essengue will be seeing the Pacers’ Johnny Furphy in his nightmares. Essengue suffered a nasty posterization at the hands of Furphy in Monday’s NBA Summer League game between Chicago and Indiana, and the entire basketball world reacted — with Caitlin Clark no exception.
The Phoenix Suns will play their third preseason game Monday, July 14, against the Sacramento Kings in the second of a back-to-back.
He’s the definition of heart over height,” Chicago Bulls’ Matas Buzelis said of Yuki Kawamura, his teammate in the NBA Summer League.