The 2024 NBA Las Vegas Summer
League is officially underway with the league’s brightest rookies
and young stars put to the test to hone their games and develop
their wares to be ready come the official NBA season. Here are some
of the players who stood out on the 1st day of action.
Anthony Black and Jett Howard, Orlando
Magic
The duo was the Magic’s
first-round picks just a year ago and just in their first game both
Black and Howard showed some promising developments that could
catapult them into the team’s rotation moving forward.
Magic’s Summer League backcourt today:
Anthony Black 📊 20 PTS | 6-9 FG | 4 STL
Jett Howard 📊 22 PTS | 5-10 3P | 4 AST
Bright future ahead ✨ pic.twitter.com/vYVp2HvkzS
— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
July 12, 2024
Reed Sheppard, Houston Rockets
This year’s third overall pick
showed out against the Lakers dropping an efficient 23-ball
alongside manning the offense for the Rockets. Sheppard looked like
he has all the makings of a solid PG in the NBA, which locks in
Houston’s core for the foreseeable future alongside young studs
Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Cam Whitmore.
Reed Sheppard tonight:
🟥 23 PTS
🟥 9-17 FG
🟥 4-6 3p
🟥 5 AST
🟥 4 REB
🟥 3 BLK pic.twitter.com/RZNq6fOpOG— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
July 13, 2024
Dalton Knecht, Los Angeles Lakers
Over three summer league games
since the California Classic, Knecht has looked like the Lakers’
best player and continued to do so in Vegas. The 23-year-old shot
the ball particularly well and looked confident in taking
catch-and-shoot jumpers as well as some on-ball creation at
times.
Dalton Knecht despite the loss:
🟨 25 PTS
🟨 9-18 FG
🟨 5-11 3p
🟨 6 REB
🟨 4 AST pic.twitter.com/J928gQBS1U— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
July 13, 2024
Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks and Alex Sarr,
Washington Wizards
The top 2 picks in this year’s
draft went on a duel with Sarr and the Wizards coming out on top to
down Risacher on the Hawks. The French duo both showed great
potential on both sides of the floor which explains why they were
picked where they were picked in the draft: the talent is clearly
there.
Zaccharie Risacher tonight:
🟥 18 PTS
🟥 7-16 FG
🟥 3-9 3p
🟥 5 REB
🟥 2 AST pic.twitter.com/Rw198OUtv0— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
July 13, 2024
Alex Sarr NBA Summer League Debut:
◻️ 12 PTS
◻️ 7 REB
◻️ 4 AST
◻️ 4 BLK (‼️)A young defensive juggernaut for the Wizards 🔒 pic.twitter.com/DdAj3naXZ9
— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
July 13, 2024
Jordan Miller, Los Angeles Clippers
The Clippers’ second-round
selection in last year’s draft, Miller went off with a 30-bomb
against the Denver Nuggets to lead LA to the win. He went 6-10 from
three and 8-8 from the FT line, which was impressive from a player
who played mostly in the G-League the past season. With Paul
George’s departure, Miller could have a real chance of fighting for
a rotation spot if he continues racking up performances like
these.
Jordan Miller WENT OFF tonight:
🟦 36 PTS
🟦 11-18 FG
🟦 6-10 3p
🟦 8-8 FTA masterclass performance by the 48th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft
🤯pic.twitter.com/aWuzdriUdE— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
July 13, 2024
