A couple of weeks removed from playing in the NBA Finals, Mitchell entered the Summer League as a player who knew he was too good to be there. The 23-year-old was the Thunder's undisputed top scorer. He averaged over 20 points and constantly drove to the rim.

Fresh off an NBA championship, the Oklahoma City Thunder had a couple of notable names on their roster. Ajay Mitchell was one as the 23-year-old was their best player. He was named to the 2025 Summer League Second Team.

Charlotte’s lottery pick Kon Knueppel led the Hornets to a 6-0 record and the NBA 2K26 Summer League championship in Vegas.

Two players who went undrafted in this summer's class have already earned two-way contracts after strong Summer League showings.

Former Colorado State men’s basketball players Nique Clifford and Isaiah Stevens led the Sacramento Kings to the championship game of the NBA Summer League on Sunday.

With the summer league over, HoopsHype ranked every player on each team based on their global rating. The Sixers saw some terrific production across the board and based on the global rating, the top five for Philadelphia went like this:

Shannon played three strong games in Las Vegas and is set up to be an important bench piece for the Timberwolves this season.

After being known as the guy who mistakenly scored on his basket, Reynolds II salvaged his Summer League experience with 16 points in garbage time. Besides that, he didn't do much else. He averaged 7.5 3-point attempts at Saint Joseph's.

W hile recent draft picks are always the main attraction at NBA summer league, this year it was some of the elder statesmen who made the biggest impression. Of course, history teaches us to take even our most extreme optimism with a grain of salt as success from summer league can prove to be fickle once the NBA regular season rolls around.