You almost couldn’t turn on a summer league game without coming across a former state college basketball player, as UConn and Yale combined to have 10 former players competing in Las Vegas.

League in Las Vegas has become more than just basketball. Alongside the games, the Summer League Film Festival showcased 34 film projects by current and former NBA stars.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said during the Summer League that expansion is “truly a complicated issue.” Las Vegas is considered a front-runner if the league decides to expand.

Here are some takeaways from Philadelphia 76ers big man Dominick Barlow in his brief appearance in the summer league.

The number of rooks spotlighted for each team will vary. Every first-round pick who suited up will receive a grade. Second-rounders will be prioritized for teams without a top-30 selection. For squads without any drafted rookies whatsoever, we'll default to the newbie who is either most intriguing, played the most or both.

With Reed Sheppard, Kennedy Chandler, Kevon Harris, and Adonis Arms in featured roles, Houston’s run at the NBA’s 2025 summer league is now complete.

Charlotte knocked off the Sacramento Kings 83-78 in the NBA 2K26 Summer League championship game Sunday night at Thomas & Mack Center.

Although the Magic lost all five summer league exhibitions they played in Las Vegas, coach Ameer Bahhur still had plenty to like from what he saw throughout the team’s 10 days out west. In fact, Orlando lost to three of the four teams that reached the tournament semifinals — two of which it fell to by a combined 6 points (Raptors and Kings).

Here are some thoughts on the Philadelphia 76ers following their summer league finale win over the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas.

Now that summer league is concluding and the NBA officially begins its dark period, the stars from Las Vegas must be acknowledged because some unexpected players made big splashes.