While Cooper Flagg and Bronny James faced off in a packed arena on the campus of UNLV, the Nuggets and Bucks played a Summer League thriller in the sleepy gymnasium adjacent to the main event.

The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.

The Sixers were having a tough night on Thursday, but second-year big man Adem Bona made sure the team continued to play hard and give effort. He was barking out orders all night and was encouraging his teammates to continue to play. He had six points, five rebounds, and two blocks with a steal in 16:59 of playing time.

VJ Edgecombe started to groove to the music with Justin Edwards, then fired a handful of shots from the left wing of the Thomas & Mack Center court. Unfortunately for the 76ers, this occurred at 10:49 Thursday morning — not during the team’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs hours later.

San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox debuted the Curry Fox 2 basketball shoe at the NBA Summer League on July 10, 2025.

Nate Williams and Reed Sheppard are the only players on the Rockets' roster playing in summer league. Williams isn't sweating his non-guaranteed contract.

The Warriors held their first practice Thursday in Las Vegas ahead of their Summer League opener against Portland.