"This is her element... so happy to see it." 🥹
Tim Fudd on being proud of his daughter Azzi after she became the first rookie in WNBA History to win the @StateFarm 3-Point Contest!
9th overall pick Morez Johnson Jr. showcased his game at NBA Summer League!
🐴 18.5 PPG
🐴 6.5 RPG
🐴 2.5 SPG
🐴 3.0 BPG
Now he's ready to get his first NBA season underway in Dallas!
If the Mavs would’ve just held onto AD instead of trading him, they probably would’ve been able to convince LeBron to sign with them.
No way LeBron would turn down the opportunity to play with both of his former teammates Kyrie and AD.
Mavs could’ve had a crazy Big 4 of Kyrie/LeBron/Flagg/AD…
Mavs summer league stats wrap-up (based on this season's NBA SL stats database and RealGM which goes back to 2004). I applied NBA reg season qualification statistical minimums to rank things like assists/game and 3pt% noted below.
Sergio De Larrea - a 14 assist game which tied for the 3rd most in a Summer League game ever. His 8.8 apg led 2026 NBA Summer League and is the second best in a Summer League behind Lonzo Ball's 9.3 apg in 2017.
Morez Johnson Jr - 27 pts in the opener, the only Mavs player with more in their NBA Summer League debut was Jaden Hardy with 28 in 2022. In just two games Rez totaled more blocks and steals combined (11) than any other Mavs player this summer.
Two players in the top 10 in SL in made 3s (Darin Green with 17 and John Poulakidas with 16). Green's 4.3 made 3s per game were second in Summer League behind Chaz Lanier of the Pistons. Green shot 54.8% on 3s (17-31) placing him 2nd.
Seva Ischenko: after a slow start showed something in his last two games. 13.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 5 apg, 8/12 FG.
Kao: a one man highlight reel of alley-oops (14/18 on FG in 5 games). His story of perseverance to get this far in basketball is incredible. And we'll see what his future holds. He is one fun dude to watch though.
My general thought is I always take very little from Summer League. It's an environment that is just so far from an NBA regular season game on so many different levels. It's a better tool for coaches and front office because they know specifically areas that players were expected to focus on and areas where players had a chance to spread their wings and try some things without being burdened by fear of result. I saw one internet hot take in 2018 after Jalen Brunson shot 23% from the floor in his first summer league that as far as this individual was concerned it was a wasted pick. So let's not rush to any super positive or negative conclusions. Having said all of that, I sensed among many there was an abnormally high level of excitement this year to watch and it's fun to see guys do well and at least demonstrate the idea of some interesting potential. Plenty still to transpire between now and October but not gonna lie, it was a far more intriguing summer league than usual IMHO.