Pacers playing Pelicans Fri. in final NBA Summer League game
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Summer standouts Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson and RayJ Dennis didn't play Thursday. But rookie Kam Jones did, and had another impressive outing.
After losing Myles Turner in free agency and Tyrese Haliburton to injury, the Indiana Pacers are poised to have a lost season next year.
Monday's NBA Summer League game between the Pacers and Bulls in Las Vegas featured one highlight play after another.
Taelon Peter was drafted out of Liberty in the second round by the Pacers. He has looked impressive so far in Summer League, and some believe he is deserving of the final two-way contract the Pacers have available. Based on Pritchard's response on social media, it looks like that's exactly what is going to happen.
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John Tonje made his Summer League debut for Utah and finished with 16 points and four three-pointers. The 24-year-old rookie shined at Wisconsin last season and could be an NBA-ready scoring option for the Jazz this year, though the amount of depth Utah has will make it difficult for him to earn minutes.
Bulls rookie Noa Essengue will be seeing the Pacers’ Johnny Furphy in his nightmares. Essengue suffered a nasty posterization at the hands of Furphy in Monday’s NBA Summer League game between Chicago and Indiana, and the entire basketball world reacted — with Caitlin Clark no exception.