LAS VEGAS — A game-high 24 points from 2024 first-round pick Terrence Shannon Jr. and a strong showing from their second unit led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 94-83 win over the Denver Nuggets in a NBA2K26 Summer League battle at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Noa Essengue pursued rebounds, logging a total of 10 — including four offensive boards — to finish the first half of the summer league game with a double-double.

Led by Reed Sheppard, the Rockets will resume their five-game schedule at the NBA’s 2025 summer league when they face Detroit on Sunday afternoon.

The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started with a seven-game slate. The headlining matchup of the multi-week event from Sin City will feature No.

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No. 3 pick V.J. Edgecombe and No. 2 pick Dylan Harper expected to face off at Thomas & Mack Center at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Case in point: Utah’s Brice Sensabaugh. The former Ohio State forward played 71 games for the Jazz last season, and on Monday night went out and dropped 37 in Utah’s win over Memphis in the Salt Lake Summer League.

Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, was back in action as the Mavericks lost to the Spurs Saturday. How did the young star do?