{"id":809945,"date":"2026-07-19T09:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809945\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T09:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:55:11","slug":"2026-nba-summer-league-standouts-from-day-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/809945\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NBA Summer League: Standouts from Day 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2280646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2280646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages_braydenburries.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2280646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brayden Burries scored at least 20 points in each of his last three games in Summer League<\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2013The summer basketball oasis is nearly over. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/summer-league\/2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NBA Summer League<\/a> will conclude with two consolation games and a championship on Sunday with the Golden State Warriors facing the Memphis Grizzlies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/gsw-vs-mem-1522600076\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 ET, ESPN<\/a>), but Saturday\u2019s games still contained a lot of revelations.<\/p>\n<p>Several teams played their last Summer League game, and a few lottery picks were still in action.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a breakdown of the top performers from Day 10 of NBA Summer League action in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Brayden Burries, Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n<p>The top Milwaukee draft pick saved his best for last.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/bucks\/news\/milwaukee-bucks-select-brayden-burries-with-10th-pick-in-2026-nba-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Burries, the No. 10 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft<\/a>, scored a game-high 27 points and converted a layup in the final seconds as the Bucks beat the Sixers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/phi-vs-mil-1522600068\/box-score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">96-94<\/a> to give them a win in their Summer League finale. Burries shot 9-for-18 from the floor but missed all four of his attempts from long range.<\/p>\n<p>Burries closed out Summer League strong, scoring at least 20 points in 3 straight games and giving Milwaukee fans a lot to look forward to as the regular season approaches.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brayden in Vegas:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 27 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL<br \/>\ud83d\udd25 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL<br \/>\ud83d\udd25 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL<br \/>\ud83d\udd25 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ti3sMy46V\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3ti3sMy46V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bucks\/status\/2078647960574013679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Yaxel Lendeborg, Golden State Warriors\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors won to move on to the Summer League championship on Saturday, and their top draft pick was right in the middle of the action. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/warriors\/news\/warriors-round-1-20260623\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lendeborg, the No. 11 overall selection in the 2026 NBA Draft<\/a>, scored 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting and nailed all three of his shots from the foul line in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/gsw-vs-lal-1522600071\/box-score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">92-88<\/a> win over the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Lendeborg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/live-updates-ncaa-championship-game-uconn-vs-michigan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an NCAA champion with Michigan<\/a>, has a chance to win once again in NBA Summer League.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the first time since 2013, the Summer Dubs are heading to the FINAL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A47UIrPJOj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/A47UIrPJOj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/warriors\/status\/2078675486549610898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Jalen Slawson, Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n<p>Slawson, a former 2nd-round pick of the Sacramento Kings from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2023-nba-draft-order\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2023 NBA Draft<\/a>, has walked the tightrope between the NBA and the G League the last few seasons. On Saturday night, though, everything was falling his way.<\/p>\n<p>Slawson scored 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting, and he knocked down three of his eight shots from long distance.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jalen Slawson in the win over the Pelicans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hAmpdTCXLD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hAmpdTCXLD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pacers\/status\/2078679114953732383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Felix Okpara, Wizards<\/p>\n<p>The Wizards have another rookie who may be able to contribute this season.<\/p>\n<p>Okpara, a 6-foot-10 forward-center, was selected in the second round in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2026-nba-draft-order\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NBA Draft<\/a> by Orlando and traded to the Wizards. On Saturday, in his Summer League finale, Okpara scored 13 points on 6-for-13 shooting and hauled in eight rebounds. One note of caution: Okpara also racked up seven fouls.<\/p>\n<p>5. Cedric Coward, Grizzlies<\/p>\n<p>Cedric Coward, the Grizzlies\u2019 No. 11 pick in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2025-nba-draft-order\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 NBA Draft<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642907\/cedric-coward\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">averaged 13.6 points<\/a> per game during his rookie season, and still found ways to contribute in Summer League.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies have him playing through Summer League to get acquainted with his new running mate in Boozer, and Coward was feeling it on Saturay. He scored 28 points and knocked down four 3-pointers. Coward\u2019s scoring prowess helped push Memphis to Sunday\u2019s Summer League championship game.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One \u303d\ufe0fore.<\/p>\n<p>See y&#8217;all tomorrow \ud83d\udc3b\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bwnx9Qm78V\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Bwnx9Qm78V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/memgrizz\/status\/2078637131577082337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brayden Burries scored at least 20 points in each of his last three games in Summer League LAS&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85,373940],"class_list":["post-809945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports","tag-summer-league-standout-players"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}