Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi guard Will ‘Davo’ Hickey has completed his latest NBA Summer League campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers after another step in his push toward the NBA.<\/p>\n
The Illawarra Hawks championship winner joined the Lakers for the Las Vegas Summer League after previously signing with the club’s G League affiliate, South Bay Lakers.<\/a><\/p>\n The Lakers finished with a strong Summer League run, going 2-1 at the California Classic before winning their first four games in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Their tournament ended in the semi-finals, where they were beaten 92-88 by the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n His best scoring game came in the Lakers’ Las Vegas opener against Oklahoma City, where he finished with nine points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal in a 96-84 win.<\/p>\n Hickjey also had seven rebounds in the Lakers’ 105-82 win over Chicago.<\/p>\n His best passing game came during the California Classic, when he had seven assists in the Lakers’ 93-91 win over Miami.<\/p>\n Across the five Las Vegas games, Hickey averaged 4.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 14.1 minutes.<\/p>\n He had earlier averaged 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists across two California Classic appearances.<\/p>\n Speaking to former Sydney King and NBL Commentator Brad Rosen, Davo reflected on the need to be confident and his role among the squad.<\/p>\n “Confidence is everything… Once you get a taste of it you can understand ‘I feel I can be out there and I can help contribute to winning,” he said.<\/p>\n “Trying to keep the guys in order and getting them the ball in the right spots… being realistic coming into a side like this is trying to help guys who are already here.<\/p>\n “If I can walk away and say I’ve done a good job of that then I’m happy.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Koorie Academy backed Hickey before the tournament, describing his Lakers opportunity as a major moment for Indigenous basketball.<\/p>\n “We are incredibly proud of Davo and this incredible opportunity with the Los Angeles Lakers,” Koorie Academy’s Ricky Baldwin said.<\/p>\n “Davo embodies the spirit and mission of the Koorie Academy, inspiring young Indigenous athletes to pursue their dreams.”<\/p>\n While Hickey used the tournament to continue building his NBA case, the Lakers moved after the Summer League to sign forward Arthur Kaluma to a two-way contract.<\/p>\n ESPN senior NBA insider Shams Charania reported the Lakers were signing Kaluma, a six-foot-seven forward from the South Bay program, after his Vegas campaign.<\/p>\n Kaluma averaged 18.6 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 61.0 per cent from the field and 50.0 per cent from three-point range in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Hickey’s Summer League campaign followed a strong period for club and country, with the guard also part of the Australian Boomers team who won the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.<\/a><\/p>\n