{"id":579,"date":"2025-07-16T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/579\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:34:08","slug":"top-rookie-performances-from-tuesdays-slate-of-nba-summer-league-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/579\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Rookie Performances from Tuesday&#8217;s Slate of NBA Summer League Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vqkt6rn6e\">The NBA Summer League continued in Las Vegas on Tuesday with seven more contests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_306su4lye\">The Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors improved to 3-0 as teams continue to pursue spots in the semifinals. The action returns on Wednesday with seven more games on the dockett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hyqz2wdqw\">The Sacramento Kings, Thunder and Timberwolves are all unbeaten and will look to improve to 4-0 as the Summer League begins to wind down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hk10gy9hc\">Until play resumes, check out the top performances from rookies in Tuesday&#8217;s slate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qlvnuqkaf\">The No. 7 selection in the 2025 NBA Draft, Fears had a strong showing despite the Pelicans&#8217; loss to Portland.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeremiah Fears with the steal &amp; slam \ud83e\udee1<\/p>\n<p>The #7 overall pick for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PelicansNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PelicansNBA<\/a> has 4 early points on ESPN! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1qcRXhK2aq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1qcRXhK2aq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1945319346982576202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_a0f2m4ys8\">The 18-year-old point guard tallied 14 points, two rebounds, an assist and two steals while shooting 6-of-11 from the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qg4d35s0c\">Murray-Boyles registered 10 points, three rebounds, three assists, a block and just one turnover against the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3y4lxh5ad\">The No. 9 overall selection shot 3-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from beyond the arc in the Raptors&#8217; win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mjrjh4s8x\">The No. 13 pick in this year&#8217;s class, Queen racked up 17 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, a steal and two blocks while shooting 5-of-11 from the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gx45bv7hw\">Yang&#8217;s versatility shined against the Pelicans as the No. 16 selection notched 15 points, three rebounds, two assists, a steal and two blocks. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Third three for Hansen \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vU205hwOmU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vU205hwOmU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trailblazers\/status\/1945341433625575517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m3qqm5d30\">The Blazers&#8217; rookie shot 6-of-13 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc in the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_z611npsy9\">Broome put up 14 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and a steal in the 76ers win against Washington. The No. 35 pick shot 5-of-11 from the field and 2-of-6 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jf4d3n12l\">Richard helped the Warriors to a win with 12 points, two rebounds, an assist, two steals and just one turnover. The No. 56 selection shot 5-for-8 from the floor and 2-for-4 from deep. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0437smavb\">The final pick in the 2025 draft, Mashack stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block against Golden State. The Tennessee product shot 6-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc in the loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rmycngpto\">An undrafted rookie from Iowa State, Jones shot 8-of-10 from the floor and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block against the Raptors.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Curtis Jones in motionnn <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MlMtuuIUX2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/MlMtuuIUX2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuggets\/status\/1945280959311462710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dwocf4q7z\">While Love didn&#8217;t have a very efficient shooting performance, the undrafted free agent guard still accumulated 17 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, two steals and just one turnover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dbnhp6t7s\">Want to join the discussion?\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1107wr3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DraftDigest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like Draft Digest on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1107wr3\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftDigest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">follow us on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up to date on all the latest NBA Draft news. 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