The NBA 2K26 Summer League ended Sunday with the Charlotte Hornets beating the Sacramento Kings in the championship game.
While it’s shocking to see the Hornets and Kings play for a title given their franchise’s porous histories, we will instead focus on a Los Angeles Clipper.
Nevada Wolf Pack alum Kobe Sanders, a second-round draft pick last month, played in five games in the summer league. He averaged 6.6 points, 2.0 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 3.0 turnovers in 18.7 minutes per game. Sanders shot 39.4 percent from the floor (13-of-33), including 28.6 percent from three (4-of-14). He made 75 percent of his free throws (3-of-4).
Sanders signed a two-way contract with the Clippers that allows him to split time between the NBA and G League’s San Diego Clippers. He will earn $636,435, or 50 percent of the rookie minimum, and is eligible to appear in up to 50 regular-season games as a two-way player. You’d expect him to spend most of the season in the G League as he adjusts to the pro level.
Sanders was one of two players with Wolf Pack ties in this year’s summer league, the other being Will Baker. The big man played with the New Orleans Pelicans and appeared in two games, averaging 6.0 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.8 minutes per game. He made 60 percent of his shots (3-of-5) while sinking his only 3-pointer and all five of his free throws. Baker played in the G League last season, which was his first pro year.
Galena High alum Moses Wood played for the Phoenix Suns’ summer league team and averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 19.8 minutes per game. He made 31.8 percent of his shots (14-of-44), including 17.9 percent from three (5-of-28).
Among other former Mountain West players in summer league, Nique Clifford (15.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 4.2 apg); RayJ Dennis (15.8 ppg, 7.3 ppg); Keshad Johnson (12 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.7 apg); and John Tonje (10 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg) all averaged double figures. You can see the full summer league stats here.