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Emanuel Sharp Scores 16 as Kings Rally Past Hornets 92-90 in Summer League Finale
With four rotation regulars sitting, Emanuel Sharp led six Kings in double figures and Jonathan Mogbo stuffed the box score as Sacramento erased a fourth-quarter deficit to close its Las Vegas stay at 2-3.
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Hannes Steinbach Closes Summer League With 22 and 11 as Hornets Fall 92-90 to Kings
The No. 14 pick finished his Las Vegas run the way he spent most of it — on the glass — but Charlotte’s title defense ended at 1-4 after a two-point loss to Sacramento.
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Caleb Wilson Closes Summer League Averaging 23.5 Points as Bulls Finish 2-3 in Las Vegas
The No. 4 pick sat out Friday’s 100-91 finale loss to Cleveland after four games of 23.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks on 50 percent shooting. Chicago’s other first-rounder had a very different week.
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Suns Shut Down Khaman Maluach, Koa Peat and Rasheer Fleming for Rest of Summer League
Per John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports, Phoenix is done risking its three young building blocks in Las Vegas — a decision that came as the 3-1 Suns were edged out of the semifinals on point differential.
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Heat Formally Introduce Giannis Antetokounmpo as Pat Riley Hints at Another Major Move
Miami introduced Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday, and Pat Riley made no effort to hide what comes next: “We landed the plane. Now there’s another one we have to land.”
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Donovan Mitchell Makes Public Recruiting Pitch to LeBron James: ‘It’s Home, We’ve Done It Once, Let’s Do It Again’
In a video posted Thursday, Donovan Mitchell gave the first on-record Cavaliers recruiting pitch of LeBron James’ free agency — 11 days after signing the largest annual salary in NBA history to stay in Cleveland.
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Bexar County Approves Spurs Playing Up to Four Home Games Outside the County in Each of the Next Two Seasons
County commissioners signed off on the Spurs’ request to stage as many as four home games per season away from Bexar County through 2027-28, per Hoops Rumors — including the January 2027 Paris game against the Pelicans.
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Trail Blazers Beat Nuggets 108-101, Ending Denver’s Summer League Playoff Hopes
Portland shot 54 percent and owned the paint 50-26 as Denver, needing a 15-point win to reach the Summer League playoff round, fell 108-101 despite 19 and 8 from Trevon Brazile.
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Lakers Rout Bulls 105-82 to Finish Summer League Group Play 4-0 and Take Top Seed
Six Lakers scored in double figures in a 105-82 win over Chicago that made them the only unbeaten team in Las Vegas, setting up a Saturday semifinal against the Warriors.