Kings win Summer League, Matt Morgan shines for Raptors

The 2021 NBA Las Vegas Summer League closed Tuesday with the Sacramento Kings (pictured below) crushing the Boston Celtics 100-67 in the Championship game. Individually, it was a good day for Matt Morgan of the Toronto Raptors. The undrafted guard (2019) currently plays for the Raptors G-League team, (The 905). Morgan scored 24 points (9-12 FG, 4-6 3-pt., 2-3 FT), and dished five assists in 21 minutes in the Raptors win. 

Joining Morgan on the Hoop Obsession All-Summer League Team for Tuesday, August 17th...

Trevelin Queen - Lakers. 21 points (8-16 FG, 3-5 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 5 rebounds, 4 steals in 18 minutes. SF1

Armoni Brooks - Houston. 30 points (10-19 FG, 9-17 3-pt., 1-1 FT), 6 rebounds, 3 assists in 30 mins. SG2

Micah Potter - Miami. 15 points (7-12 FG, 1-4 3-pt.), 10 rebounds, 5 blocked shots in 24 mins. C1

Jarell Martin - Utah. 23 points (8-13 FG, 1-3 3-pt., 6-7 FT), 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals in 35 mins. SF2

Josh Christopher - Houston. 20 points (8-14 FG, 2-7 3-pt., 2-3 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals in 26 mins. SG3

Justin Anderson - Houston. 19 points (8-16 FG, 1-7 3-pt., 2-3 FT), 5 rebounds, 4 blocked shots in 22 mins. SF3

Usman Garuba - Houston. 8 points (3-5 FG, 0-1 3-pt., 2-5 FT), 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals in 25 mins. C2

Emmanuel Mudiay - Portland. 14 points (6-11 FG, 2-3 3-pt.), 7 rebounds, 8 assists in 26 mins. PG1

Daulton Hommes - New Orleans. 17 points (7-13 FG, 3-4 3-pt.), 5 rebounds, 2 steals in 24 mins. PF1

Carlik Jones - Dallas. 21 points (6-14 FG, 2-2 3-pt., 7-7 FT), 6 rebounds, 5 assists in 33 mins. PG2

Greg Brown - Portland. 13 points (6-7 FG, 0-1 3-pt, 1-2 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 blocked shots in 26 mins. 

Vegas Day Eight, Sarr makes his case

08/15/21 ...Olivier Sarr was the most efficient player on a winning team Sunday during play in the 2021 NBA Las Vegas Summer League.  The undrafted Center from Kentucky scored 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-3 FT) and grabbed six rebounds in just 17 minutes as the Memphis Grizzlies dumped the Chicago Bulls 96-91.  

Joining Sarr on the Hoop Obsession All-Summer League Team for Day Eight... 

Paul Reed - Philadelphia. 27 points (11-17 FG, 2-3 3-pt., 3-3 FT), 20 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocked shots in 34 minutes. PF1

Yante Maten - Orlando. 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocked shots in 21 minutes. PF2

Mason Jones - Washington. 14 points (3-7 FG, 1-3 3-pt., 7-8 FT), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals in 17 mins. SG1

Udoka Azubuike - Utah. 18 points (6-8 FG, 6-11 FT), 10 rebounds, 3 steals, in 26 mins. C2

Cam Thomas - Brooklyn. 36 points (11-25 FG, 3-6 3-pt., 11-11 FT), 2 steals in 27 mins. SG2

Trey Murphy - New Orleans. 22 points (8-12 FG, 4-7 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in 30 mins. SF1

Louis King - Sacramento. 18 points (5-9 FG, 4-6 3-pt., 4-4 FT), 3 steals in 23 mins. SF2

Emanuel Terry - Sacramento. 13 points (6-8 FG, 1-3 FT), 8 rebounds in 19 mins. C3

Marko Simonovic - Chicago. 14 points (7-13 FG, 0-2 3-pt., 0-1 FT), 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals in 24 mins. C4

Sam Merrill - Memphis. 12 points (5-11 FG, 2-6 3-pt.), 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 23 mins. 

Jason Preston - Clippers. 16 points (7-10 FG, 2-2 3-pt., 0-1 FT), 5 assists in 26 mins. 

Tre Jones heroic on Day Five

08/12/21 Las Vegas, NV. ...Tre Jones (pictured below) of the San Antonio Spurs was the most efficient player across eight Thursday games in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League. The second-year Point Guard scored 34 points (12-20 FG, 1-3 3-pt., 9-9 FT), while pulling in eight rebounds, and dishing nine assists in 29 minutes. The Spurs beat the Charlotte Hornets 106 to 105. 

Joining Jones on the Hoop Obsession All-Summer League Team for day five...

Caleb Agada - Denver. 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 3-pt.), 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals in 16 mins.  

Sam Hauser - Boston. 21 points (7-12 FG, 6-10 3-pt. 1-1 FT), 4 rebounds, and 7 assists in 26 minutes.  

Cassius Stanley - Indiana. 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-5 3-pt., 0-2 FT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in 17 mins. 

Ish Wainright - Toronto. 20 points (7-12 FG, 4-6 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocked shots in 29 mins.  

Tyrese Maxey - Philadelphia. 31 points (11-23 FG, 1-8 3-pt., 8-8 FT), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocked shots in 33 mins.  

Kyle Alexander - Phoenix. 15 points (6-8 FG, 1-1 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 8 rebounds in 24 minutes.  

Payton Pritchard - Boston. 17 points (6-9 FG, 4-6 3-pt., 1-2 FT), 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals in 29 mins.  

Jaime Echenique - Washington. 17 points (6-10 FG, 5-8 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocked shots in 21 mins.  

Paul Reed - Philadelphia. 20 points (8-14 FG, 0-1 3-pt., 4-5 FT), 12 rebounds, 2 steals in 31 mins.  

Chris Duarte - Indiana. 19 points (7-15 FG, 3-8 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 6 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocked shots in 26 mins.  

Joe Wieskamp - Spurs. 17 points (6-13 FG, 3-9 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 2 blocked shots in 28 mins. 

Nesmith puts on shooting display on day three

Aaron Nesmith (pictured below) was the most efficient player on the third day of play in the 2021 NBA Las Vegas Summer League. Nesmith scored 33 points (13-18 FG, 7-9 3-pt.) while grabbing seven rebounds in the Boston Celtics 107-82 victory over the Denver Nuggets.  The second year pro looked every bit like the sniper he was in college in 2019-20. 

The rest of The Hoop Obsession All-Summer League Team for day three in Las Vegas...

Payton Pritchard - Boston. 21 points (6-10 FG, 4-5 3-pt., 5-5 FT), 8 rebounds, 12 assists in 25 minutes.  

Bol Bol - Denver. 26 points (8-12 FG, 3-4 3-pt., 7-10 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 blocked shots in 24 mins.  

Luka Garza - Detroit. 15 points (5-6 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 4-4 FT), 3 rebounds in 16 mins.  

Isaiah Jackson - Indiana. 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-4 FT), 12 rebounds in 17 minutes.  

Alperen Sengun - Houston. 21 points (8-14 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 4-6 FT), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocked shots in 25 mins.  

Emmanuel Mudiay - Portland. 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3-pt.), 4 assists in 17 mins.  

Jaylen Morris - San Antonio. 20 points (8-11 FG, 3-4 3-pt., 1-1 FT), 5 rebounds in 23 mins.  

Malik Newman - San Antonio. 19 points (8-15 FG, 2-5 3-pt., 1-1 FT), 6 rebounds, 4 assists in 25 mins.  

Jalen Green - Houston. 25 points (6-11 FG, 3-5 3-pt., 10-11 FT), 5 rebounds, 3 assists in 30 minutes.  

Louis King - Sacramento. 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-6 3-pt.), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals in 22 minutes.  

Patrick Williams - Chicago. 30 points (10-23 FG, 4-7 3-pt., 6-6 FT), 7 rebounds in 34 minutes. 

Vegas Day One

08/08/21 - Las Vegas, NV. ...Antonio Blakeney of the Portland Trailblazers was the most efficient player on a winning team, earning Hoop Obsession Player of the Day honors. Seven games were contested on the opening day of action in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League. Blakeney scored 27 points in just 18 minutes. He shot 9-10 FG, 2-3 3-pt., and 7-7 FT in the Blazers victory over Charlotte. ...All games were played on the UNLV campus. ...The Washington / Indiana game was canceled due to issues with Covid for the Wizards. Also noteworthy was the rolled left ankle for Josh Giddey (video below), a 2021 Oklahoma City lottery pick. He started, and played five minutes before the injury. 

Joining Blakeney on the Hoop Obsession All-Summer League team for Day One... 

LiAngelo Ball - Charlotte. 16 points (5-10 FG, 5-8 3-pt., 1-1 FT),  2 steals in 16 mins.  

RJ Nembhard - Miami. 18 points (8-12 FG, 2-3 3-pt.), 6 rebounds, 2 steals in 23 mins.  

George King - Portland. 17 points (6-8 FG, 5-6 3-pt.), 4 rebounds, 3 steals in 24 mins. 

Jalen Johnson - Atlanta. 20 points (8-12 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 3-5 FT), 10 rebounds in 25 mins.  

Malachi Flynn - Toronto. 23 points (8-13 FG, 4-5 3-pt., 3-3 FT), 6 rebounds in 27 mins.  

Jericho Sims - New York. 12 points (6-6 FG), 8 rebounds in 22 mins.  

Matt Morgan - Toronto. 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-6 3-pt.), 3 rebounds, 4 assists in 17 mins.  

Alperen Sengun - Houston. 15 points (3-10 FG, 0-1 3-pt., 9-14 FT), 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks in 27 mins.  

Payton Pritchard - Boston. 23 points (7-18 FG, 7-15 3-pt., 2-2 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists in 31 minutes.  

DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell - Atlanta. 13 points (6-9 FG, 1-3 3-pt.), 8 rebounds, 2 steals in 27 mins.  

Lamar Stevens - Cleveland. 15 points (6-11 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 2-3 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 blocked shots in 29 mins.