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After recovering from an ankle injury, Wisconsin Badgers second-round pick John Tonje made his NBA Summer League debut for the Utah Jazz with a strong shooting performance in an overtime loss.
Riley Minix told a teammate he would be open before making a game-winning shot for the Spurs in a Summer League win over the Jazz on Monday.
Both teams enter with 1-1 records after bouncing back from opening losses, with tipoff set for 10:30 p.m. ET at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
According to ESPN, it “is not Utah's intention” to trade Markkanen, in spite of their forward-looking moves this offseason. “It would be too much to describe Markkanen as untouchable, but the Jazz still project the All-Star forward as a key player in their future core,” ESPN's insiders wrote.
According to one NBA analyst, Kon Knueppel is one of the three biggest losers of NBA Summer League. The Charlotte Hornets' fourth overall pick struggled in one