In July, Sanon will get his first taste of the NBA when he joins the Wizards’ Summer League team in Las Vegas, along with the 15th pick, Troy Brown Jr. However, after the experience, Sanon will return to Slovenia to continue playing overseas. The Wizards plan to develop him similarly to Tomas Satoransky, a second-round draft pick in 2012 who remained with his European team for several seasons before coming to the NBA.
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Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Portland plans to add guard John Jenkins, a 2012 first-round pick, to its Summer League roster. There's a good chance he'll be on an NBA roster next season.
Scott Agness: Butler forward Kelan Martin will be with the Utah Jazz for #NBASummerLeague.
Stan Okoye: Excited to say that I will be participating in this years NBA Summer League in Vegas with the Denver Nuggets! Please pray, meditate, do voodoo, whatever you can for your boy!
TJ McBride: Here is the #Nuggets summer league roster that I have been able to confirm so far: Stan Okoyo Kenrich Williams Andre Spight Malik Beasley Monte Morris Thomas Welsh Tyler Lydon Roster is subject to change.
La Prealpina of Italy has reported that Awudu Abass (6-7, 200) will play for the Thunder's summer league squad as well (h/t Bryan Nix). Abass played last season for Olimpia Milano.
Mark Berman: NBA sources: #Rockets Summer League team includes Markel Brown, RJ Hunter and Deng Adel.
Mark Berman: According to NBA sources #Rockets Summer League roster includes former Duke guard Trevon Duval (@DatGuy_Trey)
Vincent Ellis: FYI: Henry Ellenson will play for #Pistons summer league.
Tony Jones: I'm told Isaac Haas for Jazz summer league isn't quite done, but is trending that way. Strong chance he's on the roster. Big man from Purdue
Sean Cunningham: Kentucky's Wenyen Gabriel will be part of the Sacramento Kings summer league roster, according to sources. Beyond that remains to be seen.
Former Western Michigan point guard Thomas Wilder will get his chance with the Utah Jazz, who signed the Broncos' star to a NBA Summer League contract.
Kaiser Gates, one of several eligible Xavier players to go undrafted on Thursday night, has agreed to play for the Chicago Bulls' NBA Summer League team, according to a report via Twitter from NBA reporter Steve Kyler confirmed via Twitter by Xavier Basketball.
Trevon Bluiett, one of several former Xavier players to go undrafted on Thursday night, has agreed to play for the New Orleans Pelicans' NBA Summer League team, according to a report via Twitter from Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News confirmed via Twitter by Xavier Basketball.
Justin Tillman will continue his quest for the NBA this summer. The 6-foot-8 forward, known for his dynamic skill set and on-court flair, says he has agreed to play for the Miami Heat in the NBA Summer Leagues.
After going undrafted on Thursday night, Issac Haas has signed a free agent deal with the Utah Jazz on Friday, according to Purdue men’s basketball’s official Twitter account. He will join the Jazz for the Salt Lake City Summer League that runs from July 2-5 and will likely be on their roster from July 6-17 in Las Vegas when all 30 NBA teams will participate in that summer league.
Kendall Stephens will get his shot with an NBA team. The Wolf Pack alum who set the Mountain West single-season record in 3-pointers made last year has agreed to join the Orlando Magic's summer league team.
Former Murray State guard Jonathan Stark has announced on social media that he will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2018 NBA Summer League.
Anas Mahmoud, who graduated from Louisville in April, plans to suit up for the Memphis Grizzlies. The summer league starts July 6 in Las Vegas, with Memphis set to tip off a day later.
Marcus Foster is getting his shot at making an NBA roster. After not being selected in Thursday's NBA Draft, Foster has agreed to play for the Sacramento Kings' Summer League squad.
Justin Beasley: Nick King tells me he will be playing in the summer league with the Los Angeles #Lakers. King set the single-season scoring record for @MT_MBB last season. @Nick King
Bill Oram: The Lakers will sign Johnathan Williams from Gonzaga to their summer league roster. As @Michael Scotto reported last night, they already added UNC's Joel Berry and OkSt's Jeffrey Carroll.
Logan Murdock: As expected, Damian Jones will play for the Warriors' summer league team, I'm told. Will play in both the California Classic in Sacramento and in Las Vegas
Brian Lewis: While @Dzanan Musa said he'll play #NBA Summer League, #Nets GM Sean Marks was more measured: "They’re coming off, in Dzanan’s case, 75 games...So there’s a little bit of decompressing & recovery that needs to take place. We’ll weigh it and see what happens."
Michael Cunningham: Hawks summer league roster adds: Jaylen Adams (2-way contract), Zach Smith (Tex Tech), Brandon Sampson (LSU), Zach LeDay (Israeli league/Va Tech), Junior Robinson (Mt. St. Mary's)
Joey Kauffman: Former USC point guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to join the Brooklyn Nets’ summer league team, per a source. He is also expected to receive a training camp invitation.
Nets Daily: Sean Marks said Nets are still discussing whether Musa and Kurucs will play in Las Vegas summer league, because they’ve just finished playing long seasons. Musa in particular, he noted, played 75 games.
Michael Scotto: The Brooklyn Nets have added Shawn Dawson to their Summer League team, a league source told The Athletic.
Michael Scotto: Former Brooklyn Nets forward Cory Jefferson will play with the San Antonio Spurs in Summer League, a league source told The Athletic.
Ira Winderman: Add UIC forward Dikembe Dixson and Arkansas guard Daryl Macon to those who will be part of the Heat summer-league program.
Steve Kyler: West Virginia’s Daxter Miles Jr. will play Summer League with the Sacramento Kings. He is a pretty solid two-way sleeper. He had some solid draft workouts.
BJ Bass: 🎙 2017 #NBA Summer League block-leader (3.5) Norvel Pelle @NorvelPelle05 headed to @NBASummerLeague with @sixers #rbashowcase
Shams Charania: Sources: Undrafted Duke guard Trevon Duval has agreed to join the Houston Rockets for summer league.
Shams Charania: Sources: Undrafted Georgetown forward Marcus Derrickson has agreed to join the Golden State Warriors for summer league.
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Undrafted guard Jordan Howard out of Central Arkansas has agreed to play for the Golden State Warriors’ Summer League squad. He averaged 25 points last season.
Joseph Duarte: Houston guard Rob Gray, who went undrafted in Thursday’s NBA Draft, will play for @HoustonRockets summer league team. “I will be playing summer league/ “training camp with them trying to earn a roster spot for the upcoming season,” he said. @UHCougarMBK @iRob_G
Gary Washburn: The #Celtics will add former Virginia Tech G Justin Bibbs and G-League vet Jarell Eddie (also from Virginia Tech) to their summer league squad, according to an NBA source.
Michael Scotto: The New Orleans Pelicans have added Walter Lemon Jr. to the team's Summer League roster, league sources told The Athletic. He played five games for the Pelicans last season after signing two 10-day contracts.
Michael Scotto: Former St. John's guard Phil Greene IV will join the Dallas Mavericks in Summer League, league sources told The Athletic.
Michael Scotto: The Toronto Raptors have added Giddy Potts (Middle Tennessee State) to their Summer League team, a league source told The Athletic.
Sportando: Undrafted rookie guard Andrew Rowsey out of Marquette has agreed to play for Toronto Raptors’ Summer League Team, per sources. Andrew Rowsey averaged 20.5ppg, 3rpg and 4.8apg this season in NCAA
Sportando: Travis Leslie will play for the Indiana Pacers in the Las Vegas Summer League, per sources. Leslie spent the season between Sydney Kings (12.2ppg, 4.9rpg, 2.2apg) and Levallois Metropolitans (12.3ppg and 4.5rpg)
Emiliano Carchia: Andre Spight will play for the Nuggets in the NBA Summer League, per sources. Spight averaged 22.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists with Northern Colorado this past season
Chase Hughes: The Wizards plan to have assistant Ryan Richman coach their summer league team, I’m told. Should have some interesting players including Troy Brown, Issuf Sanon and Devin Robinson.
Alessandro Gentile asked the Rockets for an invite for next training camp, according to La Prealpina. Gentile was supposed to join the Rockets Summer League team in Las Vegas but he suffered a thumb injury and underwent surgery. The Italian forward will return in mid-august from the injury and would love to have a chance in the NBA.
Michael Scotto: DJ Hogg (Texas A&M) has agreed to play Summer League with the New Orleans Pelicans, a league source told The Athletic.
Michael Scotto: China's Abudushalamu Abudurexiti has agreed to play in Summer League for the Golden State Warriors, league sources told The Athletic.
Ian Begley: Ex-Northwestern star Bryant McIntosh has committed to play with the New Orleans Pelicans Summer League, per ESPN sources.
Jeremy Woo: Source: Arizona wing Rawle Alkins has agreed to a training camp deal with the Toronto Raptors.
Jabari Young: Late night news.... sources tell @ExpressNews USC’s Elijah Stewart agreed to an Exhibit-10 deal with #Pacers .... will play for summer league squad, chance to make the roster #NBA pic.twitter.com/QFhW0qfZNs
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Undrafted rookie guard Brandon Goodwin out of FGCU has agreed to play for Memphis Grizzlies’ Summer League team.
Shams Charania: Two more undrafted commitments: Oregon State’s Drew Eubanks joining the San Antonio Spurs‘ summer league team; Tulane’s Cameron Reynolds signing free-agent deal with the Sacramento Kings.
Darren Wolfson: Told that former Columbia Heights HS star Zach Lofton has committed to the Pistons for summer league. He had an impressive run at New Mexico St. his final collegiate year and performed well in workouts.
Adam Zagoria: Seton Hall's @Desi Rodriguez has agreed to play with the Clippers in summer league, he tells me. It's the All-Seton Hall Squad.
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Undrafted guard Marcus Foster out of Creighton has agreed to play for Sacramento Kings’ Summer League squad.
Adam Wexler: Morey expects both Vince Edwards and De’Anthony Melton to play @NBASummerLeague for the #Rockets, who will play the 1st game of #VegasSL on July 6th
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Undrafted rookie forward Duncan Robinson out of Michigan has agreed to play Summer League for the Miami Heat.
Rick Bonnell: A bit of summer league news: Per Kupchak, @Willy Hernangomez plans to play in Vegas with the @Charlotte Hornets. In April he indicated he’d instead be with the Spanish National Team.
Former Sydney Kings forward Perry Ellis will be suiting up alongside another NBL star in Travis Trice for the upcoming 2018 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Star reported earlier today that the University of Kansas college star would be joining the Milwaukee Bucks this off-season following a stint in Italy with Pallacanestro Cantu. Ellis was a standout during the 2017 Summer League as a member of the Charlotte Hornets before committing to Sydney. In 27 games for the Kings, Ellis averaged 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds on 44.7% shooting from beyond the arc as one of the brighter spots in a tough season for Sydney.
Jayson Tatum, like every other Celtic, was sent home last week with instructions for a productive summer. Rest is definitely part of the prescription for someone who played in 99 games overall in his rookie season. As a result, Tatum is not part of the Celtics’ plans for the Las Vegas Summer League, at least not as an active member of the roster. “We knew it about 50 games into the season,” president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said yesterday. “But look at it, he just played in (99) games. I think it would be crazy to put him into the summer league.”
Frank Jackson and Cheick Diallo are expected to participate in Las Vegas, according to a source.
Emiliano Carchia: Alessandro Gentile confirms he will play for the Rockets in Vegas Summer League: "I should have played the NBA Summer League years ago. But I remained in Milano for the love I had for the club"
Steve Kyler: Hearing summer league stand out Brandon Paul has left the Cavaliers summer squad, belief is he may have landed a deal.
KC Johnson: Duje Dukan, son of international scout Ivica, has joined Bulls' summer league team. Played for Hawks as of yesterday.
Ben Standig: Wizards released Kentucky center Isaac Humphries. Huh. Thought he'd be interesting. Oh well. Also Max Hooper and Ian Baker.
Keith Pompey: French post player Mouhammadou Jaiteh will play for the #Sixers' #NBASummerLeague team in #Vegas.
Mark Medina: Anthony Brown will be on the Clippers' Summer League roster. So will Kendall Marshall.
The plan is for Diamond Stone to play for the Hawks’ entry in the Las Vegas Summer League contingent on the completion of the trade that will bring the second-year center from the Clippers, according to several people familiar with the situation.
Shooting guard Markel Brown also missed Tuesday’s loss, and he won’t be back in Orlando Summer League, the Thunder announced. Brown left Tuesday to play for the Portland Trail Blazers in Las Vegas Summer League, which begins Friday. Practices, of course, start a few days before games.
Doug Haller: Suns summer league roster (they open Friday in Vegas):
Gary Washburn: #Celtics free-agent James Young is playing with the #Pelicans in the Las Vegas Summer League. Trying to boost his chances for camp invite.
Ryan Ward: The Lakers have officially set their NBA Summer League roster for Las Vegas (starts July 7 vs. Clippers) pic.twitter.com/QlMFhxZDyg
Stefan Bondy: Maurice Ndour will not continue with the Knicks in Summer League. He is now a free agent.
Sean Cunningham: Hearing Sacramento native Ike Iroegbu (Washington State) will join the Phoenix Suns summer league squad.
Derek Bodner: Luwawu-Cabarrot and Alex Poythress will be on #sixers summer league roster. The only 2 players on SL roster that were on last year's roster
