By Multiple contributors | ESPN, 2025-07-14 19:00:00
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拉斯维加斯——在旧金山举行的加州精英赛和盐湖城夏季联赛于周二落幕后，2025届NBA选秀球员已于上周末在拉斯维加斯夏季联赛登场亮相。
本周末最大的新闻，不出所料，是状元秀库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 首次作为达拉斯独行侠球员在NBA级别的比赛中表现如何。在他的首秀对阵布朗尼·詹姆斯 (Bronny James) 和洛杉矶湖人队的比赛中，弗拉格 (Flagg) 21投5中；但随后他强势反弹，在对阵榜眼秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和圣安东尼奥马刺队的比赛中砍下31分。ESPN的蒂姆·麦克马洪 (Tim MacMahon) 证实，独行侠将在弗拉格 (Flagg) 拉斯维加斯的两场比赛结束后让他轮休，但这位来自杜克大学的18岁球员显然给人留下了深刻印象。
哈珀 (Harper) 和探花秀VJ·埃奇科姆 (VJ Edgecombe) 也在首周末贡献了令人惊艳的表现，但当全部30支球队齐聚拉斯维加斯时，还有谁脱颖而出呢？
以下是ESPN的各位资深记者——蒂姆·麦克马洪 (Tim MacMahon)、迈克尔·C·莱特 (Michael C. Wright)、贾马尔·科利尔 (Jamal Collier) 和乔纳森·吉沃尼 (Jonathan Givony) 关注到的球员。
状元弗拉格通过主攻手考验
独行侠希望尽可能多地让状元秀库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 持球，以观察他在作为主要进攻发起者时，如何应对不适应的情况。任务圆满完成。
这位18岁的前锋在他的两场夏季联赛比赛中至少出手20次，这在他杜克大学的唯一一个赛季的37场比赛中只发生过两次。
“我累坏了，”弗拉格 (Flagg) 在周六输给马刺队的比赛中砍下31分后说道。“我不习惯那样运球推进，每次我在全场拿到球，都有人紧贴着我全场紧逼。所以，我肯定不习惯那样，但我认为我在面对压力时，运球推进并尝试组织我们的战术方面做得不错。”
尽管弗拉格 (Flagg) 在揭幕战中投篮表现不佳，运动战21投仅5中，但独行侠对他的两场表现感到满意。他始终能做出正确的判断，并为队友创造空位机会，尽管最终只送出5次助攻。他总共只出现3次失误，并且似乎在比赛中实时地更加适应了持球压力。对阵马刺队的比赛就是例证：第三节的最后两个回合，弗拉格 (Flagg) 摆脱了卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 在后场的紧逼，突破完成打三分上篮，随后在半场进攻中杀入禁区完成扣篮。
“对于一个我们说‘我们会把球给你，他们会全场紧逼你’的孩子来说，这真是不可思议，”独行侠夏季联赛主教练乔什·布罗格哈默 (Josh Broghamer) 说道。“每个人都有10次犯规（指夏季联赛吹罚宽松），所以拉拽和阻挡几乎没有惩罚。裁判不能对每次身体接触都吹罚，所以这对他来说比常规赛更耗体力、更艰难。”——蒂姆·麦克马洪
哈珀对决弗拉格迎来首秀
由于轻微腹股沟拉伤，榜眼秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 错过了马刺队在加州精英赛和拉斯维加斯的首场比赛，但他及时归来，在周六备受期待的对决中面对弗拉格 (Flagg)。尽管上场时间限制在20分钟，哈珀 (Harper) 仍然展现了许多让他成为仅次于弗拉格 (Flagg) 的公认第二好新秀的技能。
哈珀 (Harper) 最令人印象深刻的亮点可能出现在防守端，他在快攻中迅速回防，高高跳起，封盖了瑞安·内姆哈德 (Ryan Nembhard) 的快攻上篮，完成了精彩的护筐。在进攻端，哈珀 (Harper) 博得犯规的能力引人注目。他罚球7投6中，其中包括顶着弗拉格 (Flagg) 的犯规打成2+1。
关于哈珀 (Harper) 最大的疑问仍然是他的投篮，他所有四次三分尝试都未能命中。他进步的速度将决定他何时能与马刺队的老将们（周六在场边观战）一起成为首发。——凯文·佩尔顿
公牛队的埃森古仍需雕琢
当芝加哥公牛队在第12顺位选中诺亚·埃森古 (Noa Essengue) 时，他们欣然承认这位来自法国的18岁球员——选秀中第二年轻的球员——进入联盟时并非成品球员。但埃森古 (Essengue) 周五的夏季联赛首秀，恰恰展现了他天赋的原始程度。
他在25分钟内得到5分，运球失误，在抢篮板时将球碰入篮筐，并在赛后承认他对身体对抗的强度感到惊讶。
埃森古 (Essengue) 在周六的第二场比赛中表现更好，也更适应了，公牛队的工作人员对他的回应感到满意。但公牛队不指望埃森古 (Essengue) 在新赛季成为轮换阵容的关键一员，而且目前尚不清楚他在2025-26赛季能否做出多少贡献。——贾马尔·科利尔
国王队克利福德早期表现抢眼
在选秀前，尼克·克利福德 (Nique Clifford) 被贴上了即插即用的“瑞士军刀”型侧翼球员标签，他凭借其球场感觉、外线投篮和防守多样性，能够带来积极影响。
克利福德 (Clifford) 在两场比赛中表现符合预期，在国王队的两场胜利中，他出场54分钟，累计得到36分、16个篮板和8次助攻。
选中这位23岁球员的希望是，他能从第一天起就能为球队做出贡献。他已经展现了有球和无球下的能力。他能从挡拆中和开放空间下积极冲击篮筐。他还做了那些让他著称的细节：积极冲抢篮板、防守从控卫到大前锋的多个位置、绕过掩护以及做简单的处理为队友创造空位机会。
作为斯科特·佩里 (Scott Perry) 和BJ·阿姆斯特朗 (B.J. Armstrong) 领导的萨克拉门托国王队新管理层所做的第一个选秀选择，克利福德 (Clifford) 很可能拥有所有机会来证明他已准备好在NBA职业生涯早期承担角色。他迄今为止在夏季联赛中展现的一切都并非如此，特别是如果国王队能够清理掉一些侧翼位置上的人员冗余的话。——乔纳森·吉沃尼
值得关注的新秀表现
利亚姆·麦克尼利 (Liam McNeeley) | 前锋 | 夏洛特黄蜂
麦克尼利 (McNeeley) 在周五对阵犹他爵士队的夏季联赛首秀中替补出场28分钟，得到22分和12个篮板，展现了令人期待的攻防两端能力。这位第29顺位新秀在第二天对阵费城76人队的胜利中，与首发阵容一同出战，最终得到14分、5个篮板、2次助攻和1次抢断。——迈克尔·C·莱特
卡斯帕拉斯·雅库乔尼斯 (Kasparas Jakucionis) | 控球后卫 | 迈阿密热火
雅库乔尼斯 (Jakucionis) 在加州精英赛开局不顺（三场比赛15投1中，6次助攻，12次失误）。但在拉斯维加斯，他判若两人，在28分钟内12投得到24分——其中三分9投5中——同时在决策能力和果断性方面做出了你所希望看到的调整。
雅库乔尼斯 (Jakucionis) 的节奏感、球场感觉和技术显而易见，他利用——也甩开——掩护，到达场上指定位置，为顺下冲击篮筐的大个子或底角射手创造机会，并利用自己的身高、力量和技巧在禁区得分。
他毫不犹豫地进行接球跳投三分，同时也在转换进攻中命中了一个高难度急停跳投三分，以及一个单打后撤步跳投，展现了令人印象深刻的自信。身高1米98，出手速度快，并且能够在强对抗下完成跳投，他的无球跑动能力为迈阿密热火队的教练组增加了宝贵的阵容多样性，尤其是在他面对更高大、臂展更长的运动员时，创造投篮机会的能力仍在持续发展。他的防守很可能决定他作为新秀能够确立怎样的角色，但他在拉斯维加斯的首秀中有很多令人鼓舞的地方。——吉沃尼
诺亚·彭达 (Noah Penda) | 前锋 | 奥兰多魔术
魔术队在选秀日第二天早些时候向上交易选秀权至第32顺位，选中了彭达 (Penda)，这位20岁的法国球员场均得到10.2分。他在周日对阵多伦多猛龙队的比赛中展现了多样技能，抢下全场最高的14个篮板并送出3次抢断，尽管有时他过于求成，导致5次失误。在一支有志于争冠的奥兰多魔术队中，彭达 (Penda) 应该有时间发展，或许在发展联盟（G League）。——凯文·佩尔顿
琼·贝林格 (Joan Beringer) | 中锋 | 明尼苏达森林狼
贝林格 (Beringer) 仅仅用了几秒钟就展现了森林狼队为何在第17顺位选中这位潜力型内线：他在夏季联赛的第一个防守回合就连续封盖两次投篮。这位18岁的球员最终在对阵新奥尔良鹈鹕队的胜利中，得到11分、8个篮板和6次盖帽。贝林格 (Beringer) 在四年前才开始打篮球，他需要大量磨炼，但他拥有惊人的身体天赋，身高2米11，臂展2米26，动作流畅。他有潜力成为一名高效空切和护筐的中锋，并且可以作为他的法国同胞、四届NBA年度最佳防守球员鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 的替补和接班人进行发展。——麦克马洪
卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) | 前锋 | 圣安东尼奥马刺
周六，布莱恩特 (Bryant) 负责防守弗拉格 (Flagg)，展现了他在防守端的潜力。在一个引人注目的早期回合，他阻止了弗拉格 (Flagg) 摆脱防守，随后紧逼之下造成其失误。之后，布莱恩特 (Bryant) 在外线的多次积极防守帮助迫使达拉斯队进攻24秒违例。布莱恩特 (Bryant) 今夏投篮表现不佳（三分线外总计22投3中），但他的身体对抗强的外线防守可以帮助这位第14顺位新秀获得上场机会，直到他在进攻端发展起来。——凯文·佩尔顿
夏季联赛其他重要看点
马刺队琼斯-加西亚“属于NBA赛场”
哈珀 (Harper) 称大卫·琼斯-加西亚 (David Jones-Garcia) 为“得分机器”，而马刺队助教迈克·诺伊斯 (Mike Noyes) 今夏多次表示，这位23岁的前锋“属于NBA赛场”。在抵达拉斯维加斯之前，落选秀琼斯-加西亚 (Jones-Garcia) 在三场比赛中场均得到22.7分，并且三分球17投8中，因此入选了加州精英赛夏季联赛最佳阵容。琼斯-加西亚 (Jones-Garcia) 随后在圣安东尼奥队拉斯维加斯的前两场比赛中分别得到24分和21分。琼斯-加西亚 (Jones-Garcia) 是一名多米尼加共和国球员，曾在德保罗大学、圣约翰大学和孟菲斯大学打球。这位得分手最终可能会获得马刺队的最后一个双向合同名额。——迈克尔·C·莱特
火箭队谢泼德防守进步明显
他不是新秀，但休斯顿火箭队二年级后卫里德·谢泼德 (Reed Sheppard) 周四出现在ESPN的《NBA今日》节目中，并解释说“今年夏天最重要的事情就是进行力量训练，并且专注于防守。”他还透露，在训练计划中，“大概有两到三周的时间，我的训练就是纯防守”。
谢泼德 (Sheppard) 周五的表现表明他的努力得到了回报，休斯顿主教练伊梅·乌度卡 (Ime Udoka) 和总经理拉斐尔·斯通 (Rafael Stone) 以及球队老板蒂尔曼·费尔蒂塔 (Tilman Fertitta) 的儿子帕特里克·费尔蒂塔 (Patrick Fertitta) 一同在拉斯维加斯场边观战。火箭队高层对谢泼德 (Sheppard) 的投篮能力充满信心。但要想在乌度卡 (Udoka) 执教的球队——这支球队现在坐拥众多顶级天赋——中赢得更多上场时间，球员们需要展现防守至上的心态，而这正是谢泼德 (Sheppard) 在火箭队夏季联赛揭幕战对阵洛杉矶快船队时所做的。
谢泼德 (Sheppard) 在上半场14投仅5中，但他抢下3次抢断并贡献两次盖帽。
谢泼德 (Sheppard) 强硬的防守最终点燃了他下半场的进攻火力。他8投5中得到13分，其中三分球6投3中，同时再添一次抢断和一次盖帽。
休斯顿队在休赛期计划为谢泼德 (Sheppard) 安排一个更重要的角色，而这位后卫正在证明球队对他的信任。——迈克尔·C·莱特
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2025 NBA summer league - First impressions on the rookie class
LAS VEGAS – The 2025 NBA draft class hit the floor over the weekend at Las Vegas Summer League, after the California Classic in San Francisco and the Salt Lake City Summer League wrapped up Tuesday.
The biggest story of the weekend was, unsurprisingly, No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and how he’d look against NBA competition for the first time as a Dallas Maverick. After shooting 5-for-21 in his debut against Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers, Flagg bounced back by scoring 31 points versus No. 2 pick Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs. Sources confirmed to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon that the Mavs will be shutting down Flagg after his two-game stint in Las Vegas, but the 18-year-old from Duke clearly left his mark.
Harper and No. 3 pick VJ Edgecombe also put together impressive performances over the first weekend, but who else stood out as all 30 teams converged on Vegas?
Here’s who caught the eyes of ESPN’s insiders Tim MacMahon, Michael C. Wright, Jamal Collier and Jonathan Givony.
Top pick Flagg passes test as primary offensive creator
The Mavericks wanted to put the ball in No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg’s hands as much as possible to see how he’d respond to uncomfortable situations as the primary offensive initiator. Mission accomplished.
The 18-year-old forward launched at least 20 shots in both of his summer league appearances, something he did only twice in 37 games during his lone season at Duke.
“I’m exhausted,” Flagg said after his 31-point performance in Saturday’s loss to the Spurs. “I’m not used to bringing the ball up like that, and every time I’m getting the ball full court, I had somebody on my hip playing 94 feet. So, definitely not used to that, but I think I did a solid job of bringing it up against pressure and trying to set up our different actions.”
Although Flagg had a poor shooting effort in the opener, going 5-of-21 from the floor, the Mavs were pleased with his two outings. He consistently made good reads and created open looks for teammates, despite finishing with just five assists. He committed only three turnovers overall and appeared to get more comfortable against ball pressure in real time. Case in point against the Spurs: The last two possessions of the third quarter, when Flagg escaped Carter Bryant’s pressure in the backcourt and attacked for an and-1 layup then drove down the lane for a dunk out of a half-court set.
“Incredible for a kid who we’re saying, ‘We’re going to give you the basketball and they’re going to pick you up full court,’” Mavs summer league coach Josh Broghamer said. “Everyone has 10 fouls, so there is no penalty for grabbing and holding. The referees can’t call everything on every play, so it’s even more exhausting and tougher on him than a regular game.” – Tim MacMahon
Harper debuts vs. Flagg
After missing the Spurs’ run in the California Classic and their Las Vegas opener due to a minor groin injury, No. 2 pick Dylan Harper returned just in time to face Flagg in Saturday’s anticipated matchup. Limited to 20 minutes, Harper still showed plenty of the skills that made him the consensus second-best prospect after Flagg.
Perhaps Harper’s most impressive highlight came on defense, as he raced back in transition to swat Ryan Nembhard’s transition layup, getting well off the court to protect the rim. On offense, Harper’s ability to draw contact stood out. He went 6-of-7 at the foul line, including finishing through a Flagg foul for a three-point play.
The biggest question mark about Harper remains his shooting, as he missed all four of his 3-point attempts. How quickly he improves will determine how soon he joins the San Antonio veterans (who were sitting courtside Saturday) as a starter. – Kevin Pelton
Bulls’ Essengue will be a project
When the Chicago Bulls selected Noa Essengue at No.12, they readily acknowledged how the 18-year-old from France – the second-youngest player in the draft – was not coming into the league as a finished product. But Essengue’s first appearance of the summer on Friday showed just how raw of a talent he truly is.
He scored five points in 25 minutes, dribbled the ball off his foot, knocked the ball into the rim while trying to grab a rebound and acknowledged after the game he was surprised by the level of physicality.
Essengue was better and more comfortable in his second game on Saturday, and the Bulls staff was happy with the way he responded. But Chicago doesn’t expect Essengue to be a key part of its rotation entering the season, and it’s unclear if he’ll be much of a contributor at all during the 2025-26 campaign. – Jamal Collier
Impressive early flashes from Kings’ Clifford
Going into the draft, Nique Clifford was labeled a plug-and-play Swiss Army-knife-type wing who can have a positive impact with his feel for the game, his perimeter shooting and his defensive versatility.
Clifford has looked the part through two games while accumulating 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 8 assists over 54 minutes in a pair of Kings wins.
The hope in drafting the 23-year-old player is that he’ll be ready to contribute from day one. He has demonstrated his ability on and off the ball. He attacks the rim aggressively out of pick-and-rolls and in the open court. And he does the little things he built up a reputation for: going out of his area for rebounds, guarding multiple positions from point guard to power forward, fighting over screens and making simple plays to find teammates for open looks.
As the first draft pick made by the new Sacramento Kings front office led by Scott Perry and B.J. Armstrong, Clifford likely will have every chance to prove he’s ready to step into a role early in his NBA career. Nothing he has shown in summer league so far suggests otherwise, especially if the Kings can clear out some of their logjam on the wing. – Jonathan Givony
Notable rookie performances
Liam McNeeley | Forward | Charlotte Hornets
McNeeley scored 22 points with 12 rebounds off the bench in his summer league debut on Friday against the Utah Jazz, showing a promising two-way skill set over 28 minutes. The 29th pick ran with the starting group the next day in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers, finishing with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. – Michael C. Wright
Kasparas Jakucionis | Point guard | Miami Heat
Jakucionis got off to a rough start at the California Classic (1-for-15 shooting, six assists, 12 turnovers in three games). He looked like a different player in Las Vegas, dropping 24 points on 12 shots – including 5-for-9 from 3 – in 28 minutes while making the adjustments you hoped to see with his decision-making and assertiveness.
Jakucionis’ pace, feel and skills were evident as he used – and rejected – ball screens in getting to spots on the floor, created opportunities for big men rolling to the rim or shooters in the corners, and scored in the lane using his size, strength and craft.
He showed no hesitation drifting into catch-and-shoot 3s but also hit a tough pull-up 3 in transition and an isolation step-back jumper, demonstrating impressive confidence. At 6-foot-6 with a quick release and the ability to get his jump shot off against strong contests, his capacity to operate without the ball adds valuable lineup versatility for Miami’s coaching staff as his shot creation continues to develop against bigger, longer athletes. His defense likely will play a major part in exactly what kind of role he’ll be able to carve out as a rookie, but there was a lot to be encouraged by in his opening performance in Vegas. – Givony
Noah Penda | Forward | Orlando Magic
The Magic traded up to No. 32 early on Day 2 of the draft to take Penda, who averaged 10.2 point per game in France at age 20. He flashed a variety of skills Sunday, pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds and recording three steals against the Toronto Raptors, though at times he tried to do too much, leading to five turnovers. On an Orlando team that aspires to contend, Penda should have time to develop, perhaps in the G League. – Pelton
Joan Beringer | Center | Minnesota Timberwolves
It took seconds for Beringer to show why the Timberwolves selected the project big man with the 17th pick: He rejected a pair of shots on his first summer league possession. The 18-year-old wound up with 6 blocks to go with 11 points and 8 rebounds in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Beringer needs a lot of seasoning after starting to play basketball only four years ago, but he has tremendous physical gifts at 6-foot-11 with a 7-foot-5 wingspan and fluid movement. He has the potential to be an impactful rim-running, rim-protecting center and can develop as the understudy to fellow Frenchman and four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert. – MacMahon
Carter Bryant | Forward | San Antonio Spurs
Tasked with defending Flagg, Bryant showed his potential on that end Saturday. On a notable early possession, he prevented Flagg from getting separation then hounded him into a turnover. Later, multiple efforts by Bryant on the perimeter helped force a Dallas shot clock violation. Bryant hasn’t shot well this summer (3-for-22 overall on 3s), but his physical perimeter defense can get the No. 14 pick on the court as he develops offensively. – Pelton
Other key storylines from summer league
Spurs’ Jones-Garcia ‘belongs on an NBA court’
Harper calls David Jones-Garcia “a bucket,” while Spurs assistant Mike Noyes has said on multiple occasions this summer that the 23-year-old forward “belongs on an NBA court.” Before landing in Las Vegas, the undrafted Jones-Garcia made the All-California Classic summer league team after averaging 22.7 points over three games while going 8-for-17 from 3. Jones-Garcia followed that up with 24-point and 21-point performances in San Antonio’s first two outings in Las Vegas. A native of the Dominican Republic, Jones-Garcia played collegiately at DePaul, St. John’s and Memphis. The scorer could end up landing San Antonio’s final two-way roster spot. – Wright
Rockets’ Sheppard showing defensive improvement
He’s no rookie, but Houston Rockets second-year guard Reed Sheppard appeared Thursday on ESPN’s NBA Today and explained “the biggest thing this summer was getting in the weight room and just working on defense.” He revealed that for “probably a two- to three-week stretch my workouts were straight defense” on the program, as well.
Sheppard showed Friday the hard work is paying off, as Houston coach Ime Udoka watched courtside in Las Vegas along with general manager Rafael Stone and Patrick Fertitta, son of team owner Tilman Fertitta. Houston’s brass is confident in Sheppard’s ability as a shooter. But to earn minutes on a Udoka-coached team – now loaded with high-level talent – players need to flash a defense-first mindset, which is exactly what Sheppard did in the Rockets’ summer league opener against the LA Clippers.
Sheppard shot just 5-for-14 in the first half but snagged three steals and registered a pair of blocks.
Sheppard’s stingy defense finally ignited his offense in the second half. He went 5-for-8 for 13 points, including 3-for-6 from 3, while logging another steal and a block.
Houston entered the offseason planning for an expanded role for Sheppard, and the guard is validating the team’s belief in him. – Wright
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