Jaden Shackelford (Golden State Warriors), Kira Lewis (Miami Heat), and Alex Reese (Philadelphia 76ers) all made an impact on the floor

The short-handed version of the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the summer league on Monday.

It was the first night of Summer League action in Salt Lake City, and there was palpable energy in the Huntsman Center for the debut of Ace Bailey and VJ Edgecombe. The Utah Jazz home crowd was loud as they watched their promising young rookie,

With summer in full swing, attention turns to the NBA 2K26 Summer League, which began in Salt Lake City and San Francisco (California Classic) on Saturday before heading to Las Vegas on Thursday, July 10.

VJ Edgecombe is reportedly day-to-day with a thumb injury, but other important pieces of the Sixers' future suited up on Monday.

Saturday tipped off NBA summer action as the California Classic and Salt Lake City Summer League both delivered doubleheaders. With a 20-point pairing from the Grizzlies and VJ Edgecombe (No. 3 overall) going head-to-head with Ace Bailey (No. 5), here’s a sampling of the top individual performers: