The Athletic NBA Daily

NBA Summer League is over, and Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are here to hand out Summer League Awards with Bryce Simon of the Game Theory podcast. They hand out the following awards:

1. "The Point Gawd" Award - This award goes to the rookie point guard who impressed you the most at Summer League.
2. "If I Had Known That" Award - This award goes to the player who showcased a skill in Summer League that, if it's real, might have changed your evaluation of them.
3. "It's Summer League, I'm Not Worried, BUT..." Award - This award goes to the rookie whose Summer League performance has you asking some questions (negative).
4. "The Sneaky Summer Surprise" Award - This award goes to the player who you weren't really thinking about heading into Summer League but forced their way into the conversation with their play.
5. "Too Good for Summer League" Award - This award goes to the 2nd or 3rd year player who most impressed you.
6. "Are We Done Here?" Award - This award goes to the non-rookie who you are most worried about coming out of Summer League.
7. "Late but Early" Award - This award goes to the player drafted late (late 1st or 2nd round), who you think will contribute early in their career based on your evaluation, landing spot, and SL performance.
8. "Biggest Pop" Award - This award goes to the moment in Summer League that got the biggest pop from the crowd (ex: Bronny guarding Cooper Flagg in 2025)

• 9. "Summer League MVP" Award - This award goes to the best player you saw at Summer

Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

With: Bryce Simon

Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Video: Lara Sinclair