LAS VEGAS – The Toronto Raptors defeated the Chicago Bulls, 116-72, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Friday.

Noa Essengue struggled to stand out in his Las Vegas debut Friday night as the Chicago Bulls floundered in an ugly 116-72 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Tre Johnson and Khaman Maluach are expected to make their professional debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN from Las Vegas with streaming options available.

LAS VEGAS – The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz, 111-105, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.

Ron Holland dropped 28 points on the New York Knicks in a 104-86 win in the Summer League opener in Las Vegas.

Behind an impressive outing from Ron Holland II, the Pistons opened the Summer League tournament in a blowout win vs. the Knicks.

Grizzlies rookies Cedric Coward, Jahmai Mashack and Javon Small all missed the game against the Celtics. Coward hasn't been seen with the Grizzlies in Salt Lake City or Las Vegas yet while he continues to get back to full strength from a shoulder injury.

Jeenathan "Nate" Williams is facing a crucial week-and-a-half in the desert. For the Houston Rockets forward, Las Vegas Summer League is serving as a bit of an audition. It's his fourth Summer League, for starters, and his $2.27 million contract becomes guaranteed money on the opening night of the NBA season.

League is officially underway in Las Vegas as Ace Bailey and the Utah Jazz take on Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

In short: Brown has already gotten to work. The most diehard New York fans were eager to see a game in which their team was headlined by Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, Kevin McCullar and Ariel Hukporti. They’ll probably want to throw this film out of the window.

Topic’s best skill early on has been his ability to pick things up on the fly. His short term memory will fit in well with this Thunder group. He doesn’t let a turnover scare

Cooper Flagg is already an NBA star in one respect. The first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft made his Summer League debut on Thursday and, alongside another ratings-driver in Bronny James, drew an average of 955,000 viewers via Nielsen metrics, ESPN announced Friday. That's the fourth-highest recorded viewership in Summer League history.