Day 1 Photo Gallery: Best Photos From Friday at Las Vegas Summer League

Every single NBA team has descended upon Sin City for the 2024 Las Vegas Summer League to showcase their young talent. While the very first day had lots of highlights on Friday, the biggest ones came from the much-anticipated debut of Victor Wenbanyama, the first overall pick of the San Antonio Spurs.

Becky Rigel | Jul 8, 2023

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Every single NBA team has descended upon Sin City for the 2024 Las Vegas Summer League to showcase their young talent. While the very first day had lots of highlights on Friday, the biggest ones came from the much-anticipated debut of Victor Wenbanyama, the first overall pick of the San Antonio Spurs.

We were on hand for all of the action on Friday, with four games taking place at the Thomas & Mack Center and four more in the Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus.

There are eight more games on Saturday as the rest of the leagues gets busy. The Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks, who both won on Friday, play their second games as well. Every team is assured a minimum of four games here in Las Vegas. Here's the complete schedule, with opponents, gametimes, TV information and results of games played so far updated in real time. CLICK HERE

Enjoy the photos. We'll be right back at it on Saturday.

Amen Thompson

Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson (1) dribbles the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Jabari Smith Jr.

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. (10) celebrates with teammates after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers at Thomas & Mack Center.

Cam Whitmore

Houston Rockets forward Cam Whitmore (7) dunks the ball against Portland Trail Blazers forward Justin Minaya (60) during the second half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Scoot Henderson

Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson (00) dribbles the ball against Houston Rockets guard/forward Nate Hinton (62) during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Shaedon Sharpe

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe (17) dribbles the ball against the Houston Rockets during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Brandon Miller

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) dribbles the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Blake Wesley

San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley (14) catches the rebound against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Victor Wembanyama

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) competes against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Nick Smith Jr.

Charlotte Hornets guard Nick Smith Jr. (00) shoots the ball against San Antonio Spurs forward Dominick Barlow (26) during the first half at Thomas & Mack Center.

Victor Wembanyama

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) attempts to block a shot from Charlotte Hornets guard Amari Bailey (17) during the second half at Thomas & Mack Center.

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JACKSON-DAVIS OUT FOR WARRIORS: Second-round pick Trayce Jackson-Davis is still bothered by a hamstring injury, and the Golden State Warriors are in no hurry to rush him back. He was held out again Friday night when they opened Las Vegas Summer League play against the Los Angeles Lakers. CLICK HERE
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SCOTT HENDERSON INJURED: Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, injured his shoulder on Friday night and didn't finish their summer league game on Friday. It's serious enough that he's going to get an MRI on Saturday. Here's the latest. CLICK HERE

Published Jul 8, 2023

BECKY RIGEL

Becky Rigel