The Biggest Winners and Losers of the 2026 NBA Summer League
The 2026 NBA Summer League has given us breakout performances, surprising draft steals, and some concerning starts from several highly drafted prospects.
In this video, I break down my biggest winners and losers from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Caleb Wilson has looked like a potential franchise player for the Chicago Bulls, while Brayden Burries, Meleek Thomas, Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr., Cameron Carr, and Bruce Thornton have all made strong cases for immediate NBA roles.
I also discuss the struggles of Keaton Wagler, Aday Mara, Nate Ament, Dailyn Swain, Isaiah Evans, Cody Williams, and Drake Powell. Summer League should never define a young player’s career, but these performances gave us an early look at which skills could translate and which players may need more development.
Who is your biggest winner and biggest loser from the 2026 NBA Summer League?
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:23 AJ Dybantsa, Washington Wizards | Winner
0:35 Darryn Peterson, Utah Jazz | Winner
0:45 Cameron Boozer, Memphis Grizzlies | Winner
0:55 Caleb Wilson, Chicago Bulls | Winner
1:50 Keaton Wagler, Los Angeles Clippers | Loser
2:46 Brayden Burries, Milwaukee Bucks | Winner
3:41 Nate Ament, Milwaukee Bucks | Loser
4:36 Morez Johnson Jr., Dallas Mavericks | Winner
5:32 Aday Mara, Oklahoma City Thunder | Loser
6:27 Yaxel Lendeborg, Golden State Warriors | Winner
7:22 Dailyn Swain, Chicago Bulls | Loser
8:17 Cameron Carr, Los Angeles Lakers | Winner
9:13 Isaiah Evans, Minnesota Timberwolves | Loser
10:08 Meleek Thomas, Cleveland Cavaliers | Winner
11:03 Cody Williams, Utah Jazz | Loser
11:59 Bruce Thornton, Houston Rockets | Winner
12:54 Drake Powell, Brooklyn Nets | Loser
13:40 Outro
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Who was your biggest winner and biggest loser from Summer League? 👀
I TOLD CALEB WILLSON IS BOUT TO COOK
Summer league means absolutely nothing whatsoever.
YAxel is a huge winner
Caleb Wilson is great. He looked amazing. He also shot 33% from the free throw line. Just sayin'…
Graves?
Where is Graves at?
Man i knew we should've taken carr instead of swain Carr got that dog
Graves?
Leek is a beast
Just subscribed. Love your content. Keep up the good work man!
Suns gotta be a winner
Where’s Allen Graves?!? 🦖
peat? maluach?
Maluach was clearly the best Center out of summer league and should be on here!!!
Koa peat
Burries best P.e.r. in the summer league
So Egor Demin wasnt mentioned 🙄
Wagler finished with 26p on 9 for 19 shooting his final game of summer league 😭😭
Shown not showd
Wizards fan here. We should have drafted Caleb Wilson
Not mentioning Maluach is wild
Brazelle on the nuggets been hooping
How about Allen Graves? In 27 mpg he had 17 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 apg, 2 spg and 1 bpg on 51 – 50 – 100 shooting.
De Larea?
Allen Graves was looking good for the Raptors! No love from this channel
Did you forget about the Raptors and Graves?
No Dëmin, no Maluach, no Graves, no MBJ. Random selection.
Meleek Thomas is the first winner. This channel trash
You are even a bigger loser for calling Wagler a loser😂🤡💩
WAGLER UPDATE
Not having Graves on here sewers all credibility
IF Ament can develop the work ethic and Mamba mentality like Giannis did, and develop physically like Giannis did, the sky could be the limit for him. Or, he could always be the other guy the Bucks drafted in 2026.