NBA Summer League, Part 2: The Hits, the Misses, the Question Marks

Evaluating 11 rookies in Vegas, from lottery picks to late first-round sleepers

Cameron Carr, Yaxel Lendeborg, and Bennett Stirtz (Thien-An Truong/Ethan Miller/Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS — Back at NBA summer league, where I stayed through Sunday night’s championship game, watching more of the 2026-27 rookie class up close.

You can find Part 1 here, including the top prospects:

NBA Summer League: My First-Hand Impressions of the Top Draft Picks

Here’s what impressed me about this next group of prospects — and what left me with doubts: