By Johnny Askounis / [email protected]
Go from the Salt Lake City summer league and the introduction of the promising subject Nikola Topic, the Oklahoma City Thunder started the NBA 2K26 Summer League with a 90-81 victory against the Brooklyn Nets At Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center.
Belgian Ajay Mitchell recorded a summit of 20 points with 6/13 goals on the ground, plus five rebounds, two interceptions, two assists and a block. The Serbian subject Nikola added 18 points to go with six assists, four rebounds and a flight.
“It’s never easy to have this type of injury and come back. I think it was great. Mitchell, 23, congratulated his teammate and his recovery of surgery on his torn ACL.
“I feel good now. It was a bit rough at the beginning, especially next door. It was pretty weird, “ Subject answered a question about the search for rhythm after spending the whole 2024-25 season on the sidelines.
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Beyond the summer league, the European combination can also emerge in the second unit of the Thunder During the next regular NBA season.
“Easy,” Noted subject playing alongside Mitchell, “He’s a great player, especially the leader. He can remove the ball. He can play the catch. He can play the choice. He is really a great player.”
“This is the first time that we have played together. So it’s great to learn to play with him and learn his game very well. It’s a great experience for me. I love it, “ Addition of Mitchell.
“Son qi”, “ He also answered a question about what impressed him the most, “The way he can find guys. The way he plays at his own pace. I think it is rare to see this at a young age like that.”
Before being written by the Thunder with the 12th choice in total, the subject had a solid professional race with Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet, combined with several loan assignments. In addition to developing his talents, he matured in front of more experienced opponents.
“They prepared me in a way to think differently, to always think of two stages. I would just say to thwart my opponent “,” He spoke of using this experience in the summer league and finally in the NBA.
Malevy Leons Dutch also started for the Thunder on Thursday. On the opposite side, Nolan Traore, British Tosan Evbuomwan, Israeli Danny Wolf and Egor Russian Demin started for the ClearWith Israeli Ben Saraf who leaves the bench.
In more summer league action, the German Tristan Da Silva recorded a summit of 19 points as Orlando Magic fell to Sacramento Kings84-81, in the pavilion.
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