2026 Las Vegas Summer League Days One and Two Reactions
The No Ceilings crew gives their thoughts on the first two days of 2026 NBA Summer League Action in Las Vegas.
The 2026 NBA Draft might be in the rearview mirror, but there’s one staple event left for the draft class before we can close the book on the 2026 class and continue looking toward the 2027 NBA Draft class and beyond.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Summer League action in Las Vegas. The whole NBA landscape has gathered together in Sin City to watch hoops and talk shop. While a handful of top talents had already kicked off their summer session play in Sacramento, San Francisco, or Salt Lake City, the majority of the stars from the most recent draft played their first minutes in an NBA uniform over the past two days.
Our No Ceilings crew has been soaking up the basketball over the past two days, and as always, we have thoughts. Here are our biggest takeaways from the action after two jam-packed days of hoops.
1. Who had the best performance on Day One? Who had the best performance on Day Two?
Metcalf: I thought Morez Johnson Jr. was tremendous. He showed everything he did at Michigan and then some. He was great on the boards and showed his defensive versatility by sliding his feet in space, being active away from the ball, and playing drop. His communication was outstanding; you could clearly hear him calling out rotations and directing things from the opposite end of the arena. What likely stood out to most fans who were unaware of his game, though, was his offensive impact. Johnson didn’t shoot it at an outrageous rate, but he was more than willing to let it fly. He also made quick decisions with the ball, showed a ton of versatility out of the roll, and displayed great scoring touch around the rim. There isn’t much more Johnson could’ve done.
Nick: Morez Johnson Jr. was the clear winner in the clubhouse for Day One, so I’ll go with AJ Dybantsa here instead. He was relentlessly attacking the basket from the opening tip in the marquee matchup, and he finished with 27/7/3 on a night when all eyes were on him. He looked the part of the #1 overall pick, tying Blake Griffin’s record for points in a Summer League debut for the top pick, and showcased the kind of inevitability that any fan would have hoped to see from him.