The Vegas Summer League opener for the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets featured a showdown of recent Gonzaga stars that did not disappoint. Kyle Wiltjer made his NBA Summer League debut for the Rockets, scoring 13 points on 5-11 shooting (3-9 from three) in 16 minutes off the bench. Meanwhile his counterpart, Kevin Pangos, returned to the Summer League after playing for the Mavericks last summer and led the Hawks in scoring with 16 points in an efficient 5-8 shooting effort in 22 minutes of play. The Hawks won the game 83-78.
Wiltjer immediately made his presence felt when he came off the bench for his first stint on the floor, hitting a pair of 3-pointers that demonstrated his ability to hit shots from NBA-range.