LAS VEGAS – The first-round picks in last month’s draft, Zhaire Smith and Landry Shamet were expected to be the 76ers’ headliners for the summer league.
However, Furkan Korkmaz wrestled the spotlight away from them early Friday night and wouldn’t give it back.
The second-year swingman scored a game-high 40 points in the 95-89 loss to the Boston Celtics at the Thomas & Mack Center. It was third highest single-game point total in the history of the Vegas tournament.
Smith added seven points, while Shamet had six before suffering a game-ending sprained right ankle late in the second quarter.