With the NBA Summer League wrapping up, an MVP will be named. It’s likely to be someone you’ve heard of. A top pick or a name you recognize from college basketball will take home the hardware. But for each of the 30 teams that participated, the true MVP is someone that’s never made a basket, grabbed a rebound or been featured in national television. In fact, they’ve never even touched the ball during the game.
That’s because the most valuable person for each team in Las Vegas was their equipment manager. A person who spent tireless hours packing up equipment, transporting it, washing it and much more.