The Sacramento Kings fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 86-80 in their third contest at NBA Summer League.
It was a duel between the top of the lottery from Las Vegas on Wednesday night as No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren was pitted against No. 4 pick Keegan Murray in their meeting on the tournament. Both players were sharp from tip-off, hitting beyond the arc and playing aggressively in the paint.
While the normal “it’s just Summer League” discourse shuffles throughout the association, tonight’s match-up was one of Sacramento’s most realistic outings, seeing how Holmgren and Murray could face off in a regular season scenario that can be very real come October.