LeBron James has made his decision, which means the dog days of the NBA offseason are upon us. But with four and a half months until the tip-off the regular season, the Utah and Vegas Summer Leagues are here to give NBA fans their first look some of their teams’ newest players. For the San Antonio Spurs, this means a chance to see Lonnie Walker IV in silver and black for the first time, but through the first two games against the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks, it was second-year guard Derrick White who stole the show.
1) Derrick White is proving he’s the best player on the Spurs’ Summer League squad — as he should be
As exciting as it is to imagine Walker’s future with the Spurs, he’s taking a backseat so far to the Spurs’ 2017 first-round pick.