LAS VEGAS — Cade Cunningham’s voice boomed through the Thomas & Mack Center at summer league, the latest No. 1 pick to assert himself at the first showcase for NBA rookies.
There’s only so much to glean from the actual basketball being played; it’s more physical than regular-season basketball, more desperate for back-end players attempting to make a good impression and a crash course for rookies just getting their feet wet.
But there are small morsels that can serve as harbingers for things to come, more subtleties within than the raw box scores will display.