Summer League is a place where three things generally happen:
- Teams and fans get their first taste of how rookies stack up against other young players in the league.
- Second and third year players get to show off where they’ve improved from last season.
- Players who don’t have guaranteed deals have a chance to make their case for why they should be on a roster, whether it’s the team they’re playing for in Las Vegas, or another team who sees them do well and thinks they can fit. For example, Seth Curry turned a stellar performance in Las Vegas with the Pelicans into a contract with the Sacramento Kings.