Though the Lakers lost to the Clippers on July 14, James was one of the few bright spots as he logged a complete game: 17 points, five rebounds, five assists and three 3-pointers. Additionally, he notably averaged 16.3 ppg, 4.3 apg and 2.6 rpg over a three-game stretch, able to get teammates involved and spark runs throughout.

Two-way guard Kevon Harris (18 points, 6 assists, 4 steals) was excellent versus Minnesota as Houston secured its first summer-league win of 2025.

Zakai Zeigler also started and played 12 minutes for the Pistons. He totaled six points, five steals and one assist. Zeigler converted 1-of-3 field goal attempts, 1-of-3 three-point attempts and 3-of-4 free throw attempts. He signed with Detroit as an undrafted free agent following the 2025 NBA draft.

LAS VEGAS – Isaac Jones totaled 36 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 98-88 win over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday. With the win, the Kings will advance to the 2K26 Summer League Finals.

The Rockets (0-4) will wrap up 2025 NBA summer-league action with Saturday’s difficult matchup against the unbeaten Minnesota Timberwolves (4-0).

After narrowly missing the summer semifinals, both 3-1 teams will wrap up their Las Vegas schedules at Thomas & Mack Center.

The Lakers, Pacers, & Jazz headline tonight's NBA Summer League picks, best bets, & parlay for Friday, July 18, 2025.

Summer standouts Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson and RayJ Dennis didn't play Thursday. But rookie Kam Jones did, and had another impressive outing.