Salt Lake City Summer League Announces Standouts
Jul 8, 2022, 11:48 AM
Utah Jazz’s Bruno Caboclo (55) reaches for a rebound ahead of Philadelphia 76ers’ Julian Champagnie (5) and Charles Bassey (23) in Summer League action at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
(Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Jazz announced on Friday the standouts from the Salt Lake City Summer League, which concluded on Thursday night.
Salt Lake City Summer League hosted four teams in a three-day, six-game round-robin at Vivint Arena, featuring the Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The standouts from the Memphis Grizzlies are Xavier Tillman and Ziaire Williams. Tillman played in two of the three games for the Grizzlies, averaging 13 points, 8.5 rebounds and four assists. The 2020 second-round pick had a double-double against the Jazz on Thursday night. Williams averaged 17 points, five assists and two steals per game in two contests. He was the 10th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
thru the back door 🚪 @Rookiedunker | @therealZiaire pic.twitter.com/zl3wLjbeyL
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) July 8, 2022
Standouts from the Philadelphia 76ers include Charlie Brown Jr. and Isaiah Joe. Brown Jr. played in two games for the Sixers, posting averages of 13.5 points, five rebounds and two steals per game. He had 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals in their SLC Summer League opener against Memphis. In two games played for Philly, Joe averaged 19 points and three steals per game, while shooting 9-for-16 from the field. He was a second-round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
.@Zai_Joe1 & @CharleskBrownjr are keeping the tradition alive in Utah. 🏀
cc: @Tobias31 pic.twitter.com/mGhs4VCOOz
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) July 5, 2022
The standouts from the Oklahoma City Thunder are Josh Giddey and Chet Holmgren. Giddey averaged 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9.3 assists and two steals per game. He appeared in all three games in Salt Lake City. The sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft had a triple-double against Memphis on Wednesday with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Holmgren played in two games, posting averages of 17 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and four blocks per game. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft had 23 points, seven rebounds and set an SLC Summer League record six blocks against the Jazz in his NBA debut on Tuesday.
pov: you're courtside watching a @joshgiddey buzzer-beater pic.twitter.com/ToQZqdiJTq
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) July 7, 2022
Standouts from the Utah Jazz include Jared Butler and Bruno Caboclo. Butler appeared in two games, averaging 16 points, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against the Grizzlies in the SLC Summer League finale on Thursday. Caboclo participated in two games, averaing 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game, while shooting 52% from the field.
Jared: 22p | 7r | 7a | 1s
Bruno: 17p | 7r | 1a | 1s | 3b
Kofi: 12p | 9r | 2a | 1s | 1b#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/d5Jw56cc0y— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) July 8, 2022
The Jazz are in Las Vegas, preparing for the NBA Summer League. They will begin action on Saturday afternoon when they face the Atlanta Hawks at 5:00 p.m. MT.
