Asa Newell and the Atlanta Falcons square up with the Boston Celtics in today’s Las Vegas NBA Summer League action.

Being on the same page with Nikola Topic, Ajay Mitchell ran past halfcourt to receive a deep inbound pass. The 23-year-old enjoyed a rare dunk as the backcourt duo outsmarted the opposition for the easy bucket before halftime.

Frenzy became bedlam on the next play. Flagg talked trash to James, ran to his spot on the left wing, pivoted off the catch and nailed the shot before turning to exult with his future Mavericks varsity teammates, who cheered him on decked out in casual wear from their courtside seats.

The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.

Nate Williams and Reed Sheppard are the only players on the Rockets' roster playing in summer league. Williams isn't sweating his non-guaranteed contract.

The Detroit Pistons announced their 2025 Las Vegas Summer League roster on Monday, with 2024 first-round pick Ron Holland headlining the group.

Sixers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe has been diagnosed with a left thumb sprain and will miss Thursday night's Summer League game.

VJ Edgecombe #77 of the Philadelphia 76ers slam dunks the ball over Kyle Filipowski #22 of the Utah Jazz during the second half of their NBA Summer League game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on July 5,