Eight teams remain in the Las Vegas Summer League tournament and Saturday's play will narrow that number to just four. Many of the top players from the NBA Draft are eliminated, with the highest remaining 2015 draft pick being Devin Booker, drafted No. 13 by the Suns. But even without the stars, the remaining teams at Summer League all have players who stand out and are worth watching for one reason or another.
NBA Summer League schedule 2015: Spurs, Warriors advance to final 8 in Las Vegas
Eight teams play on Saturday to narrow down the remaining field to a final four.
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Of course, San Antonio has advanced to the final eight. They're led by second-year player Kyle Anderson, who is the second-leading scorer in Summer League at 22.3 points per game. Highlight dunk machine Jonathan Simmons has also played well for the Spurs. Boston's leading scorer is R.J. Hunter (14 points per game) but his shots haven't come easily or efficiently, with a 32 percent field goal percentage in four games. Clutch shots from Terry Rozier, including a three-pointer that proved to be the game winner, helped Boston advance.
Dallas lost the first three games, laughed it off and has now won the next two. No. 21 pick Justin Anderson is coming off his best game, scoring 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 4-of-6 from behind the three-point line, while second-year Dwight Powell continues to score, space the floor and clean up the glass. But now, the Mavericks face the deep roster of the Hawks, who have seven players averaging eight or more points, including Lamar Patterson and Mike Muscala.
Bulls vs Suns, 8 p.m. ET
Booker might be the highest remaining draft pick in play, but he's had an up-and-down tournament, averaging 13 points on 37 percent shooting. Instead, it has been Archie Goodwin and T.J. Warren who have dominated for Phoenix, averaging 16.8 and 20.3 points per game respectively. Doug McDermott has played well for Chicago, as would be expected from him in that college-like atmosphere, but he'll need to be lights-out again for the Bulls to move on past Phoenix.
It's a rematch of one of the first round West playoff series', although without any of the key players. James Michael McAdoo is the star for the summer Warriors, averaging nearly 17 points and six rebounds. Besides him, Golden State has four players averaging eight or more points, including late first-round selection Kevin Looney. Instead of Anthony Davis, New Orleans will throw out leading Vegas scorer Seth Curry, who has lit up the circuit with 25.3 points per game. Surprisingly, Curry isn't doing his damage with the three-pointer, hitting just 19 percent of those, but with layups and floaters and an assortment of moves to the rim. He's shooting 65 percent on two-pointers.
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