Noa Essengue struggled to stand out in his Las Vegas debut Friday night as the Chicago Bulls floundered in an ugly 116-72 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

LAS VEGAS – The Toronto Raptors defeated the Chicago Bulls, 116-72, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Friday.

Jeenathan "Nate" Williams is facing a crucial week-and-a-half in the desert. For the Houston Rockets forward, Las Vegas Summer League is serving as a bit of an audition. It's his fourth Summer League, for starters, and his $2.27 million contract becomes guaranteed money on the opening night of the NBA season.

Grizzlies rookies Cedric Coward, Jahmai Mashack and Javon Small all missed the game against the Celtics. Coward hasn't been seen with the Grizzlies in Salt Lake City or Las Vegas yet while he continues to get back to full strength from a shoulder injury.

LAS VEGAS – The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz, 111-105, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center on Friday.

LAS VEGAS — The Celtics released their Summer League roster on Tuesday but made one major addition before Friday’s opener against the Grizzlies. Boston brought aboard free agent center Charles Bassey to the roster in a surprise move, as the big man joined Amari Williams and Kenneth Lofton Jr. as the team’s primary bigs in Las Vegas.

Behind an impressive outing from Ron Holland II, the Pistons opened the Summer League tournament in a blowout win vs. the Knicks.

Phoenix Suns open Summer League play Friday, July 11, in Las Vegas. They will be without Rasheer Fleming, who will be out with a knee injury.