LAS VEGAS — Jalen Duren began his rookie debut at last year’s Summer League with a bang. He was on the receiving end of an alley-oop pass from Jaden Ivey, which ignited the expectations for what his rookie year could be.
Maybe not just his rookie year, but his career.
But it’s Summer League, so any observations need to be tamped down with a bit of perspective. It’s not the regular season, and it’s not anything that matters for anything, except for a Summer League title — and does anyone even remember who won Summer League last year?
