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LAS VEGAS — Vegas Summer League tipped off Thursday night with a high-profile doubleheader, as the Magic and Rockets and Pistons and Trail Blazers faced off to open the festivities.
Let me preface all this with a disclaimer that Summer League isn’t necessarily worth overreacting to—it’s not the most structured or highest-level basketball, there are scant experienced NBA players who take part, and while it sounds a bit reductive, anyone can have a good day. But from a scouting perspective, there’s a lot still to be learned and observed about players’ tendencies, personalities and skill sets, which is part of what makes Summer League so compelling.
