Amid the NBA Summer League and WNBA All-Star Game, 40 top youth basketball players, including Centennial’s Nation Williams, participated in the Jr. NBA Showcase.
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Former Liberty High star Julian Strawther became the seventh Las Vegas native to be an NBA first-round draft pick, selected by the NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
Jaden Hardy is the focal point of the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Summer League squad as he eyes a spot backing up superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Orlando Robinson — a former Centennial player who recently signed a standard contract with Miami — went for 36 points and 11 rebounds in a Summer League victory.
A 2020 graduate of Liberty, Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther on Thursday became the seventh native Las Vegan to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
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