While Cooper Flagg and Bronny James faced off in a packed arena on the campus of UNLV, the Nuggets and Bucks played a Summer League thriller in the sleepy gymnasium adjacent to the main event.

The San Antonio Spurs, who played without No. 2 overall draft pick Dylan Harper, drubbed the Sixers, 111-70, in what was expected to be a showcase matchup Thursday night at Thomas & Mack Center.

Magic second-year pro Tristan da Silva posted 19 points, but Orlando fell to the Kings on Thursday night to open Las Vegas Summer League.

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Nate Williams and Reed Sheppard are the only players on the Rockets' roster playing in summer league. Williams isn't sweating his non-guaranteed contract.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 90-81 Summer League win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. It was the first of at least five exhibitions for the NBA champions in Las Vegas. They previously played three in a row at Utah.

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The Timberwolves’ Summer League team next plays at 9 p.m. Saturday against Denver in Las Vegas. Timberwolves television play-by-play man Michael Grady will be one of Amazon’s primary broadcasters when the station begins airing nationally-televised NBA games this fall, the streaming service announced Thursday.