🚨 Oklahoma City Thunder faced off against the Charlotte Hornets in a must-watch 2025 NBA Summer League game! Expect flashy plays, high energy, and rookie standouts fighting to earn their place on the roster.
From first-round picks to rising stars, this Summer League clash delivered plenty of memorable moments. Relive every dunk, steal, and clutch shot with our full highlight coverage.
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00:00See, you've got to come up with harder trivia questions when I'm answering them before you can even finish the question.
00:07Because I don't even remember what the one yesterday was about. I just know the answer was Joe Dumars.
00:10It was a great question, though.
00:12Gives Charlotte a second chance opportunity, but time is running down. Just one to shoot.
00:18And a three-pointer from Sims, swishing it through as the horn sounds.
00:22Timer at four for Gortman.
00:24Goes away from the Lyons screen.
00:26Missed the baseline, Jay. And a nice one-handed stick back by Youngblood.
00:31The Warriors in 2017-2018.
00:34It's extremely difficult to get into the Thunder roster.
00:39As we see Sims with the second three, especially in the playoffs, Isaiah Joe, who was a rotation player, had a DNP CD during the finals.
00:48That's how tough it is to crack that rotation.
00:51Nice drive and hit by Simpson, a three-point opportunity.
00:55I believe so.
00:57And when you look at the Thunder, the difference between the Thunder and many of the teams that we felt that could make a, you know, a true one in the past.
01:06Class and work in the same day, every day.
01:09Imagine that.
01:10Can you imagine the naps that I had to take in between to be able to pull that off?
01:14Carlson drills a three.
01:17Brandon Carlson, second-year player out of Utah.
01:19He has 26 points in the regular season finale for the Thunder.
01:23Nice find.
01:24Calk runner with a slam.
01:25Knippo with the pass.
01:27They also brought in Pat Connaughton via trade with Milwaukee.
01:30Colin Sexton as well.
01:32Signed Spencer, Dinwiddie, and Mason Plumley, two veterans to balance out the youth.
01:37The league without Thomas Sorbon, their first-round pick this year.
01:42And again, they're still able to do this without five different guys that are for them on their summer league roster playing throughout this game.
01:51Carlson on the fall away.
01:53Tough shot over Arturo.
01:55Wouldn't fall.
01:56Rebound ball.
01:57Quick pass down court and a slam.
01:59Played 15 games for the Hornets this year.
02:01Started two.
02:04Played collegially at TCU.
02:06Prior to that, he was in Memphis for a couple of years.
02:09Good entry pass.
02:09Leone put the basket ball player.
02:12But I wouldn't call him a great athlete.
02:14And so he does the majority of his work.
02:15And the nice one to be out of bounds as P.J. Hall is able to clean up the best.
02:22Barnheiser came up short with a shot.
02:25Nice hustle by Barnheiser to keep it alive.
02:27But ball with a great play behind the back.
02:31Throws it ahead to P.J. Hall for the slam.
02:34Initiating offense.
02:35I definitely see that he could be a guy that could jump into that rotation.
02:38How does LaMelo ball elevate his knifled drill as a three?
02:41Elephant well.
02:42We'll get to that after the timeout.
02:43The Hornets blowing this open here early in the second quarter.
02:47Attained his stamina to be able to do the things offensively.
02:50But also allow the Hornets to be a better defensive team.
02:53I think that's the key for LaMelo moving forward.
02:55That would also help him limit some of the injuries.
02:58And that's the reason why it's easier for Mark Jekyll to coach it to the remainder of the team.
03:04When you've got the MVP who's bought into defending and playing every possession of those that matters on the defensive end of the floor.
03:10And their average margin of victory was the largest in NBA history.
03:14They beat their teams by 13 points per game as K.J. Simpson kisses it.
03:19K.J. obviously the catalyst to all that.
03:21Averaging nearly 34 points per game in those bounce back games.
03:25That to me was the kind of true vision of what you see from a champion.
03:30The way they were able to bounce back.
03:31Trades for Kevin Durant.
03:33Denver makes a couple of key moves.
03:36Including the Cam Johnson trade.
03:38Sending Michael Porter Jr. to Brooklyn.
03:42Nice drive and finish by Jalen Sims.
03:44Now going to have Marcus Smart on their roster.
03:46Signing a two-year deal after being bought out by Washington.
03:49So a nice addition by the Lakers who already added De'Andre in the offseason.
03:54That sounds like the game sounds very similar to a college game I had this year with Cooper Flagg telling Kahn,
04:00shoot it every time.
04:01If they're not there, let it fly.
04:03That's how great of a shooter Kahn can never believe.
04:05They get the easy basket.
04:07And for Baugh, he's already got six assists.
04:10He's on pace actually for a triple-double.
04:13He's got five points, six assists, and seven rebounds.
04:16He's made one basket.
04:17He's got five points, six assists, and seven rebounds.
04:19Barnheiser with the alley-oop pass to Carlson.
04:22See, the ball boys can actually reach the net to get that one, so.
04:28Now if the Thunder score on that possession.
04:31Oh, it's B.J. Hall's fault.
04:33Sims, after a hot start, has missed three shots in a row.
04:36Oklahoma City looking to capitalize.
04:38Gortner with a swing, and Brown nails a three.
04:42Sacramento's already advanced to the title game.
04:44Beats Toronto earlier here at Thomas & Mack.
04:51Knippo drains a three.
05:01Simpson driving and finishing off the glass.
05:03He had a good look from three, but Leons doesn't seem to have much confidence in that three ball.
05:08And by passing it up, he ends up getting a shot clock volley.
05:10He's over two from three here today.
05:12Three-pointer falls for M.J. Walker.
05:16Here's it.
05:18Even after a tough first-half shooting.
05:21Not shy to keep putting it up.
05:24Nice drop by Sims.
05:26Got that one to fall.
05:27Plus, he was fouled.
05:29Top five, though.
05:30This year, a healthy Paolo Banqueiro, first-team All-NBA.
05:37You heard it here first.
05:40What was the one area of concern that Orlando struggled with last year?
05:45Three-point shooting.
05:46Okay.
05:46He'll have so much more space to operate with their lineup now to get to the pace.
05:51I thought P.J. was going to take off.
06:16And they want to make sure they've got guys who are going to be consistent and reliable.
06:21And I do believe that's absolutely the case for Continental.
06:24Carlson with a follow-jam off the Austin miss.
06:30Carlson played 32 games this season for the Thunder.
06:35Paul gets the basket on the other end.
06:37Sacramento awaits the winner of this game tomorrow night at the championship game.
06:4110 Eastern ESPN.
06:42Not a good alley-oop pass as Baugh, on that underthrow, was able to block it.
06:49Going around the back is Simpson.
06:50And then basket by Knipple.
06:55Brian Conklin may be actually older than K.J. Simpson.
06:57I love the fact that he's going over there and sharing the teaching points.
07:01But that's what great point guards do.
07:02They share their knowledge regardless as to the age or experience.
07:06Baugh with the flush off the Baugh miss.
07:09Baugh with the swing pass.
07:19And the three is down.
07:23Three seconds to go in the quarter.
07:25Gortman gives it up.
07:27Cameron Brown peeps the buzzer.
07:34This was the year of 20-point comebacks in the NBA.
07:36That won't help their cause, giving up a three to M.J. Walker.
07:41He really did.
07:42CFL sticks with the zone.
07:45Man-to-man has not been beneficial defensively for them tonight.
07:51Answering for three is Ty Brewer.
07:56Brewer played at Southeastern, East Tennessee State, and UAB.
08:00Baugh, nice pass.
08:01Hawk Brenner wins individually.
08:04And I think they understand that teams have been broken up because of selfishness.
08:08Teams have been broken up because of money.
08:10I think OKC is in a perfect position.
08:13With six and a half minutes to go, plenty of time to get his 30-point game.
08:21Walker for three.
08:22In the playoffs more so.
08:24That's really what Mark Dagnon talked about.
08:27SGA was his greatest gift to his team.
08:30Is that no one was pampered by his success.
08:34Normal numbers.
08:35I think bringing in Kevin Durant really helps the Rockets ascend to a different level,
08:40especially in the playoffs.
08:42A minute.
08:42A minute.
08:42Impressive performance by the Hornets, putting up 109 points on the Thunder.
08:57Charlotte and Sacramento tomorrow night, 10 Eastern time, 7 Pacific.
