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Gonzaga Legend to Play in NBA Summer League for Third Straight Year

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Andy Patton | Last updated Jun 29, 2025 3:30 PM ET

Even after using all five first round picks last week, the Brooklyn Nets want to keep Gonzaga legend Drew Timme around for at least another year.

Timme had his team option exercised by Brooklyn on Saturday, along with Keon Johnson, Tyrese Martin, and Jalen Wilson, but that won't stop the big man from doing whatever he can to make sure he sticks with the big club in 2025-26.

After averaging 12.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in his first nine NBA games last season, Timme is planning to join Brooklyn's roster for the Las Vegas Summer League.

"I'm still trying to make it and stay in it," Timme told CBS reporter Isabel Gonzalez. "It was cool to make it, but you know, it can also get taken away at any moment too, just as it got given."

Brooklyn Nets forward and former Gonzaga star Drew Timme told me he will be joining the Las Vegas Summer League roster.

"I'm still trying to make it and stay in it. It was cool to make it, but you know, it can also get taken away at any moment too, just as it got given.”
— Isabel Gonzalez (@cisabelg) June 27, 2025

Timme also knows the roster in Brooklyn got a lot tighter last Wednesday when the Nets used all five first round picks; No. 8, 19, 22, 26, and 27, to acquire players for the current roster rather than consolidating by packaging a few picks to move up in the draft.

Instead the Nets came home with BYU guard Egor Demin, French guard Nolan Traoré, North Carolina wing Drake Powell, Israeli guard Ben Saraf, and Michigan big man Danny Wolf.

Wolf is Timme's biggest competition for a bench role with Brooklyn. He's a true seven footer who can initiate the offense as a passer and ball-handler, while displaying strong footwork and touch around the rim.

Neither Timme or Wolf are great defensive players, but Wolf may have the edge due the capital spent bringing him on board - even though Timme has legit NBA experience after last season.

Timme won't be the only former Zag playing in Summer League this year, with Ryan Nembhard (Dallas Mavericks) and Ben Gregg (Boston Celtics) each getting their first professional experience in Las Vegas in July.

Anton Watson is a strong candidate to participate after appearing in nine games as a rookie last year for New York, while Nolan Hickman, Khalif Battle, Malachi Smith, and a few others could find their way to Sin City as well when the league tips off on July 10 at the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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