Nets forward Jalen Wilson has been named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Summer League, the league’s communications department tweets.
Wilson averaged 21.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.6 steals while shooting 47.3 percent from the field and 55.0 percent from three-point range in five games in Las Vegas.
His performances should solidify his spot on the team’s roster this upcoming season. The 23-year-old has a $1.89M minimum-salary contract for 2024-25 that is currently just partially guaranteed for $75K. It increases to a partial guarantee of $325K if he makes the opening night roster.
Oddly, Wilson was only named to the All-Summer League second team. The first team included the Grizzlies’ GG Jackson II and Scotty Pippen Jr., the Clippers’ Jordan Miller, the Rockets’ Reed Sheppard and the Heat’s Kel’el Ware.
The Grizzlies and Heat reached the Summer League championship game. Sheppard, the No. 3 pick in last month’s draft, averaged 20 points, 5.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals in four Las Vegas outings.
Along with Wilson, the Second Team included the Wizards’ Carlton Carrington, the Trail Blazers’ Donovan Clingan, the Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the Pacers’ Jarace Walker (Twitter links).
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