Brayden Burries shows flashes in Bucks summer league debut

The Milwaukee Bucks Summer League team finished it's time in Sacramento on Monday night, falling to the Sacramento Kings 95-89.

Milwaukee went 1-2 in its three games in the California Classic --defeating the Golden State Warriors Blue in the first game, before dropping back-to-back games against Sacramento and the Brooklyn Nets.

The Bucks will return to the court on Friday to take on the Miami Heat in Las Vegas, and although it's not the result that the Bucks wanted, there were a few positive takeaways from their game against the Kings.

Brayden Burries makes his debut

Milwaukee used it first of two picks in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft to select Arizona guard Brayden Burries.

Burries only spent one season in college with Wildcats where in his freshman season he led the team in scoring and averaged, 16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He also shot 49.1% from the field and 39.1% from the 3-point line.

Arizona made it back to the Final Four for the first time since 2001 and finished the season with a record of 36-3 after losing to the Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals.

Burries is an effective player on both ends of the court. He posses all of the skills in an all around guard where he can score in the paint, the mid-range and from beyond the arch.

When attacking, he can use his finesse to finish at tough angles or he can rise above his defender and throw down a dunk. On defense he's an versatile defender who can guard positions, one through three on the court

The Bucks organization got their first look at the top-10 draft pick against the Kings and it was a solid debut for Burries.

In 16 minutes he recorded 12 points, two rebounds and one assist on 37.5% (3-for-8) shooting from the field and 25% (1-for-4) from the 3-point line.

Burries started the game being aggressive with his first shot being pull-up 3-point attempt 18 seconds into the game. He didn't get it to fall, but it's the type of aggression that you would like to see from a top-10 pick in his first Summer League game.

He continued that aggressive mindset by attacking the basket and earning trips to the free throw where he would go 3-for-4 (75%) from the line. He had nice step back three he made over a defender and had a nice finish in transition.