Although the NBA Draft is the event that gets the majority of the offseason attention, the NBA Summer League is actually when players start to earn their fill at the next level. It’s a chance to validate their selection on the court and for other players to earn their way onto NBA rosters. With this in mind, let’s take a look at some of the Big Ten players that will be playing in the NBA Summer League this season.
However, before we dive in, just a few things to remember.
Of course, making a Summer
League team in no way guarantees a player who will make an actual NBA roster. In fact, the majority of the players who compete in the Summer League will not play in next year’s NBA season. Nonetheless, many do earn roster spots or find their way into the D-League.
With those thoughts in mind, here is the current list of Big Ten players competing in the 2025 NBA Summer League.
Big Ten Players In 2024 NBA Summer League
-Atlanta Hawks
- Kobe Bufkin (Michigan)
- Kobe Johnson (UCLA)
-Boston Celtics
- Zach Hicks (Penn State)
-Brooklyn Nets
- TJ Bamba (Oregon)
- Danny Wolf (Michigan)
-Charlotte Hornets
- DJ Rodman (USC)
-Chicago Bulls
- Jahmir Young (Maryland)
-Cleveland Cavaliers
- N/A
-Dallas Mavericks
- N/A
-Denver Nuggets
- Boo Buie (Northwestern)
- EJ Liddell (Ohio State)
-Detroit Pistons
- Dawson Garcia (Minnesota)
- Miller Kopp (Indiana)
- Brice Williams (Nebraska)
-Golden State Warriors
- Jules Bernard (UCLA)
- Isaiah Mobley (USC)
- Donta Scott (Maryland)
-Houston Rockets
- Moses Brown (UCLA)
- N’Faly Dante (Oregon)
- Great Osobor (Washington)
-Indiana Pacers
- Keisei Tominaga (Nebraska)
-Los Angeles Clippers
- Cam Christie (Minnesota)
- Juwan Gary (Nebraska)
- Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State)
- Zavier Simpson (Michigan)
-Los Angeles Lakers
- Julian Reese (Maryland)
-Memphis Grizzlies
- Ace Baldwin (Penn State)
-Miami Heat
- Oumar Ballo (Indiana)
- Vlad Goldin (Michigan)
- Kel’el Ware (Indiana/Oregon)
-Milwaukee Bucks
- Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State)
- Frankie Fidler (Michigan State)
-Minnesota Timberwolves
- Amari Bailey (UCLA)
- Jaylen Clark (UCLA)
- Nojel Eastern (Purdue)
- Terrence Shannon, Jr. (Illinois)
-New Orleans Pelicans
- Hunter Dickinson (Michigan/Kansas)
- Keion Brooks, Jr. (Washington)
- Derik Queen (Maryland)
-New York Knicks
- Jamal Bey (Washington)
-Oklahoma City Thunder
- Brooks Barnhizer (Northwestern)
- Payton Sandfort (Iowa)
-Orlando Magic
- Jaden Akins (Michigan State)
- Jase Richardson (Michigan State)
- Lazar Stefanovic (UCLA)
-Philadelphia 76ers
- Adam Bona (UCLA)
- Andrew Funk (Penn State)
- Jalen Hood-Schifino (Indiana)
- Saint Thomas (USC)
-Phoenix Suns
- Brandon Angel (Oregon)
- Boogie Ellis (USC)
- Moses Wood (Washington)
-Portland Trail Blazers
- Keeshawn Barthelemy (Oregon)
- Olivier Nkamhoua (Michigan)
-Sacramento Kings
- Patrick McCaffery (Iowa)
-San Antonio Spurs
- Chibuzo Agbo (USC)
- Ibrahima Diallo (Ohio State/San Jose State/UCF)
- Dylan Harper (Rutgers)
-Toronto Raptors
- Jamison Battle (Ohio State)
- Quincy Guerrier (Illinois)
-Utah Jazz
- Ace Bailey (Rutgers)
- Isaiah Collier (USC)
- Steve Crowl (Wisconsin)
- Selton Miguel (Maryland)
- John Tonje (Wisconsin)
-Washington Wizards
- N/A
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Last Updated: July 17, 2025.
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