Walter Clayton Jr. starred in Utah's third win at the Salt Lake Summer League. The national champion at Florida led the Jazz with 20 points to take down Nikola Topic and the Thunder. Kyle Filipowski produced an 18-point, 16-rebound double-double to complement Clayton's scoring outburst. Ajay Mitchell led the Thunder with 19 points.

Alex Toohey starts after missing first two games, Sacramento’s Coleman Hawkins, San Leandro’s Keshad Johnson also play well

With summer in full swing, attention turns to the NBA 2K26 Summer League, which began in Salt Lake City and San Francisco (California Classic) on Saturday before heading to Las Vegas on Thursday, July 10.

This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. On this date, in 2010, LeBron James announced on live television he was taking his talents to South Beach to join the Heat.

The Houston Rockets announced Monday that Kevin Durant will be rocking the No. 7 next season after wearing the No. 35 during his time with the Phoenix Suns. Durant has worn the No. 35 at every stop in his career except with the Brooklyn Nets (No.