Top 10 individual performances from the 2021 NBA Summer League

Cam Thomas had the best individual performance in the 2021 NBA Summer League
Cam Thomas had the best individual performance in the 2021 NBA Summer League

#6 Armoni Brooks vs Portland Trail Blazers

John Wall #1 of the Houston Rockets and Armoni Brooks #7
John Wall #1 of the Houston Rockets and Armoni Brooks #7

Armoni Brooks was undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft but ended up with the Houston Rockets after being bounced around the league. With his two-way contract, he appeared in 20 games and averaged 11.2 points each night.

Brooks gave the Rockets something to think about with his 30-point game against the Portland Trail Blazers on the final day of action. He knocked down nine 3's in 17 attempts.

It was a dramatic end to the game as the Rockets went on a 12-0 run despite trailing for the better part of the game. Brooks' clutch three-pointer was the final blow to give the Rockets separation, resulting in a 95-92 win. Coupled with his 30 points, the restricted free agent grabbed six rebounds and made three assists.


#5 Desmond Bane vs Brooklyn Nets

Desmond Bane #22 of the Memphis Grizzlies
Desmond Bane #22 of the Memphis Grizzlies

The 2019 NBA Summer League champions started their 2021 campaign on an incredibly high note by defeating the Brooklyn Nets 91-84. Desmond Bane deserved most of the praise for the victory as he led the Memphis Grizzlies with 32 points.

It was the perfect start to the campaign as the guard was fired up. He kept up the intensity and productivity from the Salt Lake City Summer League.

It was a shooting fest for Bane as he converted on 10 of his 19 attempts, six of which came from 3-point range. He rounded up the game with two rebounds, four assists and two steals to kick off his 2021 NBA Summer League campaign.


#4 Immanuel Quickley vs Indiana Pacers

Immanuel Quickley #5 of the New York Knicks
Immanuel Quickley #5 of the New York Knicks

Immanuel Quickley single-handedly decimated the Indiana Pacers in the New York Knicks' second game of the competition. Coming off a devastating loss against the Toronto Raptors, Quickley was determined to turn things around, and that's what he did.

The Pacers were at the receiving end of an incredible individual performance as Quickley posted 32 points, eight assists, two rebounds and two steals. His jaw-dropping display came as no surprise as the youngster had decent minutes in the NBA and is under the tutelage of one of the most explosive guards in league history - Derrick Rose.

It was an all-around sensational display that left the Pacers shell-shocked. It was the first of many intriguing performances by Quickley in the 2021 NBA Summer League. The 22-year-old will undoubtedly have more minutes to prove himself in the NBA during the upcoming season.

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