As the vast majority of the teams around the league wrap up their NBA Summer League schedules, there’s still a three-game playoff bracket ahead for a few teams.

Rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner works toward a key rotation spot, while LaMelo Ball sharpens leadership skills for success alongside Collin Sexton.

Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, former Duke teammates, met at the NBA Summer League. Flagg, now with the Dallas Mavericks, greeted Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets. Their brief reunion highlighted their strong bond.

During a time of year when most Americans clock out of work and dive into a body of water somewhere, the Charlotte Hornets' President of Basketball Operations has been wheeling and dealing. A flurry of trades,