After nine games, the last a 94-90 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship game on Sunday, Warriors coach Steve Kerr and his staff have sufficient video to review. They now can devote the next 10 weeks (more like eight) to devising a plan for training camp.We can safely project that the 2026-27 NBA season will be the fourth consecutive season in which a rookie will receive significant minutes and at least occasionally find his name in the starting lineup.
Destined to follow Brandin Podziemski (2023 draft, 28 starts), Quintin Post (2024, 14) and Will Richard (2025, 21) in getting an opportunity to make an impact as a rookie is forward Yaxel Lendeborg, the 11th overall pick in last month’s NBA draft.
The Warriors went 7-2 in summer league under coach Khalid Robinson, who mostly stayed with consistent rotations and substitution patterns. This was their second championship in Vegas summer league, as they also accomplished the feat in 2013.
Here are five players, in alphabetical order, to follow in the wake of their performances in the three-game California Classic...