The Atlanta Hawks just concluded their stint of games in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League this past weekend. While there were certainly the ups and downs that you would expect with players getting their first taste of professional basketball, one pick from this year’s draft made a sizable impression on NBA scouts and the basketball media.
Big man Mouhamed Gueye, the second-round pick who Atlanta traded for on draft night, was recently included in a list of NBA summer league standouts compiled by John Hollinger of The Athletic (subscription required).
The former Washington State standout averaged 14.