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Debuts For #1, #3 as Rockets Fall 91-77 in VSL Opener

The Moment We Were Waiting For. ESPN, Prime Time (in the West), real commentators, lots of cameras, big crowd.

That’s right, it’s the NHL Draft! Who will the Wild select? What about the Leafs? The Ducks? Kraken! Things with a nature theme! Some other teams that play hockey? It’s all happening!

Oops. Off to ESPNU, and away we go!

The game started well, particularly for Paolo Banchero, and the old rule of Summer League quickly asserted itself. If your best player is also your primary ball handler and distributor, you have a great chance of a win in Summer League.