The NBA Summer League is a great foundation as it doesn’t just let drafted players with guaranteed contracts ball out.
It offers the best platform for undrafted players to showcase their talents to NBA teams in hopes of potentially being offered an NBA contract.
While Kentucky players don’t typically go undrafted, the ones that do time and time again show legitimacy in the Summer League. We saw Isaiah Briscoe sign a multi-year contract with the Orlando Magic at the beginning of Summer League, and two more notable names are doing their best to land on an NBA roster.