MEMPHIS – Despite arriving in two different NBA Draft classes, Desmond Bane and Ziaire Williams share at least one developmental function in common as they take the next step in their respective young careers.
They’ll spend the month of August as Summer League rookies with the Grizzlies.
Coming off an All-NBA Rookie Team selection this past regular season, Bane is expected to get his first taste of summer league action as early as Tuesday when the Grizzlies open play in this week’s three-game Salt Lake City Summer League.
Williams, the 10th overall pick in last week’s draft, will be on the verge of his Grizzlies debut as Memphis then transitions to the Las Vegas Summer League that runs through the middle of August.