After a solid second-half performance in his NBA Summer League debut, Derik Queen returns to the court tonight for a matchup against Bronny James and the LA Lakers.

In a highly anticipated NBA summer league matchup, Bronny James played great defense against No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg

LAS VEGAS — Thomas & Mack Center was buzzing on Thursday night, when No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks took on Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The hottest ticket for Day 1 of the NBA Las Vegas Summer League will be the highly anticipated matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers, as No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg makes his debut against Bronny James' squad.

The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played professionally in France last year) and was comfortable, finishing with 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting and getting to the line six times. It was a promising start.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James and Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg matched up in a highly anticipated summer league battle on Thursday. Flagg's Mavs won 87-85, and afterward, James commented on Flagg's great potential and also talked about defending the No.

Traditionally, the marquee game on the opening night of summer league features the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks from the draft playing against each other, but not this year. The NBA scheduled a matchup with Flagg squaring off against the son of the league's all-time leading scorer, LeBron James.

When the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks during NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, fans all wanted to see the same thing.

Cooper Flagg made his first appearance for the Mavericks in Las Vegas during his professional debut at the NBA Summer League.

This social media dream matchup is the most anticipated game of the 2025 NBA Summer League – the 17,923-seat Thomas & Mack Center is already sold out. According to TickPick, the current “get-in” price for a Thursday Summer League ticket is $83, which jumps to $643 for the lower bowl in the Thomas & Mack, and courtside tickets are going for $2,519.

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