NBA Summer League kicked during the holiday weekend. Between 4th of July cookouts, hot dog eating contests, regular season baseball and the World Cup, it's understandable if you weren't watching pre-preseason exhibitions featuring a lot of players who won't play once the regular season rolls around.
But just because it wasn't worth your time to watch it live that doesn't mean nothing notable happened. A number of notable draft picks including the second and third picks made their professional debuts. Here's how they did:
Darryn Peterson has incredibly high expectations this season. He scored 28 points in 27 minutes on 11-of-21 shooting. He made 4-of-7 three-pointers, grabbed five rebounds and had two ******* ists and two blocks to go along with a very Summer League-y eight turnovers in an overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Kingston Flemmings, the eighth pick in the draft, had 14 points, nine ******* ists, four steals and just one turnover for Atlanta.
Cameron Boozer had 15 points, four rebounds and four ******* ists in 24 minutes. He made 7-of-11 shots and was 1-of-3 from three as the Memphis Grizzlies blew out the Oklahoma City Thunder, 111-74.