Bringing the ball up, Cameron Boozer drove left. A few dribbles later, he pulled up for the baseline fadeaway jumper. The mid-range bucket swished through. The 18-year-old showed why he's not your older brother's typical NBA power forward. The game has evolved.
The Oklahoma City Thunder opened their 2026 Summer League with an 111-74 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Two lottery picks headlined the exhibition. And no offense to Aday Mara, but Boozer showed why he went No. 3 in the 2026 NBA draft.
Boozer finished with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, four rebounds and four ***** ists. To get things started, he slashed at the dunker's spot and went up for a jam despite Mara's 7-foot-3 frame contesting him. That type of blue-collar bucket is what the Grizzlies are latching onto.
Moving on from Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane over the last year, the Grizzlies are starting over. They're in the infancy stages of a rebuild. Blessed with lottery luck, Boozer hopes to be Memphis' first foundational piece of its new era.
Here's what the Thunder had to say about Boozer. They were the first team to face him in an NBA setting:
The Oklahoma City Thunder opened their 2026 Summer League with an 111-74 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Two lottery picks headlined the exhibition. And no offense to Aday Mara, but Boozer showed why he went No. 3 in the 2026 NBA draft.
Boozer finished with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, four rebounds and four ***** ists. To get things started, he slashed at the dunker's spot and went up for a jam despite Mara's 7-foot-3 frame contesting him. That type of blue-collar bucket is what the Grizzlies are latching onto.
Moving on from Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane over the last year, the Grizzlies are starting over. They're in the infancy stages of a rebuild. Blessed with lottery luck, Boozer hopes to be Memphis' first foundational piece of its new era.
Here's what the Thunder had to say about Boozer. They were the first team to face him in an NBA setting:
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