The 2026 NBA Summer League started Friday in San Francisco. This year's rosters are full of familiar faces from Indiana high school basketball. Here's the players that have Indiana ties, where they are playing, and other basic information:
Braden Smith, G - Westfield 2022 - Indiana Pacers
Arguably the headliner from the area, Smith joins the Pacers as a 2026 second-round draft pick following a decorated career at Purdue. The NCAA's all-time ******* ist leader was also a former Indiana Mr. Basketball during his time at Westfield high school. Smith will be the only 2026 draft pick on the Pacers' squad.
Trey Kaufman-Renn, F - Silver Creek 2021 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kaufman-Renn is the most recent big man to thrive under Matt Painter's system in West Lafayette. A second-round draft pick to Minnesota, the former Boilermaker was a four-star recruit and a top-rated player in the state coming out of Silver Creek.
Braden Smith, G - Westfield 2022 - Indiana Pacers
Arguably the headliner from the area, Smith joins the Pacers as a 2026 second-round draft pick following a decorated career at Purdue. The NCAA's all-time ******* ist leader was also a former Indiana Mr. Basketball during his time at Westfield high school. Smith will be the only 2026 draft pick on the Pacers' squad.
Trey Kaufman-Renn, F - Silver Creek 2021 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kaufman-Renn is the most recent big man to thrive under Matt Painter's system in West Lafayette. A second-round draft pick to Minnesota, the former Boilermaker was a four-star recruit and a top-rated player in the state coming out of Silver Creek.
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