After a strong Summer League debut in Salt Lake City, VJ Edgecombe has been sidelined since the action shifted to Las Vegas due to a thumb injury. However, the Philadelphia 76ers have "optimism" that the rookie could return if his current progress continues,

There's some enticing young talent on display in Las Vegas, and added hope with Damian Lillard still potentially picking the Celtics as his next landing spot.

Inside Cox Pavilion — the smaller of the two arenas on the campus of UNLV — the Cavs continued Summer League play with their first victory of the July tournament.

Noa Essengue struggled to stand out in his Las Vegas debut Friday night as the Chicago Bulls floundered in an ugly 116-72 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

But Ware has been underwhelming through his first three summer league appearances, averaging 12 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 13 of 33 (39.4 percent) from the field and 1 of 10 (10 percent) from three-point range in those games.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe will miss Saturday's summer league contest against the Charlotte Hornets.

Luka Garza was brought in from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The team traded for rookie center Amari Williams on draft night. The second-round pick recently played at the University of Kentucky. Neemias Queta and Xavier Tillman remain on the roster as potential big men to garner minuter on this year's team.

The Pistons dominated in their Summer League opener. However, much of their success stemmed from meeting both individual and collective goals.