This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/timberwolves as Wolves reportedly tried to trade up to ensure they could draft Joan Beringer.

A handful of first-year players starred for their squads on the first day of the NBA's 2025 Las Vegas Summer League slate.

T he Timberwolves couldn't have asked for any more than what they got from rookie center Joan Beringer in his NBA Summer ...

"It wasn't 16 coaches and four trainers and ball boys and Gatorade bottles," Joe Connelly said. "It was a hot-ass gym." ...

Beringer’s debut was everything the Wolves could have hoped for. Strong Summer League performances don’t always translate to ...

The best of them was French point guard Nolan Traore, who looked like a guy who has played against men before (he played ...

Cooper Flagg scored 10 points and led the Dallas Mavericks to a victory in his first NBA Summer League action.

Though the No. 1 pick struggled to make shots, Cooper Flagg had flashes of brilliance during his debut with the Mavericks on ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have finished playing their first 2025 NBA Summer League game against the New Orleans Pelicans on ...

Joan Beringer turned in a tremendous debut with the Timberwolves, and the 17th pick earned praise from coach Chris Finch ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 98-91, at Thomas & Mack Center in the 2025 NBA 2K26 Summer League on Thursday.