The Duke basketball rookie class can’t stop turning heads in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League.
In a Wednesday night game against Toronto, 7-footer [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] put together his first 20-point performance in an NBA uniform. He also added seven rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block during the 86-76 victory.
The former Blue Devil won ACC Rookie of the Year honors in 2022-23 before making the somewhat surprising decision to return for his sophomore year. He averaged 16.4 points and 8.3 rebounds, earning Second Team All-American honors and helping Duke to the Elite Eight.
After ESPN Analytics said there was more than a 70% chance for Filipowski to get drafted in the first round last month, he ended up lasting until the second day before the Jazz took him with the 32nd pick.
Filipowski scored 13 points in his previous Summer League outing, an 82-70 loss to Sacramento that included five rebounds and two assists.
No. 32 pick Kyle Filipowski DOMINATED in Vegas as the @utahjazz pulled out the win!
20 PTS | 7 REB | 3 STL | 2 3PM pic.twitter.com/s4vKpXGHaI
— NBA (@NBA) July 17, 2024
Just one day before Filipowski’s exceptional performance against the Raptors, former teammate Jared McCain scored 21 points in a Summer League game for the Philadelphia 76ers.