Former UCLA Bruins big man, and now Philadelphia 76ers rookie Adem Bona finished up NBA Summer League over the weekend. Bona, who projects to be a backup for Joel Embiid put in some nice work over the summer. Here is a recap of his games in Vegas:
Game 1 against Detroit – Bona played 23 minutes, and was 4 for 4 from the field. Bona had 7 rebounds and finished with 8 points.
Game 2 against Portland saw Bona go 4 for 6, and once again score 8 points. He recorded four rebounds in the game. Bona had to learn a little defense in his 21 minutes, getting called for 7 fouls in the game. He also had three turnovers.
Game 3 was against Minnesota. In this game, he played 23:00 and once again was called for 7 fouls. Bona was 3 for 4 from the line and 4 for 4 from the free throw line. He scored 10 points and ripped down 9 rebounds in the game. He did turn it over 5 times.
The 4th game was against San Antonio. The 76ers won the game by 16 points. Bona was pretty quiet, taking 1 shot in 22:00. He scored a single point and had 3 rebounds in the game. He was +10 while on the court in this game.
Finally, his summer league finale on Sunday against the Celtics saw him score 2 points, and record 2 rebounds in a win.
Another day, another game with some excellent defense from Adem Bona pic.twitter.com/OAfFss2xpJ
— Dan Olinger (@dan_olinger) July 21, 2024
The 76ers open the 2024-2025 season in late October. Their first preseason game is slated for October 11th in Iowa.