Rockets forward Cam Whitmore has been named Las Vegas Summer League Most Valuable Player, the NBA announced (via Twitter). The NBA also announced its All-Summer League First and Second Teams, which are as follows (Twitter links):
According to the NBA (Twitter link), Christie and Moon received the same amount of votes, which is why there is an additional backcourt player on the second team.
Whitmore, a projected lottery pick in last month’s draft who fell to Houston at No. 20, averaged 20.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.2 APG and 3.0 SPG on .465/.293/.625 shooting in his five Vegas Summer League games, per NBA.com.
Houston faces Cleveland at 8 p.m. CT Monday for the Summer League championship game. Both teams are undefeated, holding identical 5-0 records.
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