LAS VEGAS — A game-high 24 points from 2024 first-round pick Terrence Shannon Jr. and a strong showing from their second unit led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 94-83 win over the Denver Nuggets in a NBA2K26 Summer League battle at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Here’s how former Missouri basketball shooting guard Tamar Bates performed in the Denver Nuggets’ third game of NBA Summer League on Tuesday.

Bates, from Kansas City, Kansas, made a couple of crucial plays down the stretch to spark a comeback attempt: He scored in the paint and sank a 3-pointer from the right corner to cut Denver's deficit to 87-80 and 93-89, respectively. The first basket came with 3:10 left, and the second happened with 1:16 to play.

While Cooper Flagg and Bronny James faced off in a packed arena on the campus of UNLV, the Nuggets and Bucks played a Summer League thriller in the sleepy gymnasium adjacent to the main event.

The Denver Nuggets have unveiled their roster for the 2025 Summer League in Las Vegas, which runs from July 10-20 at Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV.

The Denver Nuggets haven't even played a game yet for the 2025-26 season, but many are already crowning them the winners of the 2025 offseason. After losing to

The Los Angeles Lakers will play their Las Vegas Summer League finale on Friday against the Denver Nuggets at 7 p.m. PT