Without Rookie Draft Picks, LA Beats Bulls in Summer League Finals

Even without their three most highly regarded prospects, rookie guards Dalton Knecht and Bronny James, plus sophomore forward Maxwell Lewis, the Los Angeles team defeated Chicago 107-81 in the final game of their Las Vegas Summer League run.

All three were in the Summer League finals on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Vegas.

Two-way Los Angeles small forward Blake Hinson, who was signed by the Lakers after going undrafted out of Pittsburgh, scored a game-high 25 points while connecting on 8-of-22 shooting from the field (5-of-14 from long range) and 4-of-6 shooting from the free throw line, while grabbing three rebounds and passing down two steals. The 6-foot-8 swingman posted a +18 plus-minus for good measure. 21 of those points came in the first half of the game.

Exhibit 10 recruit Quincy Olivari also scored 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting from the floor (6 of 13 from 3-point land) and grabbed three rebounds. Former Dresden point guard Grayson Murphy, meanwhile, had a unique double-double, grabbing 11 rebounds, dishing out 10 assists and scoring just five points on 2 of 3 shooting.

The Bulls, in turn, played two of their own key second-year players on the ice: two-way big man Adama Sanogo and power forward Julian Phillips.

Rookie Bulls power forward Matas Buzelis, selected with the No. 11 pick out of the G League Ignite, had an inefficient night, scoring 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc. He also grabbed four rebounds, blocked three shots, stole one steal and dished out a dime.

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