2025 Warriors Summer League Overview: Roster and Schedule; plus Kuminga saga threatens to drag on for weeks

come dream and overrate the new guys, Jul 5 to Jul 20

This is the overview post for all the 2025 Summer League coverage. Past Summer League coverage is here.

Table of Contents

• Let’s dream a little, don’t be a party pooper

  • Yes yes, everyone knows this is just Summer League and players who succeed here don’t always succeed in the NBA.

• Summer League Schedule and Game Threads

• Summer League Roster

  • Who plays Summer League?

  • An oversimplified guide to the roster

    • On the Warriors

    • Was On Santa Cruz Warriors

    • On our radars

    • I don’t know these guys yet

• Bonus: Where all the Draft Tourney players ended up

• On the free agency front

Let’s dream a little, don’t be a party pooper

Yes yes, everyone knows this is just Summer League and players who succeed here don’t always succeed in the NBA.

Old Dub Nation remembers how Anthony Randolph destroyed the (summer) league, and also how Steph Curry and Brandin Podziemski had rough shooting debuts.

If you think a particular skill won’t translate, feel free to give reasons. But no need for the general caution that “it’s just summer league”. We know, we know.

Summer League Schedule and Game Threads

• Summer LVSL Game 5, finale vs CLE Saturday at 4:30 pm PST, NBA TV

• Summer LVSL Game 4 vs Toronto Raptors at 7 p.m. PST, NBA TV

• Summer LVSL Game 3 vs. Memphis Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. PST, NBA TV

• Summer LVSL Game 2. vs. Utah Jazz at 7 p.m. PST, ESPN2

• Summer LVSL Game 1. vs Portland Trail Blazers at 8 p.m. PST, ESPN2
  

• Summer CC Game 3. Heat, time **4:00pm PT. NBCSBA & ESPN+/3

• Summer CC Game 2. San Antonio at 3:30 pm PT. NBCSBA & NBATV. Will Toohey and Richard finally play?

• Summer CC Game 1. Los Angeles at 3:30 pm PT. On NBCSBA & ESPN2.

• Full California Classic schedule and TV

Summer League Roster

Coach: Lainn Wilson

Who plays Summer League?

• So as a loose guideline, of the NBA roster players, you definitely see rookies and usually 1st year players who didn’t get that much playing time (JK and MM played after Y1, so did Keegan Murray), but not usually players after that.

• I believe anyone can play SL, so GSW could send out the entire actual GSW team. But the team and player have to balance messing up summer rest, special events like Olympics, injury risk versus a chance to see players possibly get extended run, possibly in roles they don’t get to play in normal situations.

  • For instance, Post is too established as an NBA player to be selected or agree to play Summer League. As far as I know, there is not a literal age limit.

• The rest of the SL teams are made of players wanting to be noticed by NBA teams and get signed to a G-League team or perhaps even a two-way contract. These are usually undrafted free agents, both right out of college and experienced non-NBA pros (overseas or G-League). A small number are free agents like Kevin Knox who were drafted but fell out of the league and are trying to make a comeback.

An oversimplified guide to the roster

Brief notes on the GSW-MEM game (2025-07-15): Not a bad win from the SL GSW. MEM has a bunch of experienced NBA players on it.

Will Richards. Good game. He was silky smooth on a couple of catch and shoots and he took over the middle of the 4th with a series of scores and good defensive plays.

Alex Toohey. Toohey has to prove he’s ready for the G-League (vs needing more seasoning in the ABL a la Justinian Jessup). He does seem to have adjusted some to the pace and physicality. But he can’t get any advantage on-ball. A couple of very nice passes. GG Jackson made him look bad on a couple of plays, but GGJ is an athletic 3rd yr player so he’s supposed to do that.

Jackson Rowe. Was fine. Coughed up the ball a couple of times unnecessarily.

Coleman Hawkins. Grasped tightly the mantle of Summer God of Chaos. The ur-play was him hustling hard to get back into the play on defense, tried to swipe the ball from behind, misses, slips and slides halfway across the court, almost taking out another Warrior, his man hits the open 3. Some good passes, a chaotic travel…

Chris Manon. He’s more than caught up with the NBA speed. He’s imposing his nonstop energy on the game. He got pretty wild in Q4 and I don’t trust his ballhandling.

Jaden Shackleford. A good player trying to heat check his way out of the G-League.

L.J. Cryer. He settles the team, he looks not overmatched on defense.

Marques Bolden. Starting to look a bit more himself post-injury. A spectacular block. Had some steady rebounds

On the Warriors

• Taran Armstrong

  • Was two-way contract on GSW in 2024-25.

  • GSW extended qualifying offer of a two-way so any contract offer can be matched.

  • Recruited out of Australia in the middle of last season, he’s a dazzling passer and has started filling up the basket at SCW as well. 11.5 PTS, 7.8 AST, 6.0 REB, 2.6 TOV, 1.5 STL, not a bad average line.

• Jackson Rowe

  • Currently on two-way contract. 3-and-D-ish wing who shot 36% 3P in his two year G-League career. 16.9 PTS, 7.8 REB, 3.0 AST.

• Alex Toohey, 2025 #52 pick

  • Discussed at The new Warriors: Alex Toohey, Will Richard, LJ Cryer and Chance McMillian

• Will Richard, 2025 #56 pick

  • Discussed at The new Warriors: Alex Toohey, Will Richard, LJ Cryer and Chance McMillian

Was On Santa Cruz Warriors

• Blake Hinson

  • Was a tough shotmaker in college and in our 2024 Draft Tourney.

  • Scored a bunch in Santa Cruz. 20.1 PTS, 5.1 REB, 1.3 AST.

• Donta Scott

  • Solid wing who got plenty of playing time in Santa Cruz. 10.1 PTS, 6.1 REB, 0.9 AST

On our radars

• LJ Cryer, 2025 undrafted

  • Incredibly productive college player, but short

  • Exhibit 10 which is a bonus incentive to join SCW

  • Discussed at The new Warriors: Alex Toohey, Will Richard, LJ Cryer and Chance McMillian

• Chance McMillian

  • Incredibly productive college player, but short

  • Exhibit 10 which is a bonus incentive to join SCW

  • Discussed at The new Warriors: Alex Toohey, Will Richard, LJ Cryer and Chance McMillian

  • Update (2025-07-04): Chance had left ankle surgery and will miss all of Summer League.

• Marques Bolden

  • Bruising big who became something of a folk hero in 2024 Summer League until he had a right Achilles injury in Game 4.

  • Played in 18 NBA games across 5 years, played in the G-League. Grinding, trying to make his dream com true.

  • Hopefully he is back and ready to impress.

• Coleman Hawkins, 2025 undrafted

  • He’s been worked out pre-draft by GSW I believe in each of the least three years. Looked like a promising stretch-big playmaker last year, but he went back to college for a big NIL deal and had a bumpy year.

• Isaiah Mobley

  • Brother of Evan Mobley!

  • NBA says: In 2023, Isaiah Mobley led the Cavs to the Summer League title with a game-winner in the semis and an MVP showing (28 pts, 11 reb) in the championship game. In 2025, he’s suiting up for the Warriors this summer

I don’t know these guys yet

• Jules Bernard

• Leopold Delaunay

• Ja'Vier Francis

• Alex Higgins-Titsha

• Chris Manon

• Gabe Madsen

• Bez Mbeng

• Jaden Shackelford

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Bonus: Where all the Draft Tourney players ended up

Here are all the players in the 2025 DNHQ Draft Tourney and where they ended up.

Of 21 players we have

• 5 drafted in second round before #41

• 6 drafted at #41 or after

• 3 Two-way contracts

• 6 Exhibit 10s

• 1 Summer League

All in all, a very good field for candidates for the #41 pick, except for the minor fact that neither actual draft pick was in the field nor did GSW pick #41. A small consolation is that if GSW had not selectively kept Toohey and Richard’s workouts secret, then Richard at least would have been in the Tourney. Plus I discussed Richard at length with Nic Oza.

Their status on 2025-07-01:

• Johni Broome, Auburn. #35 PHI

• Caleb Grill, Missouri. E10 CHI

• LJ Cryer, Houston. E10 GSW

• Kam Jones, Marquette, #38 IND

• Amari Williams, Kentucky. #46 BOS

• Sion James, Duke. #33 CHA

• Steven Crowl, Wisconsin. E10 UTA

• RJ Luis Jr., St. John's. E10 UTA

• Kobe Johnson, UCLA. E10 ATL

• Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga. Two-way DAL.

• Brice Williams, Nebraska. SL DET

• Tamar Bates, Missouri. Two-way DEN

• Arthur Kaluma, Texas. E10 LAL

• Kobe Sanders, Nevada. #50 LAC

• Micah Peavy, Georgetown. #40 NOP

• Alijah Martin, Florida. #39 TOR

• John Tonje, Wisconsin. #53 UTA

• Koby Brea, Kentucky. #41 PHX

• Max Shulga, VCU. #57 BOS

• Chaz Lanier, Tennessee. #37 DET

• Eric Dixon, Villanova. Two-way LAL

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On the free agency front

There was nothing settled on Day 4 and Slater thinks the process might go into July. You can catch up on the previous reports here.

Slater wrote:

The Golden State Warriors, according to league sources, have been searching for a promising young player plus a first-round pick in return for Kuminga, should they ultimately choose to part with him in a sign-and-trade scenario….

They’ve drawn inbound calls in recent days, most notably from the Sacramento Kings, who floated an offer of Devin Carter, Dario Šarić and two second-round picks, league sources said. The Warriors have so far balked at what they felt was a buy-low attempt

The Washington Wizards entered the mix in the last 24 hours, and the idea of Kuminga as a possible fit in Washington’s rebuild has gained real momentum, according to league sources. The Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets have also registered varying levels of interest, league sources said…

That could mean the process drags deeper into July. There’s a tentative plan for face-to-face meetings between Kuminga and prospective suitors in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League, should the process extend that far.

An eventual compromise and return to the Warriors also remains very much on the table, league sources said, considering the market dynamics at play. The two sides have talked about a sit-down in Las Vegas between Kuminga, Turner, general manager Mike Dunleavy and head coach Steve Kerr to discuss a possible path forward, if his situation remains unresolved in a week.

Vignette wrote:

A ton of info just got dumped by Siegel. The article itself mostly focuses on JK: https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/siegels-scoop-warriors-jonathan-kuminga-free-agency-holdup-trade-market-intel

Some snippets:

*"It doesn't appear as if everything has hit rock bottom in the sense that Kuminga truly wants to leave and won't return to the team by any means....[He] has shown flashes of star-like potential. If there is a path to [becoming one] with the Warriors, Kuminga would very much welcome that opportunity."

*"Golden State isn't prepared to let him leave and not get anything of value in return, sources said."

*The three teams currently realistic for a JK S&T are Miami, NOP, and SAC. Miami wants to clear salary first - likely Wiggins or Rozier, but neither for JK. NOP is looking to clear salary - probably by trading DeJounte Murray (who is injured). The Dubs would have serious interest in Herb or Trey, but NOP is unlikely to include them. SAC is trying to move Monk to make JK work, but the only real interest GS had mentioned is if Keegan is included. "That doesn't seem to be a path for the Kings at this moment."

*Some Dubs FO members want to retain JK in case Giannis or Lebron is possible at a later date.

*Horford is still likely to sign, but....."Another holdup with Horford could revolve around how much money Golden State is offering him. The Warriors have access to the $5.7 million taxpayer mid-level exception, but they will be hard-capped at the second apron if they were to use it on a player like Horford or someone else."

On Lillard:

*He has relationships with Curry, Draymond, and Butler. And "it's certainly worth discussing."

On Melton:

*"De'Anthony Melton has been a key name linked to Los Angeles throughout the offseason, and there is a growing expectation that the Lakers will land him in free agency"

On Beal:

*"The Heat, Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, and Bucks would all have interest in a small contract for Beal."