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

revenge for 2016

Link to the overview post for all the 2025 Summer League coverage.

Table of Contents

• Previous Game

• Apricot In-Game Notes

• Summer League Warriors

• Opponents

Previous Game

Apricot In-Game Notes

• Warriors offseason: Always Close Enough to Hurt™

• Q1.

• Murray-Boyles has a certain extra gear. He’s rather crafty at finishing at the rim.

• Toohey looked like he belonged out there for the first time this SL (first 5 min). This is against a top SL team. They run out 4 NBA vets and a top pick CMB.

• Bolden with an impressive rebound after a hideous pass turnover. He’s got a massive frame for sure.

• Taran Armstrong is a little besieged by the tight TOR D. Not a wise TD pass, but then a solid pass to a halfcourt backcut.

• Will Richard made the same pass on the same play earlier, both times for layups. WR was a little quieter and seemed happier cutting off ball with good defense.

• Q1.1.27. Gorgeous iso move from Will Richard for the pull-up.

• Armstrong wasn’t bad but he isn’t standing out. I feel like the PNR handlers are really wanting to get the ball to the rollers, which shows they are good teammates but that pass isn’t there and that gums up the works.

• I think of Blake Hinson as someone who should excel in the Summer League wildness and iso environment. He came into the league as a bucket getter. I don’t know if he went to Summer League to show all the other parts of his game. But he seems out of sorts and isn’t getting anything.

• Bernard threw a great pass into the paint earlier. I could imagine almost all of this roster fitting in at Santa Cruz. Can’t say anyone is at “too good for G-League” level

• Q2.9.05. Nice OREB from Richard. I’ve seen some decent rebounding from him. He had below average rebounding in college. I wonder how much he was held back by his role at Florida.

• Q2.~8.00. Toohey may have caught up to the speed of the game on offense at least enough to stay on court. However, a couple of plays on defense where he hasn’t tried to contest a shot right next to him, nor was he boxing out.

• Q2.6.00. Dazzling touchdown pass from Taran to Manon who was so open he didn’t know what to do. Defense caught up.

• Q2.4.26. A wonderful improv give and go Taran-Coleman taken away by a questionable charge call.

• I find this TOR team kind of cheesy with its hyper-aggressive trapping defense. No problem if you dare to run that defense in the season against prepared teams, but for these scrimmages with brand new teams?

• Q2.2.55. Bolden with a good block and then intimidated the crap out of a 5 foot look. And then an illegal screen. Sigh.

• 0.55. Richard just has a knack for getting the ball. OREB, finds Toohey for another swish 3. On the other end, Richard is alert on the perimeter but ends up in weird positions floating under the basket.

• 0.00. Richard hits the halfcourt heave but it doesn’t count. Richard is fun to watch.

• I have to re-iterate that I think this TOR extreme full court press is BS. This only works when you have a big roster that you’re playing low minutes and you have 10 fouls vs a team that got together a week ago. It gives an unrealistic idea of how these players will play in a real game. This should be socially shamed.

Summer League Warriors

We have a comprehensive updated guide to the Warriors roster here:

• 2025 Warriors Summer League Overview: Roster and Schedule

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Opponents

Here are come brief notes on the opposing team…

• More information about the roster

• Craig Porter Jr

  • FearTheSword: Porter and Tyson are already familiar with this league. The Cavs found Porter as an undrafted free agent in 2023 — and he went on to lead them to a Summer League title the same year. He’s since earned a standard contract and could see an increased role in Cleveland’s rotation next season.

• Tyrese Proctor

  • 2025 #49

• Jaylon Tyson

  • 2024 #20

  • FearTheSword: Tyson was the 20th pick of last year’s draft and a Vegas standout. He showcased a dynamic skillset during the 2024 Summer League games. That didn’t fully translate to the professionals in his rookie season. Though, it’s hard for a rookie to earn minutes a 64-win team. Watch to see if Tyson’s offensive game has grown in these games.