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How seven Michigan basketball players performed in 2025 NBA Summer League

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Danny Wolf
Michigan Wolverines basketball forward/center Danny Wolf was selected No. 27 overall in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Michigan Wolverines basketball had seven former players in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Here’s a look at how they performed.

G Kobe Bufkin, Atlanta Hawks

Former Michigan guard Kobe Bufkin went down with a season-ending shoulder injury in January, but Summer League gave him the opportunity to return to competitive basketball. In four games, starting all of them,

Bufkin registered 19.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest. He shot 35.5 percent from the field and 25.9 percent from three-point range (7-of-27). Bufkin saw a whopping 27 of his points come from the charity stripe, going 27-of-28 on free throws.

The former Michigan standout and No. 15 overall pick in 2023 exploded for two 20-plus point performances — going off for 29 against the Miami Heat July 11 and pouring in 25 versus the Houston Rockets July 14.

C Colin Castleton, Toronto Raptors

An unrestricted free agent, Colin Castleton is entering his third professional season. The big man averaged 2.6 points and 4 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game during the Summer League.

C Hunter Dickinson, New Orleans Pelicans

Former Michigan and Kansas center Hunter Dickinson saw action in four games with two starts, averaging 17.5 minutes per tilt. He recorded 6.3 points, 3.5 boards and 2.5 assists per clash, shooting 57.9 percent from the field. Dickinson shot 0-of-4 from three-point distance but made 11 of his 15 looks from the field.

The rookie scored a Summer League-high 10 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists in his final game of the event, in a loss to the Indiana Pacers July 18.

C Vladislav Goldin, Miami Heat

Former Texas Tech (2020-21), Florida Atlantic (2021-24) and Michigan (2024-25) center Vladislav Goldin and the Miami Heat participated in both the California Classic in Sacramento and the Summer League in Las Vegas, so he saw action in six games with three starts, not seeing anyh time in two other contests.

Goldin tallied 9.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, including grabbing 1.3 offensive boards on average. He shot 64.5 percent from the field and 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line. Goldin attempted just one three and missed it.

The seven-footer finished Summer League with a bang, splashing the game-winning shot in a 93-92 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks July 18.

F Olivier Nkamhoua, Portland Trail Blazers

Former Tennessee (2019-23) and Michigan (2023-24) forward Olivier Nkamhoua spent his first season as a professional competing in the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany for the Niners Chemnitz.

Nkamhoua got some burn in the Summer League, though, averaging 10.4 minutes per game in five appearances off the bench.

Nkamhoua put up 3.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest, while connecting on 41.2 percent of his shots from the field, including 3-of-9 from three-point distance.

G Zavier Simpson, Los Angeles Clippers

In his fifth Summer League, former Michigan point guard Zavier Simpson averaged a whopping 24.8 minutes per game in four starts for the Clippers. He posted 8.3 points, 4.3 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per tilt, and shot 48 percent from the field, including 3-of-8 on three-pointers. Simpson had a pair of 12-point showings, but interestingly enough he also had a game when he went scoreless in 19 minutes.

F Danny Wolf, Brooklyn Nets

Former Yale (2022-24) and Michigan (2024-25) forward/center Danny Wolf — the No. 27 overall pick in this year’s draft — saw action in there contests, starting all of them.

Wolf registered 9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal per game in an impressive three-game stretch. He connected on 8 of his 22 shots from the field (36.4 percent) and went 3-of-9 from beyond the three-point arc.

Wolf exploded for 18 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists in his final Summer League game, a 94-90 victory over the Orlando Magic July 16.