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Carlson racked up 23 points (9-13 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 1-1 FT), seven rebounds and two blocks across 28 minutes in Tuesday's 92-75 Summer League win over the Magic.

Carlson made his Las Vegas Summer League debut Tuesday, finishing as the team's second-leading scorer. The big man tied the game-high mark in three-pointers while matching the team lead in rebounds. He was also the only player on the Thunder to record multiple blocks.

Nnaji (back) is available for Tuesday's Summer League game against the Nets, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports.

Nnaji exited Sunday's game against the Celtics in the third quarter due to back tightness but is healthy enough to play Tuesday against the Nets. The big man was selected No. 31 overall by the Timberwolves in the 2023 NBA Draft and was traded to the Knicks alongside Karl-Anthony Towns in October 2024, though he has yet to leave Europe and make his regular-season NBA debut.

Lively underwent surgery Tuesday to clean up bone spurs in his right foot, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.

Charania reports that Lively is expected to be ready for training camp, though this is an unfortunate setback for him as it could mess up his offseason training regimen. Lively was limited to 36 regular-season games in 2024-25 in which he posted averages of 8.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 blocks in 23.1 minutes. With Anthony Davis likely to play some center and Daniel Gafford fresh off a contract extension, there is quite a logjam in Dallas' frontcourt.

Filipowski tallied 35 points (11-19 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 8-12 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal over 32 minutes in Monday's 93-91 Summer League overtime loss to the Spurs.

Filipowski dominated on the court Monday, pouring in 35 points and recording a double-double in a tough buzzer-beater loss. He's putting together an impressive Summer League showing after a solid rookie campaign in 2024-25, when he appeared in 72 regular-season games (27 starts) and averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds on 50.2 percent shooting in 21.1 minutes per contest.

Ware amassed 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-3 3Pt, 2-4 FT), 15 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block across 33 minutes in Monday's 100-96 Summer League win over the Celtics.

Ware posted a game-high mark in rebounds and finished as the Heat's third-leading scorer. The big man also tied the team lead in three-pointers during an efficient outing. The 21-year-old has now delivered back-to-back Summer League appearances with 21 points and multiple made triples.

Maluach (rest) is available for Monday's Summer League game against the Kings, Gerald Bourguet of GoPHNX.com reports.

Maluach sat out Sunday's game against the Hawks but is set to return to action Monday versus the Kings. The big man was selected No. 10 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft after posting averages of 8.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 39 games during his lone season at Duke.

Williams (rest) won't play in Monday's Summer League game against the Heat, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.

Williams will sit out the second night of the team's back-to-back set. The 23-year-old big man's next opportunity to play will come Thursday against the Lakers.

Dante (ankle) will not return to Monday's Summer League contest against the Hawks, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Dante left Monday's game early in the first quarter with a reported left ankle sprain. He had been receiving steady minutes in Summer League play, including a 19-minute showing Sunday against the Pistons in which he posted six points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks. The big man saw limited NBA action last season, appearing in just four regular-season games for the Rockets and averaging 6.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 12.8 minutes per contest.

Holmes (shoulder) was waived by the Wizards on Monday.

Holmes will be searching for a new team after spending parts of the past two seasons with the Wizards, appearing in 48 games. In 2024-25, the veteran big man played in 31 regular-season contests, including seven starts, and averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game.

Embiid (knee) has resumed partial basketball activities, per Tony Jones of The Athletic.

Although Embiid still hasn't progressed to full on-court basketball activities yet, the 76ers remain hopeful that he'll be cleared to suit up for the start of the 2025-26 season. Team president Daryl Morey also says the superstar big man is "on track" to be recovered from arthroscopic left knee surgery ahead of training camp this fall, which is a promising sign. If Embiid ends up being limited in any capacity to open the new campaign, Philadelphia would likely to turn to the likes of Adem Bona, Andre Drummond (toe) and Trendon Watford to soak up extra minutes at center.