Liam McNeeley registered a double-double on Friday to tip off the NBA Summer League, helping the Hornets defeat the Jazz in Las Vegas.

The Sixers stormed back into the game but couldn’t secure a first Las Vegas summer league victory on Saturday night. Despite the Sixers’ comeback effort, the Hornets pulled out a 96-94 win. Judah Mintz had 24 points,

It’s just one Summer League game, and Yang Hansen still has a long way to go to prove he can hang in an NBA rotation — let alone live up to the starry-eyed expectations of some Trail Blazers fans — but his Summer League debut went as well as could be hoped.

For some, it's a way to gain some confidence, while for others, it could be a nerve-wracking situation, as it's their first look on the big stage. With that in mind, let's grade how each Hornets rookie performed in their opening win versus the Utah Jazz.

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Kyle Filipowski was a standout on Friday afternoon at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Plus, news on Walter Clayton's game and injury, and a statistical look at what translates from summer league play to the NBA.

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The second-year big man out of Duke turned in a stellar performance for the Utah Jazz against the Charlotte Hornets. Filipowski took over the starring role with Ace Bailey out due to a hip flexor. Filipowski totaled 32 points, six rebounds and five assists in the defeat to Kon Knueppel and the Hornets.