2025 NBA summer league buzz - Intel, reaction from Las Vegas - ESPN

2025 NBA summer league has been filled with exciting rookie debuts, young players looking to secure roster spots and plenty of chatter surrounding the upcoming season's biggest storylines.

Las Vegas has seen plenty of highlights, including Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks triumphing over Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers in theNo. 1 pick's debut.

But plenty of other NBA storylines are already unfolding. Our NBA insiders have been on site, talking to front office staff and scouts as the future of the league performs ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.

San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and his kung fu training, Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls' contract stalemate and more were discussed as summer league roars on.

What was the talk of the tournament? Our insiders have you covered.

We first spotted Victor Wembanyama stateside July 8, as he pedaled an exercise bike in the background while new Spurs addition Luke Kornet conducted his news conference in San Antonio at Victory Capital Performance Center. The sighting signaled a return to on-court business for Wembanayama, who had just returned from training with monks during a 10-day stay at a Shaolin temple in Zhengzhou, China, followed up by a vacation in Japan, where he produced a couple of viral moments.

Get used to hearing about unconventional training methods from Wembanyama this season.

Those close to the French phenom are quickly learning about his thirst for pushing boundaries physically and mentally. It's precisely why he chose to train in China, according to sources, who said the 21-year-old wanted to put his body through a different method of training to learn more about himself.

According to sources, Wembanyama came away from that training believing it