NBA Summer League 2024: Hot Takes on Bronny, Sheppard, Clingan, More in Day 4 Results

Another day of NBA Summer League from Las Vegas saw a handful of exciting performances from promising rookies.

Several top picks like Houston Rockets Reed Sheppard, Portland Trail Blazers Donovan Clingan and more were in action, along with some later draft picks who are proving their value early on.

Here's a round-up of some notable players' performances as well as how the social media world reacted to the rookies.

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Day 4 Scores

Portland Trail Blazer 97, Philadelphia 76ers 95

Memphis Grizzlies 108, Dallas Mavericks 88

Detroit Pistons 87, Houston Rockets 73

Miami Heat 102, Oklahoma City Thunder 73

Sacramento Kings 82, Utah Jazz 70

Boston Celtics 88, Los Angeles Lakers 74

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Reed Sheppard Continues Hot Start to Summer League

Reed Sheppard is off to a blazing start in Summer League and is quickly showing why he was a top-three pick.

The Kentucky product and No. 3 overall pick to the Houston Rockets had 15 points and four rebounds to go along with three steals. That performance follows a 23-point performance in his debut and a 22-point outing against Alex Sarr and the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Even in a slightly off night from him, Sheppard continued to wow fans.

While his team failed to get a win on Monday, Sheppard is proving why he can help the Rockets compete in the playoffs as early as his rookie season.

After another strong performance, fans began to make a case that Sheppard should have been the top pick in the draft.

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Donovan Clingan Continues to Show Defensive Upside

The Portland Trail Blazers knew they were getting a strong defensive player in Donovan Clingan, and he continued to prove that on Monday.

The rookie out of UConn had eight points, 11 boards and swatted three shots on the way to a win over Jared McCain and the Philadelphia 76ers. Clingan's offense is still clearly a work in progress as he went 4-of-11 from the field, but his defensive upside means he could find success early on.

Clingan also added a highlight to his reel in Monday's game.

Clingan's defensive presence had Trail Blazers fans eager to see him suiting up this season.

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Kyle Filipowski Finds Life After Slow Start

Kyle Filipowski has had a rough start to Summer League, going scoreless in his debut and mustering just four points in his second game.

He had a better outing on Monday, breaking the double-digit mark in a loss against the Sacramento Kings. He finished with 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, also adding five rebounds and a block.

Filipowski was believed by many to be deserving of a first-round pick, but he's shown early on that he might have been more worthy of the second-round pick the Jazz used on him. After the game, Utah fans voiced their concerns about Filipowski.

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Dalton Knecht Shines as Bronny's Struggles Continue

The Los Angeles Lakers rookies are having two very different stars to Summer League in Las Vegas.

After posting 25 points on Friday, Dalton Knecht had 19 in Monday's loss to the Boston Celtics. The former Tennessee star also added three steals and a block. The Lakers landing Knecht with the 17th pick is starting to look like the steal of the draft, the fans hyped another strong performance from him on social media.

Bronny James' performance was much more different than that of his fellow rookie.

The son of NBA legend LeBron James continued what has been an ugly shooting slump, going 0-of-3 from deep and failing to get on the board. James showed promise as a potential three-and-D player coming into the draft, but he's failed to hit a shot from deep so far in Summer League.

James finished Monday's game with just two points and three rebounds.

James will have Tuesday to regroup and will be back in action on Wednesday, where he will look to turn things around in Summer League.