Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, will be playing in the summer league for the second consecutive season. So will Jameer Nelson Jr., the son of former NBA point guard Jameer Nelson. He will be on San Antonio's summer league roster.

While the rookies tend to draw most of the attention, there are returnees who really need to make a positive impression in Las Vegas.

Because of new rules regarding trade exceptions and other factors, we can expect deals like this to happen much more often.

The main on-court event on the NBA summer calendar begins Thursday when the Las Vegas Summer League tips off from Sin City. There are seven games on Thursday's slate, including a matchup between Cooper Flagg's Dallas Mavericks and Bronny James' Los Angeles Lakers.

From there, Brandon Carlson and Alex Ducas are among the notable players on the roster, as both were on a two-way contract in Oklahoma City last season and will be looking to prove their worth another. Furthermore, Viktor Lakhin is a legitimate NBA talent, but he recently suffered a foot injury and won’t be able to compete.

Fidler was MSU's big transfer addition heading into last season, and while his shooting never quite came around, he did show some impressive skills in the mid-range, with his rebounding, and on defense.

League debut with the Utah Jazz came and went without much incident, as the No. 5 overall pick in this year's NBA Draft put up eight points and seven rebounds in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.  It wasn't a stellar scoring night from the Rutgers product and Sixers fans were thrilled to see VJ Edgecombe,