NBA Summer time League takeaways: Warriors rookie Will Richard makes debut vs. Spurs

Richard makes debut

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors‘ acquisition of their three second round picks – Australia’s Alex Toohey, Florida’s Will Richard and Tennessee’s Jahmai Mashack – grew to become official on Sunday afternoon.

No. 56 general decide Will Richard noticed his first Summer time League motion with the staff in Golden State’s 90-88 loss to the Spurs at Chase Heart, and regarded snug on the capturing guard place, even when his buzzer-beating 3-point try bounced off the rim.

Regardless of not with the ability to follow with the staff earlier than the commerce grew to become official, he began robust. Richard started the sport by making a layup in transition, and late within the fourth quarter, he made a catch-and-shoot triple to chop the Spurs result in 89-88 with 20 seconds left.

Richard scored 16 factors on 3 of 10 capturing. He additionally displayed a capability to get to the road and make his photographs — Richard went 8-for-8 on his free throws.

“That was my first time playing fives since the (National) championship game,” Richard mentioned. “It felt good to get back out there with the guys.”

His fellow rookies Alex Toohey and Taran Armstrong, flanked by second-year professional Quinten Publish and longtime assistant coach Ron Adams, watched and cheered from the stands. Coach Lainn Wilson mentioned he didn’t know if Toohey would play in the course of the subsequent recreation on Tuesday. 

SJSU’s Moore, Uduje, Diallo face Warriors

One of the best San Jose State Spartan in current reminiscence suited up in opposition to the hometown staff. Omari Moore, the 2023 Mountain West Convention co-Participant of the Yr, began for the Spurs and threw down a thunderous dunk within the first quarter.

Within the second quarter, he threw a slick dime to Osayi Osifo for a straightforward layup in transition. Moore performed the position of a do-it-all guard in a fashion harking back to his days at SJSU, scoring 13 and throwing 4 assists. 

Moore spent the earlier season taking part in for Darüşşafaka Lassa within the Turkish League. 

Jose Udeje, his fellow Spartan, performed 4 minutes and had two assists, after he scored seven factors in simply over 5 minutes on Saturday. Large man Ibrahima Diallo grabbed two rebounds for San Antonio. 

San Antonio Spurs’ Omari Moore (29) goes up for a dunk in opposition to the Golden State Warriors within the first quarter of their California Basic Summer time League recreation at Chase Heart in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 6, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group) 

Unheralded Warriors make impression

LJ Cryer made a reputation for himself in March as the highest guard on championship runner-up Houston, and he displayed his correct capturing stroke by making 5 of seven triples and scoring 19 factors. On one in all his most spectacular makes, Cryer’s crossover left his defender splayed out on the Chase Heart courtroom.

“I’m just getting in the flow of the offense, and my teammates are doing a great job of creating advantages,” Cryer mentioned at halftime.

His former Houston teammate Ja’Vier Francis put up 10 robust factors on a wide range of finishes.  

Isaiah Mobley had one other robust recreation after scoring 13 factors on Saturday. The older brother of NBA Defensive Participant of the Yr Evan of Cleveland, the elder Mobley utilized a complicated faceup and off-the-dribble recreation to get to his spots and rating 16 factors.

“If the ball ends up in his hands, something good will typically happen,” Wilson mentioned.

Buzzer beaters

After being a wholesome scratch in opposition to the Warmth, Bronny James began on Sunday for the Summer time League Lakers. He had a monster open-court dunk and made 3 of seven photographs for 10 factors in simply 10 minutes. James, a Sierra Canyon product, didn’t play within the second half. 
Dylan Harper, the No. 2 general decide within the current draft and son of former NBA champion Ron Harper, was held out for the second consecutive recreation due to a groin damage. Harper averaged 19.4 factors, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per recreation at Rutgers subsequent season, forming a dynamic duo with No. 5 general decide Ace Bailey.

Initially Revealed: July 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM PDT