2023 NBA Summer League winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama gets redemption; Brandon Miller struggles

A look at the good, the bad and the baffling of NBA Summer League

Ah, NBA Summer League. Nothing like flocking to a city with a median temperature of 148 degrees to cram into a packed gym and watch players you've never heard of compete for a team's final roster spot. I kid, I kid -- well, sort of.

This year's Summer Leagues (Sacramento, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas) were particularly exciting due to a fresh crop of rookies, led by potentially generational talent Victor Wembanyama. His time in Vegas started with a surreal encounter with Britney Spears and ended with one of the most impressive games of the summer.

Meanwhile other rookies didn't fare as well, whether due to injury or poor on-court performance. As always, it's crucial to keep in mind that a player's first summer is hardly a surefire predictor of his career trajectory, so take everything with a very large flake of Himalayan sea salt.