Athletes with local ties take floor at NBA Summer League

Several former Ducks will have their chance to get some minutes including 2025 grad Keeshawn Barthelemy who is suiting up for the Blazers hoping to make his first appearance in the pros. At UO, the Canadian played all 35 games last season averaging 10.0 points (.426 FG%, .414 3P%, .886 FT%), 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game.

Also from the same UO graduating class, TJ Bamba will join the Brooklyn Nets for summer league after finishing out his collegiate career as a Big Ten All-Defensive Team honoree and finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award (honors the top defensive player in college basketball).

In his second year with the Rockets, another UO alum N’faly Dante will have the chance to show off his skills after being in and out of the G League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers last season. He made his NBA debut last year and racked up 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 FT), nine rebounds, two blocks and one assist over 19 minutes.

Former Oregon forward Brandon Angel will hit the court for the Phoenix Suns after transferring to UO to finish his senior year in 2024-25. He started all 35 games averaging 8.3 points (.536 FG%, .368 3P%, .826 FT%), 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 22.9 minutes per game.

Former Clackamas High School star/Gonzaga player Ben Gregg will get his first opportunity for NBA play as a member of the Boston Celtics. During his time as an Oregon prep player, he was No. 29 in ESPN’s top 100 in his high school graduating class and was named the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior.

After being drafted by the Blazers, former Willamette University forward Cedric Coward was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on draft night. During his freshman season in 2022, he was Northwest Conference All-Conference (1st Team) and Northwest Conference Rookie of the Year.

Two OSU alums will play for the Orlando Magic in Kylor Kelley and Ethan Thompson. Kelley finished his two-year Oregon State career first all-time in blocked shots (211) and blocked shots average (3.40). The Gervais, Ore. native also set the Oregon State records for single-season blocked shots (107) and single-season blocked shots average (3.45).

Thompson rounded out his time at OSU career seventh all-time in scoring (1,716), third in assists (499), eighth in 3-pointers made (168), first in games started (127), and second in minutes played (4,301).