LAS VEGAS — He missed 16 of 21 shots, including all five attempts from deep, and airballed his first and final shots. And those who saw his NBA 2K26 Summer League debut still came away with a consensus gut feeling: Cooper Flagg is right on pace to be a problem.

As Michigan State basketball fans saw plenty of times when he was in East Lansing, Jase Richardson found some space after Devin Carter of the Kings made the mistake of going under on a screen, and calmly drilled a three-pointer with his signature smooth shot to get his first points as a pro basketball player.