Despite averaging 25.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, Nets center Drew Timme did not make first-team or second-team All-Summer League. pic.twitter.com/rnFeuzP1fX

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Brooklyn Nets center Drew Timme played some of his best basketball in the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League when he caught the attention of NBA figures like former center Kendrick Perkins. Brooklyn finished their stint in Las Vegas with just a 1-4 record, but Timme was the main reason for the team’s close games. The NBA did not recognize Timme’s efforts, though.

The NBA announced the first-team and second-team squads for the summer league on Tuesday and unfortunately for Timme and the Nets, the former Gonzaga Bulldog did not make either of the teams. Nique Clifford, Kyle Filipowski, David Jones-Garcia, Jordan Miller, and Terrence Shannon Jr. made up the first team while Ron Holland II, Isaac Jones, Kon Knueppel, Ajay Mitchell, and KJ Simpson composed the second team.

Timme, 24, played in three of Brooklyn’s five games during their time in Las Vegas and he averaged 25.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 55.4% from the field and 64.7% from the free-throw line. Timme led the Nets in points and rebounds per game while being tied for second on the team in assists per game along with players like guard Nolan Traore and forward Tosan Evbuomwan.

Of all of the players that played in the summer league, Timme was second behind Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski (29.3 points) in points per game and 15th among Vegas participants in rebounds per game. One could surmise that part of what went into the decision for the first and second teams could have come down to what kind of impact each player made for their respective teams.

For example, despite Timme having a solid case for making either of the teams, HoopsHype ranked Timme as the 55th-best player in Las Vegas even with his production in three games. For context, Sacramento Kings forward Isaac Jones was the highest-ranked player in summer league, per HoopsHype, but he made the second-team on the NBA’s list.