LAS VEGAS — The Philadelphia 76ers are using the summer league as a way to evaluate their youngsters and continue helping them grow at the next level. Undrafted rookie Hunter Sallis is one of those players who needs the necessary court time to develop and prepare for his maiden voyage into the NBA in the 2025-26 season.
The Sixers will be looking for Sallis to do a lot of different things on the floor. He will be looking to score and show off what made him a special player at Wake Forest, but when watching these summer league games, there have been times when the ball is in his hands and he has been asked to run the offense from the point guard spot.
“I’m definitely confident having the ball in my hands,” Sallis said at summer league practice on Monday. “Just making the right play. That’s something that they’ve been preaching all of summer league, especially during our training camp. So just trying to go out there and make a read for myself or others and get the right play.”
Sallis is averaging 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals, and 3.2 rebounds in his four games thus far in Las Vegas. He has shown off an athletic ability that will help him transition to the league sooner rather than later. He has NBA-level athleticism and is somebody who can put the ball in the basket when he gets on a heater.
With one summer league game left on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets, Sallis is looking to continue his NBA education. He revealed the lessons he has learned about the league in the early part of the summer league.
“I mean, just knowing like every possession matters,” Sallis said. “Especially, in games. Like you see our last game we played, like, that came down to every single possession that mattered. That’s what the NBA is all about. So it’s just that’s really been the biggest thing. You can’t take any plays off.”
Sallis will look to end things on a strong note on Friday before the summer league ends.