Themus Fulks and Riley Kugel spent July trying to make the most of their chance with the Los Angeles Clippers at the NBA’s 2026 Las Vegas Summer League, but neither former UCF guard got much runway early on. The Clippers finished the event 3-2, and both players were working off the bench behind No. 5 overall pick Keaton Wagler.
Fulks had the quietest start of the two. He didn’t play in either of the Clippers’ first two games, both of which came in a split of results: a 91-85 loss to the Sacramento Kings and a 104-82 win over the Utah Jazz. Kugel, meanwhile, chipped in three points in each of those outings, hitting his lone three-point try against Sacramento and then knocking down one of two from deep against Utah.
The two guards both saw more action as the schedule moved along. In a 99-85 loss to the Lakers, Fulks logged two and a half minutes and finished with four points and a turnover, while Kugel played six and a half minutes and scored three.
Los Angeles then answered with a 108-94 win over the Washington Wizards, a game in which AJ Dybantsa was notably not used. Fulks played 11 minutes without scoring, but he did hand out three assists, grab a rebound and commit one turnover.
Kugel posted five points in 13 minutes, adding two rebounds, an assist and a turnover.
The Clippers closed their run with their most explosive outing of the summer, a 128-20 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves that set a new Summer League record for points in a game. Kugel finished with six points, two rebounds and a steal in 13 minutes, along with two turnovers. Fulks turned in his best stat line of the week, scoring seven points with five assists and three rebounds, while committing one turnover.
Now that the summer slate is over, both players are unrestricted free agents. Their best-case path is an Exhibit 10 contract, which would bring a training camp invite and a one-year, minimum-salary deal.
If that doesn’t come through, the next stop would likely be the G League, most likely with the Clippers’ affiliate in San Diego to begin. Overseas remains another option if that route isn’t available right away.
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