Oregon will have just three former Ducks in the 2026 NBA Summer League, with center Nate Bittle, guard TJ Bamba and forward Brandon Angel all trying to make their case in Las Vegas.
That’s a small number for a program that has sent plenty of teams to the NCAA tournament under Dana Altman, but these three are all in the same lane now: trying to turn summer-league minutes into something more. The event runs 10 days in Las Vegas and brings together rookies, second-year players, G League standouts, overseas pros and undrafted players chasing training camp invitations.
Bittle is the headliner from Oregon’s side after going undrafted in the 2026 draft. He’s coming off a season in which he put up 16.8 points and 6.9 rebounds, and that was enough to land an Exhibit-10 deal with the Toronto Raptors. His run with Toronto begins at summer league.
Angel will be there with him on the Raptors roster. He’s coming off a strong season in the Israel Winner League, where he averaged 16.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Bamba, meanwhile, has landed with the Denver Nuggets. He spent last season in Germany’s easyCredit BBL league and averaged 12.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He also got a look with the Brooklyn Nets summer league team last year, but he saw limited action and did not earn a training camp invite.
The Raptors and Nuggets are not set to face each other in the four scheduled games, though there is still a path for a matchup. They could meet in the fifth consolation game, or in the four-team knockout round if both teams advance.
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