Nique Clifford, Isaac Jones named to NBA 2K26 All-Summer League Teams

Sacramento's Nique Clifford and Isaac Jones were named to 2K26 All-Summer League teams thanks to their efforts in Las Vegas.

BY BRENDEN NUNES

Jul 22, 2025, 1:22 PM Updated: 1:28 pm

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Falling short to the Hornets in the Summer League Finals may not have been an ideal ending for the Sacramento Kings, but they’ve received plenty of well-deserved recognition for their efforts in Las Vegas.

Nique Clifford and Isaac Jones earned recognition as the NBA announced their NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First and Second Teams on Tuesday.

NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First Team

Nique Clifford (Sacramento)
Kyle Filipowski (Utah)
David Jones-Garcia (San Antonio)
Jordan Miller (LA Clippers)
Terrence Shannon Jr. (Minnesota)

The NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First Team:

🏀 Nique Clifford, @SacramentoKings
🏀 Kyle Filipowski, @utahjazz
🏀 David Jones-Garcia, @spurs
🏀 Jordan Miller, @LAClippers
🏀 Terrence Shannon Jr., @Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/6oHGNYhXEZ

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) July 22, 2025

In six games played, Sacramento’s recent first-rounder tallied 15.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists. It’s easy to see why his teammates, coaches, and staffers often referred to him as a Swiss Army knife (Swiss Army Nique?).

Managing to impact the game in a variety of ways, Clifford also remained efficient in the process, converting 49.3 percent from the field and 11/24 from three (45.8 percent). Not to mention his clutch nature, stepping up in moments where the Kings needed momentum shifted back in their favor.

NBA 2K26 All-Summer League Second Team

Ron Holland II (Detroit)
Isaac Jones (Sacramento)
Kon Knueppel (Charlotte)
Ajay Mitchell (Oklahoma City)
KJ Simpson (Charlotte)

Second-year big man Isaac Jones turned heads with an efficient 36-point (13/17 FG, 9/11 FT) performance in the semi-finals.

Jones averaged a team-high 18.3 points along with 6.7 rebounds on 64.6 percent from the field. The second-year undrafted player, who earned a standard contract midway through last season, looks stellar around the basket.

Clifford, Jones, and their teammates aren’t going home with any new jewelry, but they certainly earned some well-deserved recognition for their Summer League performances.

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Despite falling short of earning their third Las Vegas Summer League title, the Sacramento Kings had plenty of encouraging moments from two weeks in Sin City.

From establishing Scott Perry’s ideal identity as the first to start, rookie debuts, to the growth of returning players.

Keep in mind, Summer League is far from a direct indicator of success at the NBA level. If anything, most believe that poor performances in the tourney hold more weight than successful.

But, let’s start with the positives. Here were three encouraging takeaways from Sacramento’s nearly perfect 2K26 Las Vegas Summer League.

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3 Encouraging Takeaways from Sacramento’s 2K26 Summer League

Upcoming offseason schedule for the Sacramento Kings:

August TBD – Release of 2025-26 regular season schedule
September TBD – Start of NBA training camps for the 2025-26 season
Wednesday, October 8th – Friday, October 17th – Saramento’s 2025-26 Preseason

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