Kings’ Nique Clifford stands out among NBA summer leagues

Las Vegas – No Rookie was better throughout the price NBA Summer League to this point than Sacramento Kings Guard Nique Clifford. It says something, especially with Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe dominating the center of attention.

23-year-old Kings’ Rookie looked comfortable as it could be in the desert, and he brought Sacramento Semifinals of the NBA Summer League With perfect 4-0 record. Now comes the right challenge, as Clifford has set up a goal for him and his teammates before they travel to Las Vegas:

Do what you need to win the ring.

“My goal is here I was just alone and showed that I have a little bit of everything in my game,” Clifford said in an exclusive interview for 1 to 1 based on a scene in the summer league in the center of Thomas & Mack. “But most importantly, I always want to be a great teammate. I feel like I definitely did it.

“Now everything about the end of the summer league is strong and going here with the ring. We came here to work here.”

Clifford, 24. Pick in the draft NBA 2025He was one of the most important NBA talents ready in this draft class. Although his teams passed in the first round, because Clifford is older the prospects and not the most athletic player in the field, no one doubted that Colorado could do a little bit of everything.

Therefore, many compared Clifford to Josh Hart, which proved to be the ultimate “glue” in the NBA. However, the Kings Rookie was standing in different ways during his four matches in Las Vegas, and his play reminded many young Deterozan or Devin Booker.

In addition to her ball ordema as a master team player, Clifford managed in the middle range area. His smooth jumper and crispy passage made the kings that it was okay with the best team in the NBA summer league, and Clifford controlled his tempo every game he played.

Despite everything his success in court and that he was first elected Clifford surrendered to raise around him and get to know each of his new teammates to bloom with each other.

“I’d say we’re the fact that we’ve only been together for a few weeks before they go to Las Vegas, I think it’s a vow of our characters,” Clifford told his teammates. “We are playing really well together, and our chemistry is through the roof.

“What is really cool in our group is that here, while we obviously have individual programs here, we continue to succeed through collective success. Everyone is really happy to each other and we do not care who is ultimately.

“As long as we won everyone is happy at the end of the day.”

Nique Clifford is success in the summer fuel league Rookie Campaign

In the four summer league Clifford, the average of an average of 18.5 points, 6.5 jumps and 5.0 helps during recording 58.3 percent from the floor and 52.9 percent from the range of 3 points. Although the average 3.0 turns of the game, the area that wants to improve, these fewer mistakes are masked by its ability to better bring together their teammates.

“I’ve had a reversal that I’m not proud to fly the league, and I know that I can be better than that, especially that everything will be for the 2025-26 season after Las Vegas,” Clifford said. “The summer league as a whole was great because it was an opportunity to learn to understand where I still have to improve.

“Being there on the floor in the actual game, a competitive situation is the only way to experience these things.”

The NBA Summer League means something different from every player who participates. For some, it is a chance to prove that they can hold their next level. Others, as many draft elections, are in Las Vegas to show their skills for skills and strengthen their place of Roster with their new team.

Then the players like Clifford, who accept the challenges that come with the summer league and use this opportunity as a means of improvement. Just because he was the first park not right on anything, which was why he remained humble and ready to learn every step on the road.

“Before coming to this point, I would always look at TV on TV. Now I’m actually here, it’s actually in this type of environment and seeing all American new newspapers,” Clifford said. Honestly, that’s what I expected. Of course, it’s a little different because I’ve never experienced that as a player before, but I also want to watch the summer’s league a year and to be part of that atmosphere when I was little younger.

“Being on the other side now, it’s great cool to just go out there and compete with the best every night. It is a really humble experience and great learning experience.”

The kings in the NBA semifinals of the summer league and will play Toronto Raptor, which are also 4-0, on Saturday.

Only two conquers separate Clifford and his team claim that the summer league championship, the goal that hopes will start efforts of Sacramento to quickly turn their recent accidents.

Many diminish the kings of the kings to compete in a very crowded Western conference during the NBA 2025-26 season, and Clifford is ready to transfer the script and bring winning basketball back to Sacramento, starting 1. Days in September.

“Once we win here, I’ll just work at the gym on what I could have been to the training camp, I can’t wait to sit down and get to date. I have to spend time.

“It will be a great experience when I walk into training camp, and I know we can achieve special things for the Community of Kings.”