​Three former Oregon men’s basketball players are set to make an impression on scouts and team executives as they participate in the NBA Summer League rosters in Las Vegas this week, kicking off July 9. The offseason tournament, which typically spotlight’s first- or second-year players and younger prospects vying for roster spots and positioning, will feature Nate Bittle, Brandon Angel, and TJ Bamba representing Oregon this summer. Bittle and Angel will suit up for the Toronto Raptors’ squad, while Bamba, who spent a season playing professionally in Germany after concluding his Oregon career in 2025, will join the Denver Nuggets.
Bittle closed out a lengthy Oregon tenure in 2026, and Angel also spent one year overseas in Israel following his single season with the Ducks in 2024-25. Each team competes in four games, after which the top four teams among all 30 NBA franchises will be seeded into a four-team single-elimination bracket. Teams that fail to reach the championship bracket will still receive at least one additional exhibition game.
The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is an opportunity for teams to evaluate emerging talents on rosters that could contribute in the fall. The event runs from July 9 to July 19, featuring mostly first- and second-year players who are hoping to secure a place on NBA rosters for the upcoming season. The full schedule for the Summer League can be found through the league’s official outlets. All Summer League games are accessible through ESPN’s family of networks and streaming services, or Amazon Prime, depending on the matchup.
Brandon Angel, Toronto Raptors; Nate Bittle, Toronto Raptors; TJ Bamba, Denver Nuggets. Oregon’s Nate Bittle marked a notable moment by celebrating an exhibition game victory over Utah at Matthew Knight Arena on October 24, 2025, reflecting the program’s ongoing pipeline of players advancing to higher levels of competition. The Summer League event, with its blend of evaluative and developmental play, aims to showcase players who can contribute depth and potential rotation options for teams as they prepare for the regular season.
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football and women’s basketball for The Register-Guard and can be reached at adietz@registerguard.com. This article originally appeared on Register-Guard with the SEO-focused headline noting that these former Oregon Ducks are featured on NBA Summer League rosters. The event promises a platform for these three Ducks as they seek to translate collegiate experience into professional opportunity, and it serves as an early indicator of which players might surface as candidates for summer development plans or even regular-season rotations in the months ahead.