​The Atlanta Hawks face the Memphis Grizzlies in potentially the team’s final Las Vegas Summer League game without Kingston Flemings, Zuby Ejiofor, and Asa Newell in the lineup. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT on Prime Video.None of the three has an injury designation, per Atlanta’s pregame report. Absences are rest decisions, not health concerns, even though a win Thursday would secure a spot in the Summer League playoffs.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAtlanta started Summer League play in Salt Lake City on July 4 with a narrow 103-102 overtime defeat to Utah. Flemings made an impressive debut, scoring 14 points, providing 9 assists, and making 4 steals. Two days later, the Hawks won against Oklahoma City 82-77, with Ejiofor leading by posting 19 points and 15 rebounds. On July 7, they defeated the Grizzlies 96-82, with Higgs adding 22 points.Flemings did not play in that game against Memphis. Atlanta finished Salt Lake City with a 2-1 record and has gone 3-0 in Las Vegas.Four teams advance to Saturday’s semifinals, with semifinal winners meeting Sunday for the championship. Beating Memphis would give Atlanta a 4-0 record and secure a spot. Teams missing the bracket, despite having a 3-1 record, will have one additional game before the Summer League concludes.A loss wouldn’t remove the Hawks from competition but would position them with other 3-1 teams competing for the last playoff spots. Point differential is the top tiebreaker when more than two teams are tied for playoff position. Atlanta has performed well there. The Hawks, trailing only the Lakers by 0.4 points in point differential, must beat Memphis to secure a playoff berth.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFlemings, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, has run Atlanta’s offense throughout Summer League. Ejiofor, the 23rd overall pick out of St. John’s, has been the Hawks’ most productive player in Las Vegas. He is averaging 13.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Newell, in his second season after being a first-round pick by Atlanta in 2025, has started at the frontcourt in all four Summer League games.Three more Hawks are out Thursday. Jacob Toppin is not with the team. He returned to Atlanta’s Summer League roster this year after right shoulder surgery ended his two-way contract season early. The Hawks have not specified a reason for his absence in Las Vegas. RayJ Dennis is out with an Achilles injury, including during Salt Lake City, while Keshon Gilbert is out because of an adductor injury.With six regulars out, the Hawks will start Isaiah Wong, Isaac McKneely, Kobe Johnson, Devon Higgs, and Henri Veesaar. Johnson leads Atlanta, averaging 19.3 points in Las Vegas; Veesaar averages 13.3 points; McKneely scored 10 in Atlanta’s opener against San Antonio; and Higgs topped the team with 22 points in Salt Lake City.