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The 2026 NBA Draft has dropped a number of potentially generational stars into the big league, and a number of teams can be expected to enjoy the spoils starting from the new season. A glimpse of that phenomenon has already been observed in the NBA Summer League, and that includes the Memphis Grizzlies’ Cameron Boozer.
The 19-year-old Duke prospect was picked by Memphis as the No. 3 pick of the draft, but looked like a seasoned veteran at the Summer League who is more than ready to take on the league by a storm. Boozer averaged 18 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game across eight appearances per Basketball Reference, which earned him a spot in the All-Summer League First Team.
Boozer, however, will be more disappointed by the fact that the Grizzlies lost the championship game, which played a major role in him missing out on MVP honors to the Golden State Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg.
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#1 Cameron Boozer can play every position except Center
The first thing that fans who looked at Boozer’s showings in the Summer League would have noticed is the fact that he looks physically ready for the NBA. Roughly 253 pounds with a 7 feet 1.5 inch wingspan, Boozer is already a unit and will not need the kind of time that prospects usually need in order to get used to the NBA’s increased physicality.
A versatile combo-star who can make his own shots and drop dimes with equal ease, Boozer is a high IQ, three-level scorer who works best with the ball at his hands. Instead of merely being a scorer or a passer, Boozer is more in the mold of a LeBron James than a Michael Jordan, and registered a Box Plus/Minus of 18.7 last year, the highest since Zion Williamson back in 2019.
#2 Cameron Boozer is generational
At just 18, Boozer averaged 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 55.6% from the field and 39.1% from three-point range. He became the first freshman or sophomore since Larry Bird in 1976 to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists over an entire season.
Further, he became just the fifth Duke freshman ever to win the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, joining Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson and Cooper Flagg. The other four were either selected No. 1 overall or, in Durant’s case, second behind Greg Oden. Boozer is the only player in that exclusive group who has not entered the draft as the consensus top prospect, and if the Grizzlies had any doubt, the Summer League proved that Boozer is indeed a generational player.
#3 Boozer can hold his own defensively
While concerns over his defensive game may exist, Duke still finished third nationally in defensive efficiency with Boozer serving as its primary interior presence, suggesting he was far from a defensive liability.
That was on display in the Summer League as well, even as the Grizzlies lost out in the final. Boozer was not only a willing defender, he also showed a tendency to switch positions and already has the physical skillset necessary to hold his own in the NBA.
The likes of AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson may have been selected in the draft over the Grizzlies man. However, his performances thus far have proved that he may as well be the best player in his class.
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