Bleacher Report has rolled out its 2026 All-NBA Summer League 1st and 2nd Teams, recognizing the players who made the biggest impressions during offseason action. The annual exercise is meant to separate real impact from short summer flashes, and the outlet framed that process as a difficult one given how hard it is to truly stand out in that setting.
Among the names highlighted in the trimmed preview is Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Dëmin. The write-up suggests his summer has gone close to a best-case scenario overall, even though one part of his game has not followed the same script.
According to the snippet, Dëmin’s outside shot has cooled off after serving him well during his rookie season. Even with that drop in long-range efficiency, the mention indicates that his broader summer league performance was strong enough to keep him firmly in the conversation among the event’s top performers.
That tension is part of what makes summer league evaluations so interesting. Players are often judged not only by shooting numbers, but also by how they create, adapt and influence games when one skill is not at its sharpest. Bleacher Report’s 2026 All-NBA Summer League teams appear to reflect that broader view, rewarding overall impact as much as raw scoring bursts.
