The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started with a seven-game slate. The headlining matchup of the multi-week event from Sin City will feature No.

The 6'7", 215-pound Bryant appears readymade to step into a three-and-D support role in San Antonio. He is a versatile, multipositional defender who largely subsisted on catch-and-shoot threes and point-blank scoring chances at Arizona.