Immediate impact: Darryn Peterson’s Summer League debut

The wait is over and, like every year, Summer league Las Vegas is the perfect setting for “rookies” (rookies) demonstrate their skills, stop being just university projects and become stars of the most important basketball league in the world: the NBA.

Last night it was the turn to enter the scene for Darryn Petersonsecond overall selection in the draft of the NBA, and it did not disappoint. The escort of Jazz was the protagonist of the night, which ended in an overtime victory for the Utah Jazz 103- 102 about the Atlanta Hawks.

Peterson spent 27 minutes on the court and recorded 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. With a field goal effectiveness of 52.3%, he made 11 of 21 attempts at the rim; In addition, in triples he scored 4 of 7 attempts to reach 57%. The only asterisk of his performance was the 8 turnovers he committed.

The 19-year-old player who played his only season of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawksone of the programs considered “blue blood”and that he was a recruit 5 stars As one of the best prospects in his class, he left flashes of quality in his first night in the team’s uniform. Utah.

“I felt good, it was my first game since March and happy to get the victory”Peterson said at the end of the game in the press room.