After playing in just 10 games for the Atlanta Hawks this past season, former Michigan basketball star Kobe Bufkin made his long-awaited return to the court. Entering his third year in the league, Bufkin suited up for the Atlanta Hawks' Summer League team.

Asa Newell and the Atlanta Hawks square up with the Boston Celtics in today’s Las Vegas NBA Summer League action.

The Hawks extended a qualifying offer to Toppin at the end of June. He signed the offer sheet one day before the team opened Summer League.

The Atlanta Hawks play basketball today. The Hawks begin Summer League action with a matchup against the Miami Heat and there are several intriguing storylines

It's just one Summer League game, and Yang Hansen still has a long way to go to prove he can hang in an NBA rotation — let alone live up to the starry-eyed expectations of some Trail Blazers fans — but his Summer League debut went as well as could be hoped.

Wolf’s fellow frontcourt starter at Michigan, Vladislav Goldin, will take the court for the Miami Heat on Friday (4:30 p.m., ESPN2). Goldin, who was undrafted but signed a two-way contract, appeared in two games with Miami at smaller version of Summer League, the California Classic. He averaged 16.1 minutes, 8.5 points, and four rebounds there.

The Atlanta Hawks are headed to Las Vegas, and the Locked On Hawks Podcast previews the festivities with a 2-part episode.

The main on-court event on the NBA summer calendar begins Thursday when the Las Vegas Summer League tips off from Sin City. There are seven games on Thursday's slate, including a matchup between Cooper Flagg's Dallas Mavericks and Bronny James' Los Angeles Lakers.