If the Nuggets don’t offer the former Iowa State star Curtis Jones a 2-way contract, then some other NBA team sure as heck will.

LAS VEGAS – Air Force graduate Ethan Taylor, like any athlete, just wanted a chance. The Los Angeles Lakers obliged. On Friday, Taylor completed his NBA Summer League run with the Lakers, nailing five 3-pointers en route to 15 points against the Nuggets.

Bronny James is in Vegas, but his performance Thursday night had a Hollywood ending. The second-year Lakers guard ended the first half against the Celtics with zero points before he flipped the script, scoring a game-high 18 points to go with five assists, three rebounds and a steal in the 87-78 loss in Summer League action.

Hornets, Rockets, & Lakers headline tonight's NBA Summer League picks, best bets, & parlay for Thursday, July 17.

The Magic dropped their fifth summer league game to Dallas while playing without Jase Richardson, Noah Penda and Tristan da Silva.

Without any of their four first-round rookies, this game was not at the top of the marquee, even for a 5th Las Vegas Summer League game.

The future of LeBron James remains the defining storyline of the Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason. And while rumors about trade