The Toronto Raptors were in Las Vegas on Friday, playing a Matas Buzelis and Noa Essengue headlined Chicago Bulls squad and wearing jerseys with a distinctly smaller Raptors chevron. An NBA 2K26 Summer League logo decorated centre court.

Yes, it came at Las Vegas Summer League Friday night and, sure, only two locks to be in head coach Darko Rajakovic’s rotation (Jamal Shead and Ja’Kobe Walter) suited up and it needs to be noted that opponent Chicago was nowhere close to a real NBA outfit, but that was one heck of a start.

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Alijah Martin pulled off an excellent poster dunk during the second quarter of the Raptors' blowout win over the Bulls on Friday.

Summer League is officially here, and Toronto is bringing an experienced and talented roster down to Las Vegas, Nevada. This year marks the Raptors’ 17th appearance at the tournament, following a 2-3 record in 2024, while the team holds an overall mark of 42-39 (.519) at the event.

The Raptors drafted Martin in the second round with the 39th pick in last month's draft. He won a national championship as a key member of the Florida Gators last season, averaging 14.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He averaged 13.8 points and threw down some memorable dunks during the NCAA tournament through Florida's title run.

Bulls second-year forward Matas Buzelis had an early highlight of NBA Summer League with a windmill dunk on Friday.

Noa Essengue struggled to stand out in his Las Vegas debut Friday night as the Chicago Bulls floundered in an ugly 116-72 loss to the Toronto Raptors.