Cooper Flagg has been shut down from the 2025 NBA Summer League after appearing in two games, which has become the norm over the past few seasons. Flagg had just 10 points on 5-for-21 shooting in his first game, but bounced back with 31 points as he shot 10-for-21 from the floor on top of 8-for-13 on free throws in his second game.
The following list shows the PER and per game averages for every first overall pick dating back to Andrea Bargnani in 2006.
NBA First Overall Picks in Summer League
2006: Andrea Bargnani, 13.0 PER (13.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.0 BPG)
2007: Greg Oden, 13.0 PER (13.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 BPG)
2008: Derrick Rose, 13.3 PER (9.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.0 SPG)
2009: Blake Griffin, 19.3 PER (19.2 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.0 SPG)
2010: John Wall, 31.6 PER (23.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 7.8 APG, 2.5 SPG)
2011: Kyrie Irving (no Summer League due to lockout)
2012: Anthony Davis (didn't participate in Summer League due to Olympics)
2013: Anthony Bennett, 12.5 PER (13.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG; after rookie season due to injury in 2013)
2014: Andrew Wiggins, 18.0 PER (15.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 1.5 BPG)
2015: Karl-Anthony Towns, 13.7 PER (12.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.8 BPG)
2016: Ben Simmons, 13.5 PER (10.8 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.0 SPG)
2017: Markelle Fultz, 16.0 PER (16.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.0 BPG)
2018: Deandre Ayton, 22.4 PER (14.5 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 1.0 SPG, 1.0 BPG)
2019: Zion Williamson (part of one Summer League game due to earthquake)
2020: Anthony Edwards (no Summer League due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021: Cade Cunningham, 19.6 PER (3 games, 18.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.3 BPG)
2022: Paolo Banchero, 23.9 PER (2 games, 20.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 6.0 APG, 2.5 SPG, 1.0 BPG)
2023: Victor Wembanyama, 22.9 PER (2 games, 18.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 1.5 APG, 4.0 BPG)
2024: Zaccharie Risacher, 12.8 PER (2 games, 14.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 APG)
2025: Cooper Flagg, 18.5 PER (2 games, 20.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.5 SPG)