Nolan Hickman and Ryan Nembhard, the backcourt duo in Spokane for the past two seasons, will continue being teammates. This time, with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg, and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Hickman didn’t have any reported workouts leading up to the draft.
In 105 starts through 139 games played with Gonzaga, the true shooting guard from Seattle averaged 9.5 points, 2.4 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game throughout his four-year career. In his senior campaign, Hickman shot a career-high in all categories: 47.8 field goal percentage, 44.5 three-point percentage, and 93.1 free throw percentage.
As for Nembhard, he went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft but was quickly signed to a two-way contract by Dallas general manager Nico Harrison. The college basketball leader in assists in 2024-25 (344 total) will wear No. 9 with the Mavericks.
The NBA 2K26 Las Vegas Summer League officially starts on July 10th as Dallas opens up against the Los Angeles Lakers at 5 p.m. PT on ESPN. Ben Gregg will be playing with the Boston Celtics, and Khalif Battle with the Phoenix Suns in the popular showcase. Most likely, Anton Watson will be with the New York Knicks.
**Arden Cravalho** is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area... Follow him on Twitter @a\_cravalho