LSU men’s basketball fans will see a familiar face in the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas from July 10-20.
The New Orleans Pelicans added former Tigers big man Will Baker to their summer league team. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound center played one season for coach Matt McMahon during the 2023-24 season.
Baker averaged 11 points and 4.8 rebounds in his senior year at LSU which went 17-16 and 9-9 in the Southeastern Conference. He shot 50.2% from the field and 35.7% from the 3-point line, attempting 2.1 per game.
This past season, Baker played 27 games for the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G-League. He averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.3 minutes. In 2024, he played for the Detroit Pistons summer league team.
The Pelicans also added a player from McNeese State to their summer league roster in Christian Shumate. The 6-6 wing averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds as a senior last season. He shot a Southland Conference high 71.4% from 2-point range as a senior this past season
The only LSU player from the 2024-25 season playing in the summer league is Cam Carter. After going undrafted after averaging 16.4 points for the Tigers, he was signed to the San Antonio Spurs summer league team.