Filip Petrusev will play in NBA Summer League with 76ers / News - Basketnews.com

Filip Petrusev made the Salt Lake City Summer League cut. The 76ers will play their first game in the league on Monday, July 3 against Memphis.

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After being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2022 NBA Draft, Serbian big man Filip Petrusev is now prepared to cross the Atlantic and compete for a spot on the team's roster.

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Petrusev received an invitation to participate in the Salt Lake City Summer League.

The 23-year-old played in 72 games (34 EuroLeague, 33 ABA League, five tournament play) for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, averaging 11.0 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 57.3% from the field.

He displayed a shooting percentage of 35.1 percent from beyond the arc.

Petrusev helped lead the Serbian powerhouse to its 23rd Serbian League title, the most in league history. In EuroLeague play, he earned Round 17 MVP honors.

Azuolas Tubelis is another European player who made the Salt Lake City Summer League cut. The 2.10-meter Lithuanian power forward was a consensus 2022-23 Second Team All-American as a junior at the University of Arizona, averaging 19.8 points on 57.0% shooting and 9.1 rebounds in 35 games (34 starts).

During his three-year tenure for the Wildcats, the 21-year-old averaged 15.6 points and 7.5 rebounds, finishing 15th in school history with 1,510 total points. Arizona compiled a 68-20 (.773) record in Tubelis' three seasons with the program.

Sixers are set to participate in at least eight games between Salt Lake City Summer League (July 3-6) and NBA Summer League 2023 in Las Vegas (July 7-17).

76ers head coach Nick Nurse will lead the team during Salt Lake City Summer League.

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