Greenville, S.C. – Former Furman men's basketball standout Jalen Slawson, who recently completed his rookie season with the Sacramento Kings, has joined the Detroit Pistons for the NBA 2K25 Summer League 2024, it was announced on Tuesday.
 
Slawson, the 54^th overall selection in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft, became an unrestricted free agent at the end of June after the Kings declined to renew his contract. He appeared in 12 games for Sacramento during his rookie season while also averaging 13.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game for the NBA G-League's Stockton Kings.
 
The Summerville, S.C., product guided Furman to a 28-8 record, Southern Conference regular season title, its first SoCon Tournament title since 1980, and its first NCAA Tournament victory since 1974 as a senior in 2022-23 en route to earning league player of the year accolades. The 6-foot-7 forward, who poured in 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Paladins to a 68-67 victory over No. 4 seed Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Fla., finished the 2023 season averaging 15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocked shots per game. 
 
Slawson concluded his Furman career ranked 19^th in scoring (1,509 points), ninth in career rebounds (839), third in steals (192), third in blocked shots (182), and 12^th all-time in assists (364). Along with fellow 2023 graduate Mike Bothwell, he established a new Furman standard with 116 career victories. 
 
The NBA 2K25 Summer League 2024 is set to take place July 12-22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nev. Detroit opens play versus the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. ET on July 13 on ESPN2.