On July 23, Utah Jazz center Kyle Filipovski was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2025 NBA 2K26 Summer League, becoming the first player in team history to win the award.

Filipovsky performed extremely well in this summer league, averaging 29.3 points per game, ranking first among all players, while also contributing 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists, with a shooting percentage of 56.1% and a three-point shooting percentage of 39.1% . His comprehensive performance on both offense and defense made him stand out in just three games.

Among them, the game against the San Antonio Spurs on July 14 was his masterpiece, in which Filipovsky scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, showing his strong inside dominance and offensive aggression. This game also became an important factor in his winning the MVP.

In an interview after the game, Filipovsky said he hopes to transform his summer league performance into a stable performance in the regular season. " Obviously the summer league and the regular season are different rhythms, " Filipovsky said. " Now I just try my best to be myself on the court. How to transform it in the future depends on how I grasp it. I will do my best. "

Filipovsky played 72 games for the Jazz last season, 27 of which he started. He averaged 9.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, with a playing time of 21.2 minutes. After the end of the season, he became one of only two rookies in the league to achieve the "650 points + 400 rebounds + 100 assists " data line, showing maturity and versatility beyond his age.

As a young player who is about to start his second NBA season, Filipovsky's growth and explosion in the summer league have brought more possibilities for the Jazz's inside rotation in the new season and laid the foundation for him to fight for a bigger role. The Jazz's management and coaching team are also full of expectations for his future development.