Former KU forward KJ Adams joins summer league roster in hopes of NBA comeback
Former Kansas men’s basketball forward KJ Adams will continue his comeback from a torn Achilles as a member of the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Summer League team.
The Warriors on Monday revealed a summer roster that includes Adams, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound, 24-year-old forward from Austin, Texas. He worked on Bill Self’s KU support staff as assistant video coordinator during the 2025-26 school year while recovering from surgery.
Adams tore his Achilles in the closing minutes of a first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Arkansas on March 20, 2025. KU coach Self said recently Adams had a successful workout with the Dallas Mavericks.
“He’s not where he needs to be, but he told me he felt pretty good and felt good to be out there and he probably did a little bit better than he had anticipated,” Self said on June 23.
“But yes, he has the ability to do that now,” Self added of Adams working out and playing in games.
Adams, who played on KU’s 2022 NCAA title team, averaged 9.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game his final season as a Jayhawk.
Other former KU players who will be playing summer league basketball: Darryn Peterson (Utah), Melvin Council Jr. (New Orleans), Hunter Dickinson (New Orleans), Tre White (Miami), Zeke Mayo (Atlanta).
The Warriors’ summer roster as released by the team at Monday’s Summer League Media Day and shown on San Jose Mercury News reporter Joseph Dycus’ X account includes Adams, plus L.J. Cryer of Houston, Graham Ike of Gonzaga, Yasel Lendebord of Michigan, Chance McMillian of Texas Tech, RJ Nembhard of TCU, Nick Boyd of Wisconsin and others. Head coach is Khalid Robinson.
Golden State will play host to the eighth-annual California Classic Summer League at Chase Center on July 3, 5 and 6, in San Francisco. Other teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.
For the second time in three years, Sacramento will play host to a dual California Classic The Warriors will have a second summer team head to Sacramento to compete against Brooklyn, Milwaukee and Sacramento on July 4-6. Then it’s on to Las Vegas for Vegas summer league play July 9-19.
