How social media reacted to Caleb Wilson's Summer League debut

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Caleb Wilson's NBA Summer League debut was a historic one.

On Friday night, Wilson made his debut with the Chicago Bulls as they took Cameron Boozer and the Memphis Grizzlies. While the Grizzlies earned the one-point win, Caleb Wilson scored 35 points, including making 7 three pointers to set a new Summer League record.

It was an impressive outing for Wilson, scoring 35 points in 33 minutes. That included a personal 9-0 run from him in the third quarter. As Wilson showcased his scoring ability, he was the talk of social media as Chicago Bulls fans and basketball fans were impressed.

Here's how social media reacted to Wilson's debut:

A record-setting night​

No. 4 overall pick Caleb Wilson sets a new record for the most points in a Summer League debut with 35 PTS pic.twitter.com/gmA2lNdk9k

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 11, 2026

Caleb Wilson. That’s the post. pic.twitter.com/bg6pwvzSF7

— The Tar Heel Story (@tarheelstory) July 11, 2026

Caleb Wilson 35 points in his debut ... blows away the Ben Gordon debut in Summer League by a Bull and one of the best debuts in SL history, according to @JoelXLorenzi

— Joe Cowley (@JCowleyHoops) July 11, 2026

CALEB WILSON

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 11, 2026

Will Caleb Wilson be the best rookie?​

The Bulls got a good one in Caleb Wilson.

Has a chance to be the best rookie from this class.

— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) July 11, 2026

Bulls fans enjoy Caleb Wilson.

I've been watching UNC basketball for a long time (UNC grad).

What you saw tonight is what he does. He's the best.

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 11, 2026

Get the Michael Jordan reference?​

Today at Thomas and Mack, I saw God disguised as Caleb Wilson

— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) July 11, 2026

Caleb Wilson shot the three-ball pretty good!​

The biggest piece of propaganda that people ever pushed with this draft class was that Caleb Wilson couldn’t shoot

— Armandoavenue (@Armandoavenu3) July 11, 2026

Caleb Wilson making 3s pic.twitter.com/voQTSDjJb7

— Tyler Rucker (@tyler_rucker) July 11, 2026

Remember when we were told Caleb Wilson couldn't shoot 3s?

He just went 7 of 11 on triples.

His 35 points are a record for a summer-league debut.

— Josh Graham (@JoshGrahamShow) July 11, 2026

Will Caleb Wilson be the best player in this draft?​

The 2026 NBA Draft top four will be talked about for generations

— (@Three_Cone) July 11, 2026

Top 4 picks in the NBA Draft and how they performed in the first summer league game:

Dybansta: 27pts, 7reb, 2assists, 2stls & 2blks

DP: 24 pts, 3 rebounds and 3 assists

Boozer: 21, 6 and 4

Wilson: 32 pts, 5 rebounds, 2stls and 3 blocks (summer league debut scoring record)

— North Carolina Basketball (@gotarheels2362) July 11, 2026

He coming for that ROTY pic.twitter.com/WyGS7NVjMp

— Barry Vandross (@COLDSPAMLARRY90) July 11, 2026

Chicago may have a star. Caleb Wilson looks incredible tonight. pic.twitter.com/fyzsFmZCGA

— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) July 11, 2026

Fans were pumped up​

Wilson once again outplaying Cameron Boozer

— HubertsBurner (@UNCballTalk) July 11, 2026

Ok after that chase down block by Caleb… I’m ALL the way in!!!

— NeillChicagoBulls (@neillchibulls) July 11, 2026

Caleb Wilson looked like Kevin Durant through three quarters, and his teammates decided to ice him out down the stretch of the game. Get the ball to your best player.

— Latif Love (@realLatifLove) July 11, 2026

This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: How social media reacted to Caleb Wilson's Summer League debut

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