GILAS PILIPINAS forward Kevin Quiambao | ONE SPORTS/RM CHUA

Kevin Quiambao’s NBA dream will have to wait a little longer — at least for now.

The Gilas Pilipinas forward did not make it to the Sacramento Kings roster for the 2025 NBA Summer League firing off this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sacramento unveiled its 14-man roster on Monday night led by rookie draft selections Nique Clifford (No. 24) from Colorado State and Maxime Raynaud (No. 42) from Stanford.

The 6-foot-5 Mr. Quiambao arrived last weekend in Sacramento and trained with renowned coaches including Sam Luong, a well-respected development coach associated with the Kings as per the NBA Philippines.

From there, multiple reports overseas projected a signing for Mr. Quiambao for a spot in the Kings’ Summer League roster, especially with the Philippine connection of Sacramento assistant and former Gilas captain Jimmy Alapag.

But it did not pan out with the Summer League already kicking off on Thursday featuring the Kings against the Orlando Magic.

Mr. Quiambao, 24, last month announced his decision to shoot for his NBA dream after his solid KBL debut season with averages of 16.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals for the Goyang Sono Skygunners.

He has not announced any next move yet but he is expected to return base and join the Gilas camp for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup on Aug. 5 to 17 in Saudi Arabia.

Gilas, under the watch of Ginebra mentor Tim Cone, opened camp on Monday in Pasig with attendance from Mr. Quiambao’s fellow overseas players Dwight Ramos (Japan) and Carl Tamayo (South Korea). — John Bryan Ulanday