The NBA on Friday announced the game and broadcast schedules for the NBA Summer League, which will feature all 30 teams and take place July 10-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 11-day competition, featuring 76 games, will air live on ESPN platforms or NBA TV. The top four teams after four games will advance to the playoffs, which will begin with a semifinal doubleheader on July 19 and conclude with the championship game on July 20.
Each team in the NBA Summer League will play at least five games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The 26 teams that do not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game between July 18-20.
No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg will take the court for the first time on July 10, with the Dallas Mavericks facing the Los Angeles Lakers (8 p.m. EDT). In the second game, No. 2 pick Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs meet No. 3 pick VJ Edgecombe and the Philadelphia 76ers (10 p.m.).
The following night features No. 4 pick Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets squaring off against No. 5 pick Ace Bailey and the Utah Jazz on ESPN (7 p.m.). No. 6 pick Tre Johnson and the Washington Wizards will play the Phoenix Suns in the second matchup (9 p.m.).
The NBA Summer League has a rich history of showcasing future NBA stars, with past participants including Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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