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NBA Summer League

Positionless basketball defines NBA’s copycat nature

Nowhere was versatility more evident than the NBA Summer League, where a harvest of young talent spent the past 10 days inside Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center trying to prove themselves.

NBA Summer League rewind — Day 8

A wrapup of Day 8 of the NBA Summer League on Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.

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Patrick McCaw knew the way to Golden State was with defense

The Warriors believe former UNLV player Patrick McCaw can be one of those two-way players teams continuously pursue, but his place on the league’s best team was born from this reality: He can really defend.

NBA Summer League rewind — Day 7

A wrapup of Day 7 of the NBA Summer League on Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.

Dennis Smith Jr. escapes trouble as kid, is role model for hometown

Dallas Mavericks rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr., the No. 9 overall pick in the NBA draft, had plenty of opportunities to veer over to what Fayetteville, North Carolina, residents call “the other side of the tracks.”

NBA Summer League rewind — Day 6

A wrapup of Day 6 of the NBA Summer League on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.

Naismith Award winner Frank Mason out to prove he belongs in NBA

In the 48-year history of the Naismith Award, no recipient was selected outside the first round in the NBA draft until Sacramento’s Frank Mason III, who is playing in the summer league in Las Vegas.

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