The NBA Summer League begins Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. The first day will be highlighted by a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and first-round draft pick Lonzo Ball against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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The Lakers and Suns are the 6-1 co-favorites to win the Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship game on July 17, and the Kings are the 13-2 third choice.
It might be a stretch to believe Golden State’s rise to NBA greatness was a carryover from the Summer League Warriors’ success, but that’s what happened.
The NBA will be back in Las Vegas on Friday when the Summer League begins at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
For the past week, Portland Trail Blazers rookie Zach Collins has stayed at his parents’ house while working out at alma mater Bishop Gorman in preparation of the 11-day NBA Summer League, which begins Friday.
From buying a ticket from a scalper for Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s in the WCC tournament to counting the hoodies at the WSOP, the Las Vegas Valley offers a Bucket List for those who prefer to stay close to home.
No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz and the Philadelphia 76ers’ NBA summer league squad will meet the Golden State Warriors at 7:30 p.m. July 8 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The opening matchup features the potential first and second overall picks as the Boston Celtics face the Los Angeles Lakers on July 8.
A record 24 teams will participate in the NBA Summer League, which is expected to draw some top names. Teams with the first five picks in the draft will play.
The Los Angeles Clippers will play in this year’s Las Vegas NBA Summer League after being gone for two years. The event is scheduled for July 7 to 17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren, who told the Review-Journal last week he thought Las Vegas could be home to an NBA franchise within five years, discussed the matter with KNPR-FM.
The NBA Summer League has concluded, after a jam-packed schedule featuring 67 games in 11 days.
The Chicago Bulls were the last team standing in the NBA Summer League, going 7-0 and outlasting the upset-minded Minnesota Timberwolves 84-82 in overtime Monday before 8,847 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The final day of the 2016 NBA Summer League will feature the championship game in the Thomas & Mack Center.
Chicago has five players who are expected to join Dwyane Wade, who left Miami to sign as a free agent, on the regular-season roster. The Bulls are led by forwards Bobby Portis and Denzel Valentine.
