By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)
This summer the NBA will put in place new provisions in their summer league as a champion will be crowned for the first time. The NBA tweaked the league as preliminary games will be followed by a single-elimination style tournament to crown a champion.
This is an interesting spin to add to the summer league, which has boomed in popularity recently. Last year’s summer league broke records with 24 teams participating, more than 51,000 people attending the 10-day event, 60 games played, 38 live television broadcasts and participation of top draft picks (13 of the top 14 picks took part). This season some of those numbers can actually be surpassed. With the games being played in Las Vegas it is the only chance for people in the area to see some talent for their favorite NBA teams.
The schedule will tip-off on July 12th and will run through July 22nd when the championship game is held. All teams taking part in the summer league will play a minimum of five games, with July 16th marking the start of the single-elimination tournament. The teams will be seeded that day and play until the champion is crowned the 22nd.
Last year Damian Lillard dominated, averaging 26.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists en route to co-MVP honors with former Memphis Grizzlies guard Josh Selby, who averaged 24.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Some other standouts from last season included the Phoenix Suns Kendall Marshall, who averaged a league high 6.5 assists per game and Malcolm Thomas of the Chicago Bulls, who averaged a league high 12.0 rebounds.
Since its inauguration in 2004 the Summer League has been considered the best chance for young talent to showcase their skills to prospective teams looking for new players. The talent is high for the Summer League as well, as six of the last seven Rookie of the Year winners have participated; Chris Paul, Brandon Roy, Kevin Durant, Tyreke Evans, Blake Griffin, Kyrie Irving and Lillard last season.
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Once again every game will be available to watch live on NBA.com and NBA Mobile with a subscription. NBA TV will televise Summer League games with a complete broadcast schedule to be released at a later date. Here is the schedule that has been released for the NBA Summer League. All times are listed in Pacific Time.
Friday July 12
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- New York vs. New Orleans (Game 1) 3 PM -- Atlanta vs. LA Clippers (Game 2) 5 PM -- Cleveland vs. LA Lakers (Game 3) 7 PM -- Charlotte vs. San Antonio (Game 4)
Saturday July 13
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- Golden State vs. Washington (Game 5) 3 PM -- Sacramento vs. Dallas (Game 6) 5 PM -- Chicago vs. Memphis (Game 8) 7 PM -- Denver vs. Milwaukee (Game 10)
Thomas & Mack 3:30 PM -- Minnesota vs. NBA D-League (Game 7) 5:30 PM -- Phoenix vs. Portland (Game 9) 7:30 PM -- Miami vs. Toronto (Game 11)
Sunday July 14
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- New York vs. Washington (Game 12) 3 PM -- Charlotte vs. Dallas (Game 14) 5 PM -- Cleveland vs. Memphis (Game 16) 7 PM -- Atlanta vs. Miami (Game 18)
Thomas & Mack 1:30 PM -- LA Clippers vs. NBA D-League (Game 13) 3:30 PM -- LA Lakers vs. Portland (Game 15) 5:30 PM -- New Orleans vs. Milwaukee (Game 17) 7:30 PM -- San Antonio vs. Toronto (Game 19)
Monday July 15
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- New York vs. Charlotte (Game 20) 3 PM -- Cleveland vs. New Orleans (Game 21) 5 PM -- LA Clippers vs. LA Lakers (Game 23) 7 PM -- San Antonio vs. Atlanta (Game 25)
Thomas & Mack 3:30 PM -- Minnesota vs. Phoenix (Game 22) 5:30 PM -- Sacramento vs. Golden State (Game 24) 7:30 PM -- Chicago vs. Denver (Game 26)
Tuesday July 16
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- Minnesota vs. Miami (Game 27) 3 PM -- Sacramento vs. Toronto (Game 28) 5 PM -- Chicago vs. Portland (Game 30) 7 PM -- Denver vs. Washington (Game 32)
Thomas & Mack 3:30 PM -- Golden State vs. Milwaukee (Game 29) 5:30 PM -- Phoenix vs. Memphis (Game 31) 7:30 PM -- Dallas vs. NBA D-League (Game 33)
Wednesday July 17
COX Pavilion 3 PM -- #11 Seed vs. #22 Seed (Game 34) 5 PM -- #13 Seed vs. #20 Seed (Game 36) 7 PM -- #15 Seed vs. #18 Seed (Game 38)
Thomas & Mack 3:30 PM -- #12 Seed vs. #21 Seed (Game 35) 5:30 PM -- #14 Seed vs. #19 Seed (Game 37) 7:30 PM -- #16 Seed vs. #17 Seed (Game 39)
Thursday July 18
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- #7 Seed vs. #10 Seed (Game 40) 3 PM -- #6 Seed vs. Winner of Game 34 (Game 42) 5 PM -- #4 Seed vs. Winner of Game 36 (Game 44) 7 PM -- #2 Seed vs. Winner of Game 38 (Game 46)
Thomas & Mack 1:30 PM - #8 Seed vs. #9 Seed (Game 41) 3:30 PM -- #5 Seed vs. Winner of Game 35 (Game 43) 5:30 PM -- #3 Seed vs. Winner of Game 37 (Game 45) 7:30 PM -- #1 Seed vs. Winner of Game 39 (Game 47)
Friday July 19
COX Pavilion 1 PM -- Game 34 Loser vs. Game 35 Loser (Game 48) 3 PM -- Game 36 Loser vs. Game 37 Loser (Game 49) 5 PM -- Game 40 Loser vs. Game 41 Loser (Game 50) 7 PM -- Game 44 Loser vs. Game 45 Loser (Game 51)
Thomas & Mack 3:30 PM -- Game 38 Loser vs. Game 39 Loser (Game 52) 5:30 PM -- Game 42 Loser vs. Game 43 Loser (Game 53) 7:30 PM -- Game 46 Loser vs. Game 47 Loser (Game 54)
Saturday July 20
Thomas & Mack 1 PM -- Game 40 Winner vs. Game 46 Winner (Game 55) 3 PM -- Game 42 Winner vs. Game 45 Winner (Game 56) 5 PM -- Game 41 Winner vs. Game 47 Winner (Game 57) 7 PM -- Game 43 Winner vs. Game 44 Winner (Game 58)
Sunday July 21
Thomas & Mack 3 PM -- Game 55 Winner vs. Game 56 Winner (Game 59) 5 PM -- Game 57 Winner vs. Game 58 Winner (Game 60)
Monday July 22
Thomas & Mack 6 PM -- Game 59 Winner vs. Game 60 Winner (Game 61)
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