NBA Summer League 2022: What to know

We don’t have to sit around twiddling our thumbs while the NBA makes its trade and free agent moves. We have the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas to keep us entertained! The California Classic has already begun with the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat. The final games in that tournament will be played on Tuesday, July 5. Following that, the Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, and Philadelphia 76ers will play in the Salt Lake City Summer League from Tuesday, July 5 to Thursday, July 7. Then the real excitement begins when all 30 NBA teams participate in the Las Vegas tournament from Thursday, July 7 to Sunday, July 17. Here is everything you need to know about the competition.

What is the format of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas?

The competition will be held over 11 days with a total of 75 games. Each team will play four games in the preliminary round. The top two teams from the four games will play in the Championship Game on the last day, July 17. The other 28 teams which don’t make the will play a fifth game on July 16 or 17.

Which players play in the NBA Summer League?

The Summer League is not for the stars, but rather to try out different line-ups with the rookies and sophomore/G League affiliate players. That’s the best part about the Summer League - it’s our first look at some of the recent draft picks and other players looking to earn their spot and playing time in the league. Here are the rosters for all 30 NBA teams in the Summer League that we know of so far. Rosters will be updated as the competition gets closer.

Atlanta Hawks:

Boston Celtics:

Brooklyn Nets:

Charlotte Hornets:

Chicago Bulls:

Cleveland Cavaliers:

Dallas Mavericks:

Denver Nuggets:

Detroit Pistons:

Golden State Warriors:

Houston Rockets:

Indiana Pacers:

Los Angeles Clippers:

Los Angeles Lakers:

Memphis Grizzlies:

Miami Heat:

Milwaukee Bucks:

Minnesota Timberwolves:

New Orleans Pelicans:

New York Knicks:

Oklahoma City Thunder:

Orlando Magic:

Philadelphia 76ers:

Phoenix Suns:

Portland Trail Blazers:

Sacramento Kings:

San Antonio Spurs:

Toronto Raptors:

Utah Jazz:

Washington Wizards

Players to watch in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League 2022

Obviously, you’ll want to keep your eye on the first five draft picks:

No. 1 Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic); No. 2 Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder); No. 3 Jabari Smith (Houston Rockets); No. 4 Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings); No. 5 Jaden Ivey (Detroit Pistons)

But there are also some undrafted rookies to keep an eye on:

Justin Lewis (Marquette) - undrafted free agent with Chicago Bulls; Trevion Williams (Purdue) - Boston Celtics; Alondes Williams (Wake Forest) - Brooklyn Nets

2022 NBA Las Vegas Summer League: full schedule

*All times listed in Eastern

Thursday, July 7

Houston vs. Orlando, 10 p.m., ESPN

Portland vs. Detroit, 11:59 p.m., ESPN

Friday, July 8

Dallas vs. Chicago, 4 p.m., ESPNU

San Antonio vs. Cleveland, 5 p.m., NBA TV

Charlotte vs. Indiana, 6 p.m., ESPN2

Brooklyn vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m., NBA TV

Golden State vs. New York, 8 p.m., ESPN2

Denver vs. Minnesota, 9 p.m., NBA TV

Phoenix vs. L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, July 9

Toronto vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., NBA TV

Orlando vs. Sacramento, 4 p.m., ESPN

Boston vs. Miami, 5:30 p.m., NBA TV

Detroit vs. Washington, 6 p.m., ESPN2

Atlanta vs. Utah, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV

Oklahoma City vs. Houston, 8 p.m., ESPN2

LA Clippers vs. Memphis, 9:30 p.m., NBA TV

New Orleans vs. Portland, 10 p.m., ESPN2

Sunday, July 10

Indiana vs. Sacramento, 3 p.m., ESPN

Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m., NBA TV

Chicago vs. New York, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Washington vs. Phoenix, 5:30 p.m., NBA TV

Denver vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m., ESPNU

Golden State vs. San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV

Minnesota vs. Memphis, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Charlotte vs. L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m., NBA TV

Monday, July 11

New Orleans vs. Atlanta, 6 p.m., NBA TV

Houston vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m., ESPN

Milwaukee vs. Boston, 8 p.m., NBA TV

Orlando vs. Oklahoma City, 9 p.m., ESPN

Dallas vs. Utah, 10 p.m., NBA TV

New York vs. Portland, 11 p.m., ESPN2

Tuesday, July 12

Chicago vs. Toronto, 5 p.m., NBA TV

Memphis vs. Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU

Atlanta vs. Miami, 7 p.m., NBA TV

Boston vs. Golden State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2

Detroit vs. Indiana, 9 p.m., NBA TV

Phoenix vs. Dallas, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2

L.A. Lakers vs. LA Clippers, 11 p.m., NBA TV

Wednesday, July 13

Minnesota vs. Milwaukee, 4 p.m., NBA TV

Cleveland vs. Charlotte, 5 p.m., ESPNU

Washington vs. New Orleans, 6 p.m., NBA TV

Toronto vs. Utah, 7 p.m., ESPNU

Sacramento vs. Oklahoma City, 8 p.m., NBA TV

Miami vs. Philadelphia, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Denver vs. LA Clippers, 10 p.m., NBA TV

Thursday, July 14

Atlanta vs. San Antonio, 3 p.m., ESPN2

Memphis vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m., NBA TV

Chicago vs. Charlotte, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Cleveland vs. Detroit, 5:30 p.m., NBA TV

New York vs. Orlando, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV

Dallas vs. Milwaukee, 8 p.m., ESPNU

Portland vs. Houston, 9:30 p.m., NBA TV

Brooklyn vs. Minnesota, 10 p.m.

Friday, July 15

LA Clippers vs. Utah, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Philadelphia vs. Denver, 6 p.m., NBA TV

Oklahoma City vs. Golden State, 7 p.m., ESPN

Sacramento vs. Phoenix, 8 p.m., NBA TV

Indiana vs. Washington, 9 p.m., ESPN 2

Miami vs. Toronto, 10 p.m., NBA TV

L.A. Lakers vs. New Orleans, 11 p.m., ESPN2