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The Las Vegas Summer League will kick off action starting
tomorrow, July 8th, and it will run until July 18th, when
the champion of the Las Vegas Summer League will be crowned. The Las Vegas
Summer League will host 24 teams, as we’ll get to see some of the top rookies
in action. We’ll also see undiscovered prospects and journeymen trying make a
name for themselves. There will be as many as eight games going on at a time,
as the 24 teams will play each other in two arenas; UNLV’s Thomas & Mack
Center, and the Cox Pavilion.
Based off of how the team does in non-playoff
action, they will be seeded, and then they will play in the playoffs. The final
two teams standing will play for the championship, which will be held at the
Thomas & Mack Center. Some of the top picks in the NBA Draft will partake
in Las Vegas Summer League action. The most recognizable name of them all is
number one overall pick Ben Simmons, who will be playing for the Philadelphia
76ers. Simmons dazzled at the Utah Summer League, and he has a chance to make
another good impression when he headlines the Sixers roster in Vegas. The
second pick in the NBA Draft, Brandon Ingram, will make his NBA debut for the
Lakers.
Another notable name on the Lakers roster, is point guard D’Angelo
Russell, who was the second pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, will get a chance to
build chemistry with Ingram, which is probably one of the bigger reasons why he
is on the Lakers roster. The third pick in the 2016 NBA Draft will get his
second crack at Summer League action, as Jaylen Brown will try to build on his
performance in Utah. The fourth and eighth picks in this year’s draft, Dragan
Bender and Marquese Chriss, will be lacing up for the Suns, as they’ll be
making their NBA debuts.
The fifth pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Kris Dunn, who
was considered the best point guard in the draft, will get his first chance to
impress the Timberwolves. The New Orleans Pelicans will debut their new
superstar, as shooting guard Buddy Hield, who was selected sixth overall in the
2016 draft, will lace up for the Pelicans. The Denver Nuggets are taking a
similar route that the Lakers took, as seventh overall pick Jamal Murray will
be playing with new backcourt mate Emmanuel Mudiay, who was a first round pick in
the 2015 draft.
The Miami Heat are using two players that played big roles on
last year’s team, as Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson will both play for the
team in Las Vegas. Those two just recently enjoyed success in the Orlando
Summer League. Two journeymen will be trying to prove themselves, as Michael
Beasley will lace up for the Houston Rockets, while Landry Fields will play for
the Golden State Warriors.
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