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The 2018 NBA Summer League is about to reach its conclusion today with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers all set for the tournament’s championship matchup. But before that, the NBA has distributed awards and honors for the best of this year’s crop of Summer Leaguers, including those who compose the All-NBA […]

The Los Angeles Rams were extremely active this offseason in their attempts to capitalize on a stellar 2017 NFL season. Among their notable additions was that of All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Training camp is rapidly approaching for the NFL. However, that has not stopped Suh from getting his basketball fix at the NBA Summer […]

Trae Young got a rough start to his pro career, missing 21 of his 24 3-pointers in three Utah Summer League games and averaging a mere 12.6 points per game after being drafted with the No. 5 overall draft pick after a trade between the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks. Young was faced with […]

Cheick Diallo is entering his third year with the New Orleans Pelicans, and that includes playing in the Summer League. This will be the third year in a row he has played in the Summer League and although some players might get frustrated having to play in the league for another year, Diallo is making […]

The 2018 NBA Summer League begins this week with a slate of games in Utah and Sacramento before blossoming into the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next week. It is a huge deal for many players, including those who are no longer rookies. Rookies usually dominate the storylines headed into these exhibitions. […]

Many of the NBA’s elite saw their first NBA action in the Summer League.  Players like Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell and many more lit up Summer League play en route to dominate rookie campaigns. What games and teams should you check for? How can you watch some of the NBA’s upcoming start compete […]

The NBA Draft is over and that means teams and prospects will turn their sights towards the NBA Summer League. This year’s slate features NBA Summer League showcases in Utah, Las Vegas and Sacramento. Sacramento is the newest destination for a slate of NBA Summer League games since Orlando will no longer host games like […]

One of the biggest questions that the NBA needs to figure out soon is the relationship between players and the referees. Over the last few years, it has been a growing concern by players who feel like they aren’t getting any respect from the officials, and that the referees are getting a lot more calls wrong. […]

In the last several years, the NBA has taken the approach of continuing to alter its format in various situations to improve the league. One of which has seen a more concerted effort in focusing on how the summer league is being conducted. According to Ben Dowsett of The Athletic, the NBA is planning on […]

Like the current NBA regular season, the next NBA Summer League will also have some changes to its schedule. Instead of having two stops, the Orlando leg will reportedly be canceled, and the NBA will open the Las Vegas tournament to all 30 teams instead, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The NBA has […]

It was announced just over a week ago that the Orlando Magic were discontinuing their Summer League event in favor of joining the Las Vegas version. That leaves Vegas and Salt Lake City as the remaining hosts of the yearly tournament. While the Las Vegas competition remains stronger than ever, there are currently no plans […]

The 2017 NBA Summer League offers everyone the first glimpse into the early development of young and unknown players. Rookies, second-year players, G-League standouts, free agent hopefuls, and rising coaches are all trying to make a name for themselves in Las Vegas. This year was no different as prominent NBA executives, players, former players, scouts, agents, and […]

As reported by Laker Nation’s Serena Winters, the July 8th Summer League matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the most-watched Summer League game ever, with roughly 1.1 million views on ESPN. The Lakers also played in six of the seven most viewed games on ESPN in Summer League history: ESPN sent […]

After winning MVP for the 2017 NBA Summer League due to his outstanding play, Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball has been the talk of NBA Twitterverse: Lonzo Ball named NBA Summer League MVP in Las Vegas. 16.3 points9.3 assists7.7 rebounds pic.twitter.com/asSJywCxsA — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 18, 2017 Showtime is back, baby: […]

For someone who looks like Drake, you could say that Lonzo Ball went from zero to a hundred. After starting the Summer League on a bad note, scoring just five points on an embarrassing 2-for-15 shooting from the field in a loss to the L.A. Clippers, the ex-UCLA Bruin quickly turned it around, helping the […]

The Summer League has been a great avenue for some of the highly-touted rookies from the recent draft to showcase their skills. On Sunday, the ninth overall pick, Dennis Smith Jr., had his first opportunity to go up against Lonzo Ball, selected second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Dallas Mavericks point guard did not […]

Forget about his first-game dud, Lonzo Ball has been as good as advertised thus far in the Summer League. Averaging 17.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 9.8 assists per game with two triple-doubles to boot, the 2017 second overall pick has been balling his heart out — all pun intended — to the delight of the […]

The rumblings of Dennis Smith Jr. as a potential dark horse candidate for Rookie of the Year have been coming to light during this year’s Summer League, but never more evident than after a vicious dunk attempt by the North Carolina State product, almost ending forward Luis Montero with his high-rising antics. Smith carved up […]

The summer league is a great way for young players to impress their franchises, the media and other players. It is also the first proper look the scouts and coaching teams get of their high draft picks. One of those picks is Boston Celtics forward and third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Jayson Tatum. […]

The NBA Summer League 2017 enters the final stretch in Las Vegas with the playoff tournament beginning today at the Thomas & Mack and Cox Pavilion arenas. Playoffs are great for witnessing top prospects compete, but the NBA Summer League is more about young players getting experience and developing. Top 2017 NBA Draft picks Markelle […]

Dennis Smith Jr. has shown the world that there’s bound to be a competition for the Dallas Mavericks‘ starting point guard job after scintillating performances in this year’s Summer League. The North Carolina State rookie dazzled the crowd to the tune of a game-high 25 points and eight rebounds, but made his presence felt on […]

Lonzo Ball got his first dose of NBA basketball in his summer league debut, finishing with a paltry 2-of-15 shooting and drawing criticisms before NBA players both current and retired came to defend him. Ball got his chance for redemption Saturday night against the Boston Celtics before a sold out crowd, sparking conversations of a renewed rivalry. […]

Lakers forward and former second pick in the 2016 NBA Draft Brandon Ingram will not play in the rest of summer league. The young stud had an issue with cramping in his leg during Friday’s game against the Clippers. Lakers just announced that Brandon Ingram will sit out the rest of summer league with cramping […]

The summer leagues are usually followed mostly by serious NBA die-hard fans and prominent scouts looking for a bargain player. However, the whole experience can be pretty entertaining and it is usually the first look at some recently drafted and highly-rated youngsters. With hype around rookies increasing massively in the last few years, the summer […]

Lonzo Ball had perhaps one of the most feeble outings of any rookie in this year’s NBA Draft class, finishing with a mere five points and five assists while going 2-of-15 from the field and 1-of-11 from the three-point line in a 96-93 loss to hometown rival L.A. Clippers. The 6-foot-6 point guard wasn’t a […]

Who and what to watch in the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League The 2017 NBA Summer League comes to Las Vegas with nine of the Top 10 NBA Draft picks making an appearance in the annual event. Five of the NBA Draft’s top picks will play for fans, scouts, and media at the Thomas and […]

The NBA season finally ended Monday night when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, but as the Nike slogan goes, basketball never stops. This summer looks to continue to bring hoops fans excitement in the meantime with the NBA Draft, free agency, and of course the […]

The overall record for the Philadelphia 76ers over the past three seasons has been 47-199. In the 2013-2014 season, they went 19-63. In the 2014-2015 season, they went 18-64. This past season they barely made it to double digit wins, ending the year 10-72. Can an NBA team really be this terrible? Are they losing […]

Tragedy struck the NBA and New Orleans Pelicans when 23-year-old Bryce Dejean-Jones died from a gunshot wound while visiting his girlfriend in Dallas back on May 28. Dejean-Jones debuted for the Pelicans in January of this year. He played 14 games last season. To honor his life, the Pelicans summer league team wore a patch […]

Despite being the last seed in 2016’s Las Vegas Summer League, the Minnesota Timerbwolves offseason squad has made the championship game. Much of that success has been due to point guard Tyus Jones. Through the semifinal game, Jones has averaged 19.4 points and 6.3 assists in 33.4 minutes per game. He’s also shooting at a […]

Back when Kobe Bryant was drafted 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, nobody knew (other than perhaps Jerry West) how good he was going to be. Otherwise, Charlotte would’ve never traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers. Especially not in a deal centered around Vlade Divac (sorry Vlade, but you’re not the Mamba). […]

The #1 pick in the 2016 draft, Ben Simmons, was named to the Philadelphia 76ers‘ Summer League roster that has been competing over the last couple of weeks. He displayed the excellent court vision that many expected from him and wowed crowds with some spectacular highlight plays. He has drawn some highly complimentary comparisons to […]

Just when things were actually going their way, the Los Angeles Lakers received a crushing blow at the end of their 2016 Summer League mini-season. Larry Nance Jr., the high-flying second year forward from the University of Wyoming, had been one of the better players at the summer games in Las Vegas. He filled up […]

The newest addition to the Pokemon franchise comes in the form of Pokemon GO, a location-based reality mobile game that can be used on iOS and Android devices. Much like the Pokemon games developed for the Nintendo Gameboy, Pokemon GO has become a sensation all over the globe in the last week or so. The […]

Summer League is mostly a laid back time for organizations as the draft and free agency are, for the most part, finally in the rearview mirror. But for young players, it’s an opportunity to shine and demonstrate their abilities in front of coaches and general managers from around the league. Wade Baldwin, the Memphis Grizzlies‘ […]

For the second consecutive year, Larry Nance Jr. has been one of the main attractions for the Los Angeles Lakers during their Summer League games in Las Vegas. In the summer of 2015, Nance blocked a shot from number three overall pick Jahlil Okafor so hard that he initially thought that he might’ve broken his […]

Jaylen Brown, the number three overall pick from the 2016 NBA draft, underwent a MRI his right knee earlier this week after hyperextending it in his summer league debut. Luckily, the MRI showed only a bruised right knee bone without any significant damage. The Celtics‘ rookie forward played 28 minutes in his debut and attacked […]

Adam Silver is seen to be a progressive NBA commissioner, open to trying new ideas and taking the league in any direction he sees beneficial. This has been made apparent by his interest in advertising on jerseys and his open minded approach to sports betting. As Silver’s reign continues, a new development is upon us. […]