The Lakers and Timberwolves have the primetime slot for the opening day of Las Vegas Summer League.
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The game between the Lakers and Timberwolves will be at 5:30 p.m., at Thomas & Mack Center. Boston, Philadelphia, and San Antonio will also take part in a four-team league run by the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City from July 6-9.
Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart (36) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) as Celtics’ Brandon Bass (30) blocks during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 10, 2015, in Cleveland.
For those unfamiliar with the Summer League, teams have the opportunity to send their youngsters as well as players they want to take a closer look at before setting their rosters to Las Vegas for a 10-day tournament.
Tickets for the Samsung NBA Summer League are on sale now.
Sacramento won the 2014 championship.
Because demand is high to see the top picks, the NBA moved the matchup into the bigger venue in the Thomas &Mack, which seats approximately 8,000 for the summer league, rather than use Cox Pavilion, which seats just over 2,000. Their next two games are scheduled for, vs. D-League Select at 4 p.m. EST and, vs. Dallas at 3:30 p.m. EST. Also, fans again will be able to watch games live on NBA.com and via the NBA Game Time App. The broadcast schedule will be released at a later date.
From there, however each team finishes in their first three games, they’ll be seeded in a tournament bracket.
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Phoenix will play at least two more games in a tournament-style schedule to determine the Samsung Summer League 2015 Champion.
