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The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started with a seven-game slate. The headlining matchup of the multi-week event from Sin City will feature No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks facing the Los Angeles Lakers.
Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas. After the first four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and play each other in the semifinals on July 19. The two winning teams from each side will play each other on July 20 for the Vegas Summer League title. The Miami Heat defeated the Memphis Grizzlies last summer in the championship game.
There are plenty of intriguing matchups on the schedule, which includes a face-off between the No. 1 and 2 picks from the 2025 NBA Draft (Flagg and Dylan Harper) when the Mavericks face the San Antonio Spurs. Other notable games are the Charlotte Hornets vs. the Utah Jazz (July 11) and the Brooklyn Nets vs. the Washington Wizards (July 13).
Here is the full summer league schedule with dates, times and viewing information. Games will be played either at the Thomas & Mack Center or UNLV’s Pavilion. All games on ESPN, ESPN2 and NBA TV are available on fubo (Try for free).
Thursday, July 10
MatchupTime (ET)TVNew Orleans Pelicans @ Minnesota Timberwolves3:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Cleveland Cavaliers @ Indiana Pacers5:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVOklahoma City Thunder @ Brooklyn Nets5:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Orlando Magic @ Sacramento Kings7:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVLos Angeles Clippers @ Dallas Mavericks8:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Denver Nuggets @ Milwaukee Bucks9:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVSan Antonio Spurs @ Philadelphia 76ers10:00 PMESPN / ESPN+
Friday, July 11
MatchupTime (ET)TVMemphis Grizzlies @ Boston Celtics4:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVAtlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat4:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+New York Knicks @ Detroit Pistons6:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVUtah Jazz @ Charlotte Hornets7:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Chicago Bulls @ Toronto Raptors8:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVWashington Wizards @ Phoenix Suns9:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets10:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVPortland Trail Blazers @ Golden State Warriors11:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+
Saturday, July 12
MatchupTime (ET)TVCleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks3:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVDallas Mavericks @ San Antonio Spurs4:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Indiana Pacers @ Oklahoma City Thunder5:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVCharlotte Hornets @ Philadelphia 76ers6:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Sacramento Kings @ Chicago Bulls8:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVLos Angeles Clippers @ New Orleans Pelicans8:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets10:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVMemphis Grizzlies @ Portland Trail Blazers10:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+
Sunday, July 13
MatchupTime (ET)TVPhoenix Suns @ Atlanta Hawks3:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVDetroit Pistons @ Houston Rockets4:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics5:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVToronto Raptors @ Orlando Magic6:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Miami Heat @ Cleveland Cavaliers7:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVBrooklyn Nets @ Washington Wizards8:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Milwaukee Bucks @ Los Angeles Lakers9:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVGolden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz10:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+
Monday, July 14
MatchupTime (ET)TVAtlanta Hawks @ Houston Rockets4:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVChicago Bulls @ Indiana Pacers6:00 PMESPNU / ESPN+Charlotte Hornets @ Dallas Mavericks6:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVBoston Celtics @ Miami Heat8:00 PMESPNU / ESPN+Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs8:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVPhoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings10:00 PMESPNU / ESPN+Los Angeles Lakers @ Los Angeles Clippers10:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TV
Tuesday, July 15
MatchupTime (ET)TVMinnesota Timberwolves @ Detroit Pistons4:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVBrooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks6:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Oklahoma City Thunder @ Orlando Magic6:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVToronto Raptors @ Denver Nuggets8:00 PMESPN+Philadelphia 76ers @ Washington Wizards8:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVPortland Trail Blazers @ New Orleans Pelicans10:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies10:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TV
Wednesday, July 16
MatchupTime (ET)TVSacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers3:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves5:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVMilwaukee Bucks @ Chicago Bulls5:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Orlando Magic @ Brooklyn Nets7:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVDallas Mavericks @ Philadelphia 76ers8:00 PMESPN / ESPN+New Orleans Pelicans @ Oklahoma City Thunder9:30 PMESPN+ / NBA TVWashington Wizards @ Utah Jazz10:00 PMESPN / ESPN+
Thursday, July 17
MatchupTime (ET)TVDetroit Pistons @ Miami Heat4:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVIndiana Pacers @ New York Knicks4:30 PMESPN2 / ESPN+Atlanta Hawks @ Memphis Grizzlies6:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVSan Antonio Spurs @ Charlotte Hornets7:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers8:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVBoston Celtics @ Los Angeles Clippers9:00 PMESPN / ESPN+Golden State Warriors @ Toronto Raptors10:00 PMESPN+ / NBA TVDenver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers11:00 PMESPN2 / ESPN+
Vegas Summer League playoff schedule
Saturday, July 19
- Semifinal 1: TBD vs. TBD, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Semifinal 2: TBD vs. TBD, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
Sunday, July 20
- Championship game: TBD vs. TBD, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
