NBA announces 2015 Summer League schedule

The Los Angeles Lakers, owners of the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, will be featured on the first day of NBA Summer League when they face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, July 10.  The Timberwolves have the top pick in this year's Draft.

The two remaining scheduled Lakers games are against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, July 11, and the New York Knicks on Monday, July 13, meaning the Lakers will face off with the teams that hold the first, third, and fourth overall selections.

The Lakers Summer League entry is expected to feature Los Angeles’ 2015 NBA Draft selections, in addition to 2015 NBA All-Rookie First Team member Jordan Clarkson, 2014 seventh overall pick Julius Randle, and sophomore center Tarik Black, who all concluded the 2014-15 season on the Laker roster.

In addition, a meeting between the two NBA Finalists, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, will complete the opening day of an 11-day, 67-game event at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus.

NBA TV will televise all 67 games at the annual showcase of future NBA stars, culminating with the NBA Summer League Championship Game at 6 p.m. PT on Monday, July 20 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
                                                                                                   
Samsung NBA Summer League 2015 will tip off at 3 p.m. PT on July 10 when the Milwaukee Bucks play the New Orleans Pelicans at Cox Pavilion. The Pelicans, coming off their first playoff appearance since 2011, recently hired Alvin Gentry as their new head coach.

The second of three games at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 10 will feature the Timberwolves and Lakers (5:30 p.m. PT).

Top prospects who could play in Summer League include Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns, Duke center Jahlil Okafor, Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis of the Spanish club team Sevilla, Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell, and guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who played professionally for the Guangdong Southern Tigers in China last season.

In addition to the early entry prospects mentioned above, five college seniors who figure to play in Summer League and who could be scooped up by teams looking for talent in the late-first and early second round include: Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green; Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse; Joseph Young, Oregon; and swingman Norman Powell, UCLA.

During NBA Summer League 2014, a game between the top two picks in last year’s draft (Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker) was the second-most-viewed NBA Summer League telecast of all time.

The world champion Golden State Warriors will close the first day of NBA Summer League 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Cavaliers. Golden State won the inaugural NBA Summer League Championship in 2013 with a roster that included forward Draymond Green.

The 24-team field at NBA Summer League 2015 is composed of 14 playoff teams from the 2014-15 NBA season, nine teams with lottery picks in NBA Draft 2015, and an NBA Development League Select Team.

Teams will compete in three preliminary round games from July 10-14 before being seeded in a tournament that starts on July 15 and concludes with the Championship Game on July 20. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.

NBA Summer League 2015 Game Schedule
(All Times listed are PACIFIC)

Friday, July 10
Cox Pavilion
3 p.m. – Milwaukee vs. New Orleans (Game 1)
5 p.m. – Atlanta vs. Denver (Game 3)
7 p.m. – D-League Select vs. Houston (Game 5)

Thomas & Mack
3:30 p.m. – Sacramento vs. Toronto (Game 2)
5:30 p.m. – Minnesota vs. L.A. Lakers (Game 4)
7:30 p.m. – Golden State vs. Cleveland (Game 6)

Saturday, July 11
Cox Pavilion
1 p.m. – New Orleans vs. Dallas (Game 7)
3 p.m. – Washington vs. Phoenix (Game 9)
5 p.m. – Boston vs. Portland (Game 11)
7 p.m. – Brooklyn vs. Cleveland (Game 13)

Thomas & Mack
1:30 p.m. – New York vs. San Antonio (Game 8)
3:30 p.m. – Chicago vs. Minnesota (Game 10)
5:30 p.m. – L.A. Lakers vs. Philadelphia (Game 12)
7:30 p.m. – Miami vs. Utah (Game 14)

Sunday, July 12
Cox Pavilion
1 p.m. – Washington vs. D-League Select (Game 15)
3 p.m. – Chicago vs. Toronto (Game 17)
5 p.m. – Sacramento vs. Denver (Game 19)
7 p.m. – Portland vs. Dallas (Game 21)

Thomas & Mack
1:30 p.m. – Phoenix vs. Houston (Game 16)
3:30 p.m. – Milwaukee vs. San Antonio (Game 18)
5:30 p.m. – Golden State vs. Atlanta (Game 20)
7:30 p.m. – Philadelphia vs. Boston (Game 22)

Monday, July 13
Cox Pavilion
1 p.m. – Cleveland vs. Milwaukee (Game 23)
3 p.m. – D-League Select vs. Atlanta (Game 25)
5 p.m. – Miami vs. Denver (Game 27)
7 p.m. – Toronto vs. Houston (Game 29)

Thomas & Mack
1:30 p.m. – New Orleans vs. Brooklyn (Game 24)
3:30 p.m. – Golden State vs. Sacramento (Game 26)
5:30 p.m. – L.A. Lakers vs. New York (Game 28)
7:30 p.m. – Utah vs. Minnesota (Game 30)

Tuesday, July 14
Cox Pavilion
12 p.m. – Portland vs. San Antonio (Game 31)
2 p.m. – Brooklyn vs. Chicago (Game 33)
4 p.m. – Miami vs. Boston (Game 35)

Thomas & Mack
12:30 p.m. – Washington vs. Dallas (Game 32)
2:30 p.m. – New York vs. Philadelphia (Game 34)
4:30 p.m. – Phoenix vs. Utah (Game 36)

Wednesday, July 15
Cox Pavilion
1 p.m. – #24 Seed vs. #9 Seed (Game 37)
3 p.m. – #22 Seed vs. #11 Seed (Game 39)
5 p.m. – #20 Seed vs. #13 Seed (Game 41)
7 p.m. – #18 Seed vs. #15 Seed (Game 43)

Thomas & Mack
1:30 p.m. – #23 Seed vs.  #10 Seed (Game 38)
3:30 p.m. – #21 Seed vs. #12 Seed (Game 40)
5:30 p.m. – #19 Seed vs. #14 Seed (Game 42)
7:30 p.m. – #17 Seed vs. #16 Seed (Game 44)

Thursday, July 16
Cox Pavilion
1 p.m. – Winner of Game 37 vs. #8 Seed (Game 45)
3 p.m. – Winner of Game 39 vs. #6 Seed (Game 47)
5 p.m. – Winner of Game 41 vs. #4 Seed (Game 49)
7 p.m. – Winner of Game 43 vs. #2 Seed (Game 51)

Thomas & Mack
1:30 p.m. – Winner of Game 38 vs. #7 Seed (Game 46)
3:30 p.m. – Winner of Game 40 vs. #5 Seed (Game 48)
5:30 p.m. – Winner of Game 42 vs. #3 Seed (Game 50)
7:30 p.m. – Winner of Game 44 vs. #1 Seed (Game 52)

Friday, July 17
Cox Pavilion
1 p.m. – Game 37 Loser vs. Game 38 Loser (Game 53)
3 p.m. – Game 41 Loser vs. Game 42 Loser (Game 55)
5 p.m. – Game 45 Loser vs. Game 46 Loser (Game 57)
7 p.m. – Game 49 Loser vs. Game 50 Loser (Game 59)

Thomas & Mack
1:30 p.m. – Game 39 Loser vs. Game 40 Loser (Game 54)
3:30 p.m. – Game 43 Loser vs. Game 44 Loser (Game 56)
5:30 p.m. – Game 47 Loser vs. Game 48 Loser (Game 58)
7:30 p.m. – Game 51 Loser vs. Game 52 Loser (Game 60)

Saturday, July 18
Thomas & Mack
1 p.m. – Game 46 Winner vs. Game 51 Winner (Game 61)
3 p.m. – Game 47 Winner vs. Game 50 Winner (Game 62)
5 p.m. – Game 45 Winner vs. Game 52 Winner (Game 63)
7 p.m. – Game 48 Winner vs. Game 49 Winner (Game 64)

Sunday, July 19
Thomas & Mack
3 p.m. – Game 61 Winner vs. Game 62 Winner (Game 65)
5 p.m. – Game 63 Winner vs. Game 64 Winner (Game 66)

Monday, July 20
Thomas & Mack
6 p.m. – Game 65 Winner vs. Game 66 Winner (Game 67)

By Staff of TheDailySportsHerald.com and news services