Now that the California Classic has passed, the main event of the summer is here as all 30 NBA teams meet up in Las Vegas for the annual NBA Summer League Event. The Kings are bringing pretty much the same roster as they had for the Classic, but also bringing over second year big man Maxime Raynaud, who rejoins the team after spending the last week helping France in the World Cup qualifiers.
As Summer League has gotten bigger, the good news is that almost every single game is now televised. As a reminder, every team has four games scheduled before it moves into an elimination bracket, with all teams guaranteed to play at least a fifth game. The top four teams advanced to a single elimination bracket with the winners playing a sixth and final championship game. Here’s what the Kings current schedule looks like:
- Thursday, July 9th vs. LA Clippers at 8:00 PM Pacific (Broadcast on both ESPN and NBC Sports CA) – Should be a fun matchup to start it off as Darius Acuff will go up against #5 pick Keaton Wagler and the Clippers
- Sunday, July 12th vs. Washington Wizards at 5:00 PM Pacific (Broadcast on Prime and NBC Sports CA) – The Kings get a first look at #1 pick AJ Dybantsa.
- Monday, July 14th vs. Brooklyn Nets at 3:00 PM Pacific (Broadcast on Prime and NBC Sports CA) – A rematch against the Nets, this time hopefully with Mikel Brown Jr. playing.
- Tuesday, July 15th vs. Boston Celtics at 5:00 PM Pacific (Broadcast on ESPN2 and NBC Sports CA) – A look at the guy the Celtics wouldn’t include in the Giannis trade talks, second-year guard Hugo Gonzales
The consolation bracket games will take place from July 17th-19th, with the semifinals and championship game happening on July 18th and 19th. This will be our last look at live basketball for a few months so enjoy it while you can!
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