The NBA Summer League Schedule Is Out, Who Wants To Party In Vegas?
Finally, NBA basketball is on the horizon! Ok maybe not real NBA basketball but god dammit it’s the closest thing we’ve got so you bet your ass I’m excited. This year all 30 teams will play 82 games over the course of 12 days in beautiful Las Vegas. Now in the past Summer League games weren’t always available to the general public if you couldn’t make a trip to the actual sites, but this year that all changes. ESPN/NBATV are going to be covering every game which just goes to show that our lord and savior Adam Silver is one step ahead. It’s a no brainer really, with basketball now being a 24/7, 365 day sport, of course there is going to be massive interest in Summer League. Any fuck the haters that love to say Summer League doesn’t matter. It all matters dammit.
Of the schedule, there are a few dates that stick out
July 6th
BOS vs PHI: For obvious reasons. Excited to beat the Sixers once again, this time without Tatum.
DAL vs PHX: Two teams that should have some pretty high lottery picks going against each other
July 7th
PHX vs SAC: It doesn’t take us long to get the top 2 picks in the Draft (barring trade) to face off
LAL vs PHI: The defending Summer League Champ Lakers kick off their title defense
July 8th
GS vs HOU: We can only hope a collection of guys who definitely won’t be on the final roster make for a compelling and competitive game just like their normal rosters did
MEM vs ORL: Another great chance to see some high lottery picks in action
July 9th
ORL vs PHX: You can sense a theme here. Any pairing that has multiple high lotto picks is going to be must watch for me
July 10th
LAL vs NYK: Who doesn’t love a nice little West Coast/East Coast battle.
In all honesty, if you have the chance to head to Vegas and check these games out, they are a ton of fun. I cannot recommend it enough. The Thomas & Mack Center is legit and everything is just a short Uber ride from the strip. I’ll warn you, Lakers fans travel well to Nevada so be prepared to hear like 15,000 Lakers fans cum themselves every time Lonzo Ball throws a simple chest pass. I was there last year during a bachelor party and you can read all about that here. Again, especially in an environment like Vegas, you’d be surprised who you run into at like 3:30 in the morning (shouts RJ Hunter and Gary Harris).
I’m currently trying to find a way to get enough PTO to make my way out there for when the Celtics play (July 6-10) so if there are any stoolies out there who also are thinking about going, I’m more than happy to pretend to play the slot machines with you so we can drink for free once we lose all our money. I’m a craps guy, so this usually only takes about 35 seconds. If you’re in the area and want to meet up just hit my DMs, they’re open, but please no dick pics.