NBA summer league 2025: How to watch, schedule, rosters, news

Jun 30, 2025, 05:34 PM ET

With summer in full swing, attention turns to the NBA 2K26 Summer League, which will begin in Salt Lake City and San Francisco (California Classic) on Saturday before heading to Las Vegas on July 10.

Eyes will be on No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg and his Dallas Mavericks this July as his highly anticipated professional career begins. Flagg & Co. kick off their summer league slate with a high-profile matchup against a Los Angeles Lakers squad that once again features Bronny James (July 10, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

The Mavericks’ schedule is loaded with top-tier matchups, including games against No. 2 pick Dylan Harper‘s San Antonio Spurs (July 12, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN), No. 4 pick Kon Knueppel‘s Charlotte Hornets (July 14, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV) and No. 3 pick VJ Edgecombe‘s Philadelphia 76ers (July 16, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Harper will square off against a former Rutgers teammate, No. 5 pick Ace Bailey, and the Utah Jazz on July 14 (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV).

Summer league will wrap up with the championship July 20 (10 p.m. ET, ESPN) after two weeks of action. Before then, catch up on all the latest roster updates and news as we get ready for the young squads to hit the floor.

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Where to watch summer league and how to find scores

All games are broadcast by ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+ or NBA TV. Please see the daily schedule for game-by-game channels.

Box scores and stats from summer league games can be found here.

What are the summer league rosters for every NBA team?

Each team’s official summer league roster is available here.

Latest summer league news and coverage

The top analysis from the 2025 NBA draft

Dylan Harper goes to the Spurs with No. 2 overall pick

The San Antonio Spurs select Rutgers standout Dylan Harper with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft.

NBA 2K26 Summer League

Cox Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

All times ET

July 10

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers, 5 p.m. (NBA TV)
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Brooklyn Nets, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Orlando Magic vs. Sacramento Kings, 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 9:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
San Antonio Spurs vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 10 p.m. (ESPN)

July 11

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Boston Celtics, 4 p.m. (NBA TV)
Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 6 p.m. (NBA TV)
Utah Jazz vs. Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors, 8 p.m. (NBA TV)
Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
LA Clippers vs. Houston Rockets, 10 p.m. (NBA TV)
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Golden State Warriors, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)

July 12

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 3:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 5:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Charlotte Hornets vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sacramento Kings vs. Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. (NBA TV)
Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets, 10 p.m. (NBA TV)
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Portland Blazers, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

July 13

Phoenix Suns vs. Atlanta Hawks, 3:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Detroit Pistons vs. Houston Rockets, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics, 5:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV)
Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)

July 14

Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets, 4:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Charlotte Hornets vs. Dallas Mavericks, 6:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Phoenix Suns vs. Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. (NBA TV)

July 15

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Detroit Pistons, 4:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Oklahoma City vs. Orlando Magic, 6:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Toronto Raptors vs. Denver Nuggets, 8 p.m. (ESPN+)
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards, 8:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 10:30 p.m. (NBA TV)

July 16

Sacramento Kings vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 5 p.m. (NBA TV)
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Orlando Magic vs. Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Washington Wizards vs. Utah Jazz, 10 p.m. (ESPN)

July 17

Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat, 4 p.m. (NBA TV)
Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Atlanta Hawks vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 6 p.m. (NBA TV)
San Antonio Spurs vs. Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 8 p.m. (NBA TV)
Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors, 10 p.m. (NBA TV)
Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)

July 18

Consolation bracket

July 19

Consolation bracket
Semifinals, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (ESPN)

July 20 (championship)

Consolation bracket
Championship, 10 p.m. (ESPN)