Every summer, Las Vegas becomes the place to be in the NBA world due to the Summer League. With every team in attendance, it’s a chance to get an early look at the incoming rookie class and see how they perform in a competitive professional environment.
Assuming LA’s latest draft pick, Cameron Carr, two-way signings AK Okereke and Peter Suder and sophomore Adou Thiero play, there will be plenty of reasons for Lakers fans to tune in.
On Friday morning, the NBA released the Las Vegas Summer League schedule,
providing the initial games the purple and gold will play.
Schedule and TV Info
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- When: Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m. PT
- Where: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV
- How to watch: Prime
Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- When: Saturday, July 11 at 7 p.m. PT
- Where: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV
- How to watch: ESPN
LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- When: Tuesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. PT
- Where: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV
- How to watch: Prime
Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers
- When: Thursday, July 16 at 3 p.m. PT
- Where: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV
- How to watch: Prime
The Lakers starting Summer League on a back-to-back seems pretty tough.
Having games stacked together during this brief competition is common, but they could have at least spaced out the first couple of games before giving them consecutive matchups.
Overall, the games are intriguing. The Lakers want to be better than the Thunder, who have been the best regular-season team in the West for years now, and having the young players battle each other will be fun.
Clippers-Lakers is always a nice local rivalry, and clearly, Lakers-Mavericks will be a thing the NBA highlights for a while due to the Luka Dončić trade, even when he isn’t playing.
This schedule is subject to change, and the Lakers could play additional games if they advance or are added onto the final weekend for another contest.
This will be a good place for the Lakers to evaluate their young players and keep an eye on other teams to see if anyone stands out as someone they want to add to their franchise.
While winning is always the goal, this will be a successful Summer League for the Lakers if everyone comes out healthy and you see promising shifts from the top players.
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