NBA Summer League

NBA Summer League

The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others. Sometimes, even unsigned players are invited to play so teams can decide whether or not they want to sign the new players. The main benefit for fans, as well as the media, is to get a preview of the top rookies and how they will fit into the NBA and how they transit from college basketball to the National League level.

The league is one of two summer pro leagues in the United States. The other summer pro league is the Orlando Summer League (run by the Orlando Magic). Up until 2008, the Rocky Mountain Revue (run by the Utah Jazz) operated until it was cancelled in 2009 due to declining participation.[1]

On April 13, 2011 it was announced that the 2011 edition of the summer league was cancelled due to the possibility of an upcoming NBA lockout.[2]

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History

The Las Vegas Summer League played its inaugural season in 2004 on the basketball court at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) with six NBA teams – Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards – playing a total of 13 games. With Warren LeGarie leading the way, the summer league had three successful summers in which participation increased to 16 teams playing more than 40 games at UNLV. In 2005, the summer league expanded to 15 teams – Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Golden State, L.A. Clippers, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento and Washington. In 2007, the NBA attached its name to the event, making in the “NBA” summer league. In 2008, the summer league expanded to 22 teams and was sponsored by EA Sports.

Description

In NBA summer league, winning or losing does not matter very much. The summer league gives individual players a chance to prove their skills on the court. Some of these players hope to earn a role on their respective team's roster once the regular season starts.

If there is a member of a team, say the Los Angeles Lakers, and he plays summer league, he will be on the Lakers in the regular season. If someone is not currently signed, a team might just sign him for their summer league team, which will give him a chance to prove his worth and possibly be signed to a contract during the regular season. Any team can sign him after the league is over, not just the one he played for in summer league. For example, Jeremy Lin, a Harvard student, was invited to play for the Dallas Mavericks summer league team. In the 2010 summer league, Lin performed well and was later signed by the Golden State Warriors.

Summer League basketball is very different from normal NBA play. It features a high-speed mesh of fast breaks, one-on-one possessions, blocked shots, three-pointers, and erroneous passes. The lack of teamwork often leads to a sloppy game. Most summer league games in Vegas average about a turnover per minute.

Stats

The NBA summer league games are home to improbable stat lines. Greg Brunner, a former University of Iowa player, accumulated five fouls in a little under three minutes of playing time. It takes 10 fouls to foul out in a summer league game, and Greg Oden accomplished this in his first game. Von Wafer took 26 shots in 26 minutes.[citation needed]

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