The 2022 NBA Summer League, also branded as the NBA 2K23 Summer League 2022, was an off-season competition held by the

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(NBA) primarily at the

Thomas and Mack Center The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference. History The facility was fi ...

and

Cox Pavilion Cox Pavilion is a , multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, connected to the Thomas & Mack Center. The Pavilion serves as the home court for UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball and volleyball programs as well as t ...

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...

on the campus of

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...

from July 7 to 17, 2022. The summer league consisted of the California Classic, Salt Lake City Summer League, and the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.

California Classic

The Golden State Warriors hosted the fourth annual California Classic at the

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The building is the home venue for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and occasionally for the University of San ...

on July 2, 3, and 5.

Teams

* Golden State Warriors * Los Angeles Lakers *

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

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Salt Lake City Summer League

The

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

hosted a round-robin tournament in the

Vivint Arena Vivint Arena (stylized as vivint arena), formerly known as Delta Center, EnergySolutions Arena and Vivint Smart Home Arena, is an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Assoc ...

on July 5–7, the seventh year it has held its summer league.

Teams

Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays i ...

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...

* Philadelphia 76ers

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Las Vegas Summer League

The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is an official summer league of the NBA—the sixteenth year it has been held. The league played games across two venues: the

and

, both located in Paradise, Nevada, which is near Las Vegas.

Format

Five games were played between all 30 NBA teams from July 7 to 17. Each team played a total of five games. The top two teams from their first four games played in the Championship Game on July 17. Seeding for the Championship Game was determined by winning percentage considering tiebreakers. The 28 teams not playing in the Championship Game played a fifth game on either July 16 or 17. Consolation games were determined by various factors, including team rivalries, broadcast interest, and other scheduling considerations (e.g., timing of back-to-backs).

Tiebreak criteria

1. Two Teams Tied - In the case of a tie in preliminary round records involving only two teams, the following criteria, in order, were utilized: • Head-to-head matchup: The team that won the game between the two teams in the preliminary round, if applicable, receives the higher seed. • Point differential: The team with the greater point differential receives the higher seed. • Random drawing: The higher seed shall be determined by a “coin flip.” 2. More Than Two Teams Tied - In the case of a tie in preliminary round records involving more than two teams, the following criteria, in order, were utilized: • Point differential: The team with the greater point differential receives the higher seed. • Random drawing: The higher seed shall be determined by a “coin flip.”

Teams

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...

* Boston Celtics *

Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The ...

* Charlotte Hornets *

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January ...

* Cleveland Cavaliers * Dallas Mavericks *

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...

* Denver Nuggets * Golden State Warriors * Houston Rockets * Indiana Pacers *

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

* Los Angeles Lakers *

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

* New Orleans Pelicans * New York Knicks *

* Orlando Magic * Philadelphia 76ers * Phoenix Suns *

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

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= Influencer Tournament

= The

NBA 2K23 ''NBA 2K23'' is a basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, based on the National Basketball Association (NBA). It is the 24th installment in the NBA 2K franchise and is the sucessor to ''NBA 2K22''. The game ...

Summer League Influencer Tournament was held on July 7 at the Cox Pavilion before the first slate of games. It featured the following

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: Adrianna Brown, Austin J. Mills, Bionic Brooks, Bone Collector, Bree Green, Caleb Nash Feemster, Cam Wilder, Christopher CRSWHT Egan, Chris Staples, DC Heat,

DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive. Early life DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigran ...

, Grace Hunter, Jake Randall, Jenna Bandy, Jeremy Jones, Jordan Southerland, Kris London, Marcelas Howard, Maxwell Pearce, Pete Randall, Sniper Jones, Trey Uno Armstrong, and Whit3 Iverson.

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References

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