The 2018 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Sacramento Kings's California Classic Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League.
The Sacramento Kings hosted their own summer league event called the California Classic at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The event was scheduled to take place before the Las Vegas Summer League began, with the teams in place for the event involving the Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat. Eight days later, the Kings confirmed that their own Summer League event (titled the California Classic Summer League) would take place July 2–5, 2018 (taking a day off to celebrate the Fourth of July), replacing the Orlando Pro Summer League. On May 14, 2018, the Kings confirmed that report.
Four teams participated in the round-robin format of the Utah Jazz Summer League from July 2 to July 5, 2018. All four teams (Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, and San Antonio Spurs) also participated in the Las Vegas Summer League.
The 2018 Las Vegas NBA Summer League was the official 2018 summer league of the National Basketball Association. The league was held at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It began on July 6 and ended on July 17. For the first time in league history, all 30 teams participated. With every team participating, the event expanded to 82 games in 12 days. Teams competed in a tournament-style schedule in three preliminary games before seeding in a tournament; each team played at least five games and as many as eight games. The event concluded with the 2018 NBA Summer League Championship game on July 17.
California Classic In May 2018, the Sacramento Kings confirmed that they would host the inaugural California Classic from July 2–5, 2018 (taking a day off to celebrate the Fourth of July), replacing the Orlando Pro Summer League.
Teams Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors Miami Heat
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Standings/seedings # Team Tiebreaker Notes 1 Golden State Warriors 33025 2 Miami Heat 32121 3 Sacramento Kings 31220.5 4 Los Angeles Lakers 30317
Statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team De'Aaron Fox Sacramento Kings 23.0 Derrick Jones Jr. Miami Heat 21.3 Justin Jackson Sacramento Kings 17.0 Moritz Wagner Los Angeles Lakers 14.7 Kendrick Nunn Golden State Warriors 14.0
Rebounds Player Team Bam Adebayo Miami Heat 11.3Moritz Wagner Los Angeles Lakers 8.3 De'Aaron Fox Sacramento Kings 8.0Kendrick Nunn Golden State Warriors 8.0Johnathan Williams Los Angeles Lakers 8.0
Assists Player Team Xavier Rathan-Mayes Los Angeles Lakers 8.3Daryl Macon Miami Heat 7.5 Frank Mason Sacramento Kings 6.3De'Aaron Fox Sacramento Kings 6.0Derrick Walton Jr. Miami Heat 6.0
Utah Jazz Summer League Now in its fourth year, the Utah Jazz Summer League featured six games and hosted four teams. Each team played on July 2, 3 and 5. All games were played at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Teams Memphis Grizzlies Atlanta Hawks San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz
Utah Schedule All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC–6)
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Standings/seedings # Team Tiebreaker Notes 1 Utah Jazz 3217.51–1, +13 2 San Antonio Spurs 3216.51–1, -9 3 Memphis Grizzlies 3216.0 1–1, -4 4 Atlanta Hawks 3034.0
Statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team Derrick White San Antonio Spurs 23.0 Wayne Selden Memphis Grizzlies 23.0 Kobi Simmons Memphis Grizzlies 17.0 Georges Niang Utah Jazz 16.7 Tyler Dorsey Atlanta Hawks 16.3
Rebounds Player Team Tony Bradley Utah Jazz 12.3 Chimezie Metu San Antonio Spurs 8.3 Omari Spellman Atlanta Hawks 7.7 Jock Landale Atlanta Hawks 7.7 Grayson Allen Utah Jazz 7.0
Assists Player Team Grayson Allen Utah Jazz 7.5 Derrick White San Antonio Spurs 7.0 Brandon Goodwin Memphis Grizzlies 5.3 Naz Mitrou-Long Utah Jazz 4.7 Trae Young Atlanta Hawks 4.3
Las Vegas NBA Summer League The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is the official summer league of the NBA. It is the premier summer league of the three, and it is the first year all 30 teams will be participating in. 82 games were played from July 6 to 17, 2018, across two venues, the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas). The Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship featured a rematch of the previous year's teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Teams Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Charlotte Hornets Dallas Mavericks Detroit Pistons Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Pelicans New York Knicks Oklahoma City Thunder Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors Utah Jazz Washington Wizards
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Championship The championship is determined by a single-elimination tournament; the top 2 teams receive a first-round bye.
Seeding criteria
Teams are seeded first by overall record, then by a tiebreaker system. Coin toss is used if the tiebreakers below fail. Head-to-head result (applicable only to ties between two teams, not to multiple-team ties) Quarter point system (1 point for win, .5 for tie, 0 for loss, 0 for overtime periods) Point differential
First-round losers will play consolation games to determine 17th through 30th places based on the tiebreaker system stated above. Second-round losers will play consolation games to determine 9th through 16th places.
Standings/seedings
# Team 1 Los Angeles Lakers 3 3 0 1.000 10.5 2 Portland Trail Blazers 3 3 0 1.000 8 +38 3 Phoenix Suns 3 3 0 1.000 8 +33 4 Denver Nuggets 3 3 0 1.000 8 +21 5 Houston Rockets 3 3 0 1.000 6 6 Oklahoma City Thunder 3 2 1 .667 8 7 New Orleans Pelicans 3 2 1 .667 7 +31 8 Minnesota Timberwolves 3 2 1 .667 7 +19 9 Dallas Mavericks 3 2 1 .667 7 +16 10 Boston Celtics 3 2 1 .667 7 +13 11 Orlando Magic 3 2 1 .667 5.5 +18 12 Cleveland Cavaliers 3 2 1 .667 5.5 +13 13 Charlotte Hornets 3 2 1 .667 5 14 Milwaukee Bucks 3 1 2 .333 7.5 15 Indiana Pacers 3 1 2 .333 7 +2 16 Washington Wizards 3 1 2 .333 7 -6 17 Los Angeles Clippers 3 1 2 .333 6 -10 18 Atlanta Hawks 3 1 2 .333 6 -11 19 San Antonio Spurs 3 1 2 .333 5.5 -11 20 Golden State Warriors 3 1 2 .333 5.5 -20 21 Sacramento Kings 3 1 2 .333 5 -4 22 Utah Jazz 3 1 2 .333 5 -18 23 New York Knicks 3 1 2 .333 5 -20 24 Chicago Bulls 3 1 2 .333 4.5 -12 25 Detroit Pistons 3 1 2 .333 4.5 -22 26 Miami Heat 3 1 2 .333 4 -22 27 Memphis Grizzlies 3 1 2 .333 4 -41 28 Brooklyn Nets 3 0 3 .000 5 29 Toronto Raptors 3 0 3 .000 4 30 Philadelphia 76ers 3 0 3 .000 2
Bracket
Tournament schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
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Second round
Consolation round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
Final standings # Team Explanation 1 Portland Trail Blazers 7 7 0 1.000 20 Won Championship Game 2 Los Angeles Lakers 7 6 1 .857 18 Lost Championship Game 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 7 5 2 .714 16 Lost in Semifinals 4 Memphis Grizzlies 7 4 3 .571 12.5 Lost in Semifinals 5 Boston Celtics 6 4 2 .667 14 Lost in Quarterfinals 6 Detroit Pistons 6 3 3 .500 9.5 Lost in Quarterfinals 7 Toronto Raptors 6 2 4 .333 10.5 Lost in Quarterfinals 8 Philadelphia 76ers 6 2 4 .333 6.5 Lost in Quarterfinals 9 Houston Rockets 5 4 1 .800 10.5 Lost in Second Round 10 Charlotte Hornets 5 3 2 .600 10 Lost in Second Round 11 Atlanta Hawks 6 3 3 .500 12 Lost in Second Round 12 Milwaukee Bucks 5 2 3 .400 11.5 Lost in Second Round 13 Chicago Bulls 5 2 3 .400 9.5 Lost in Second Round 14 Utah Jazz 5 2 3 .400 9.5 Lost in Second Round 15 Miami Heat 5 2 3 .400 7 Lost in Second Round 16 Los Angeles Clippers 6 2 4 .333 11 Lost in Second Round 17 Phoenix Suns 5 4 1 .800 14 Lost in First Round 18 Minnesota Timberwolves 5 3 2 .600 12 Lost in First Round 19 Oklahoma City Thunder 5 3 2 .600 12 Lost in First Round 20 Denver Nuggets 5 3 2 .600 10.5 Lost in First Round 21 Dallas Mavericks 5 3 2 .600 10 Lost in First Round 22 Indiana Pacers 5 2 3 .400 13 Lost in First Round 23 New Orleans Pelicans 5 2 3 .400 10 Lost in First Round 24 New York Knicks 5 2 3 .400 9 Lost in First Round 25 Orlando Magic 5 2 3 .400 8.5 Lost in First Round 26 Sacramento Kings 5 2 3 .400 8.5 Lost in First Round 27 Washington Wizards 5 1 4 .200 10.5 Lost in First Round 28 San Antonio Spurs 5 1 4 .200 8 Lost in First Round 29 Golden State Warriors 5 1 4 .200 7.5 Lost in First Round 30 Brooklyn Nets 5 0 5 .000 6.5 Lost in First Round
Awards + Award Recipient(s) Most Valuable Player Josh Hart MGM Resorts All-NBA Summer League First Team: C Wendell Carter Jr., Chicago Bulls F Christian Wood, Milwaukee Bucks F Josh Hart, Los Angeles Lakers G Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers G Kevin Knox, New York Knicks MGM Resorts All-NBA Summer League Second Team: C Deandre Ayton, Phoenix Suns F Wade Baldwin IV, Portland Trail Blazers F Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies G Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Los Angeles Lakers G Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
References
External links 2018 NBA Summer League - NBA.com