2018 NBA Summer League

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 tye 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

Statistical leaders
Reference:


 * Points


 * Rebounds


 * Assists

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)

Statistical leaders
Reference:


 * Points


 * Rebounds


 * Assists

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

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.
 * 1) Head-to-head result (applicable only to ties between two teams, not to multiple-team ties)
 * 2) Quarter point system (1 point for win, .5 for tie, 0 for loss, 0 for overtime periods)
 * 3) 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.

Tournament schedule
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Awards

 * 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