The 2014 NBA Summer League consisted of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 to 11, 2014.Orlando Magic to Host Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League The other summer league was the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, having taken place at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas) from July 11 to 21, 2014, with 23 NBA teams and the NBA D-League Select team participating.Utah Jazz to Participate in NBA Summer League 2014 The Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers participated in both leagues.
The Philadelphia 76ers won the Orlando Pro Summer League Championship by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in the title game, 91–75. Elfrid Payton was named the league's most valuable player.
The Sacramento Kings won the Las Vegas NBA Summer League Championship by defeating the Houston Rockets in the title game, 77–68. Glen Rice Jr. of the Washington Wizards was named the league's most valuable player. Ray McCallum of the Kings was named the most valuable player of the championship game.
Orlando Pro Summer League Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Southwest Airlines Co., the official name of the league is the Southwest Orlando Pro Summer League in 2014. All games were played on the Orlando Magic's practice court in the Amway Center, not on the main basketball court at the venue. Tickets for the games were not sold to the general public.
Teams Orlando Magic (host) Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets Indiana Pacers Memphis Grizzlies Miami Heat Oklahoma City Thunder Philadelphia 76ers
Schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Championship day Each team played one game on the league's final day for either first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth place.
Seeding criteria The seeding was determined by a team's total points after the first five days. Eight points were awarded in each game: four points for winning a game and one point for every quarter a team won. In the event of a tied quarter, each team is awarded half a point. This differed from the previous year, when only three points were awarded for winning the game, and there were a maximum of seven total points available in each game. If two or more teams had equal points, then the following tiebreakers applied: Total point differential Least total points allowed Coin flip Each odd-numbered seed was paired with the team seeded immediately below it. For example, the top two seeds played in the championship game, the third and fourth seeds played in the third-place game, etc.
Standings/seedings # Team Tiebreaker Notes 1 Memphis Grizzlies 4 3 1 23 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 3 1 22 3 Indiana Pacers 4 3 1 21 Point Differential +32 4 Boston Celtics 4 3 1 21 Point Differential 0 5 Detroit Pistons 4 3 1 19 6 Orlando Magic 4 2 2 16 7 Miami Heat 4 1 3 13.5 8 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 1 3 12 9 Brooklyn Nets 4 1 3 8 10 Houston Rockets 4 0 4 4.5
Championship day schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
9th-place game
7th-place game
5th-place game
3rd-place game
Championship game
Final standings # Team 1 Philadelphia 76ers 5 4 1 .800 2 Memphis Grizzlies 5 3 2 .600 3 Indiana Pacers 5 4 1 .800 4 Boston Celtics 5 3 2 .600 5 Orlando Magic 5 3 2 .600 6 Detroit Pistons 5 3 2 .600 7 Oklahoma City Thunder 5 2 3 .400 8 Miami Heat 5 1 4 .200 9 Houston Rockets 5 1 4 .200 10 Brooklyn Nets 5 1 4 .200
Individual statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Detroit Pistons 24.0 Casper Ware Philadelphia 76ers 19.0 Donald Sloan Indiana Pacers 18.5 Mason Plumlee Brooklyn Nets 18.0 Kelly Olynyk Boston Celtics 17.5
Rebounds Player Team Kevin Jones Indiana Pacers 10.0 Jarnell Stokes Memphis Grizzlies 9.4 André Roberson Oklahoma City Thunder 8.3 Hollis Thompson Philadelphia 76ers 8.0 Arinze Onuaku Indiana Pacers 7.5
Assists Player Team Elfrid Payton Orlando Magic 7.0 Marquis Teague Brooklyn Nets 5.8 Donald Sloan Indiana Pacers 5.5 Phil Pressey Boston Celtics 5.4 Casper Ware Philadelphia 76ers 5.2
Honors Josh Cohen of the Orlando Magic's website ranked the top five most valuable players in the Orlando Pro Summer League: Elfrid Payton, Orlando Magic Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit Pistons Nerlens Noel, Philadelphia 76ers James Ennis, Miami Heat Mason Plumlee, Brooklyn Nets
Las Vegas NBA Summer League Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Samsung Group (), the official name of the league is the Samsung NBA Summer League in 2014. Despite the fact that "Las Vegas" is not in the league's official name, and the games were actually played in Paradise, Nevada which is near but not in the City of Las Vegas, the league is nevertheless commonly referred to as the Las Vegas NBA Summer League or the Las Vegas Summer League. This is the case with links and references on the NBA's website.
Teams Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Timberwolves NBA D-League Select New Orleans Pelicans New York KnicksAlthough the team's official name is New York Knickerbockers, it is commonly called New York Knicks. Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors Utah Jazz Washington Wizards
Schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Championship The championship was determined by a single-elimination tournament; the top 8 teams received a first-round bye.
Seeding criteria Teams were seeded first by overall record, then by a tiebreaker system. 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 Coin flip
The head-to-head result was extremely unlikely to apply in determining seeding, since the teams played only three games before being seeded. It is impossible for two teams to both be 3-0 or 0-3 and have played one another. It is also very unlikely that exactly two teams and no others finish either 2-1 or 1-2 and for those two teams to have played one another. Even in the situation where there is a multiple-team tie and some but not all the teams have superior or inferior quarter points, the remaining teams look first to the point differential even if only two teams remain. Unlike tiebreak criteria often found in sports leagues, multiple-team ties that are reduced to two teams by progression through the tiebreaker steps are not returned to the first step of the two-team tiebreaker.
First-round losers played consolation games to determine 17th through 24th places. These teams either keep their own seeding or inherited that of their first-round opponent, if lower. For example, if the #9 seed lost in the first round to the #24 seed, it became the new #24 seed. Based on this, each odd-numbered reseeded team was matched against the next lower reseeded opponent with #17 playing #18, #19 playing #20, #21 playing #22 and #23 playing #24.
Second-round losers played consolation games to determine ninth through 16th places. These teams took the lower seed number of the two teams involved in their second-round games with the built-in assumption that lower-seeded teams that won their first-round games inherited the higher seed from the opponent they defeated. For example, if the #23 seed won its first-round game against the #10 seed, it was treated as the #10 seed in the second round. If the original #23 seed/inherited #10 seed then defeated the #7 seed in the second round, the #7 seed was treated as the #10 seed in the consolation round. Based on this, each odd-numbered reseeded team was matched against the next lower reseeded opponent with #9 playing #10, #11 playing #12, #13 playing #14, and #15 playing #16.
Standings/seedings # Team Tiebreaker Notes 1 Chicago Bulls 3 3 0 1.000 12 2 New York Knicks 3 3 0 1.000 9 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 3 3 0 1.000 7.5 4 Washington Wizards 3 3 0 1.000 6 5 Utah Jazz 3 2 1 .667 8 Point differential +30 6 Portland Trail Blazers 3 2 1 .667 8 Point differential +21 7 New Orleans Pelicans 3 2 1 .667 8 Point differential +17 8 Sacramento Kings 3 2 1 .667 8 Point differential +5 9 Phoenix Suns 3 2 1 .667 7.5 10 Dallas Mavericks 3 2 1 .667 6 Point differential +27 11 Golden State Warriors 3 2 1 .667 6 Point differential +13 12 San Antonio Spurs 3 2 1 .667 3 13 Miami Heat 3 1 2 .333 8 14 Houston Rockets 3 1 2 .333 5 Point differential +4 15 NBA D-League Select 3 1 2 .333 5 Point differential -14; Won coin flip 16 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1 2 .333 5 Point differential -14; Lost coin flip 17 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1 2 .333 4.5 18 Denver Nuggets 3 1 2 .333 4 Point differential -24 19 Toronto Raptors 3 1 2 .333 4 Point differential -41 20 Los Angeles Clippers 3 1 2 .333 3 21 Milwaukee Bucks 3 0 3 .000 4.5 22 Atlanta Hawks 3 0 3 .000 4 Point differential -33 23 Charlotte Hornets 3 0 3 .000 4 Point differential -42 24 Minnesota Timberwolves 3 0 3 .000 4 Point differential -50
Bracket
* indicates number of overtime periods.
Tournament schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
First round
Second round
Consolation round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship game
Final standings # Team Explanation 1 Sacramento Kings 7 6 1 .857 19 Won Championship Game 2 Houston Rockets 8 5 3 .625 16 Lost Championship Game 3 Washington Wizards 6 5 1 .833 10 Lost in Semifinals 4 Charlotte Hornets 7 3 4 .429 13.5 Lost in Semifinals 5 Chicago Bulls 5 4 1 .800 16 Lost in Quarterfinals 6 New York Knicks 5 4 1 .800 12 Lost in Quarterfinals 7 San Antonio Spurs 6 4 2 .667 12 Lost in Quarterfinals 8 Atlanta Hawks 6 2 4 .333 12 Lost in Quarterfinals 9 Cleveland Cavaliers 5 4 1 .800 11 Lost in Second Round 10 Utah Jazz 5 3 2 .600 12 Lost in Second Round 11 NBA D-League Select 6 3 3 .500 12 Lost in Second Round 12 Portland Trail Blazers 5 2 3 .400 11 Lost in Second Round 13 New Orleans Pelicans 5 2 3 .400 10 Lost in Second Round 14 Miami Heat 6 2 4 .333 15 Lost in Second Round 15 Philadelphia 76ers 6 2 4 .333 10.5 Lost in Second Round 16 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 2 4 .333 10.5 Lost in Second Round 17 Dallas Mavericks 5 3 2 .600 11 Lost in First Round 18 Phoenix Suns 5 2 3 .400 10 Lost in First Round 19 Golden State Warriors 5 2 3 .400 9 Lost in First Round 20 Los Angeles Lakers 5 2 3 .400 9 Lost in First Round 21 Toronto Raptors 5 2 3 .400 7 Lost in First Round 22 Los Angeles Clippers 5 1 4 .200 7 Lost in First Round 23 Milwaukee Bucks 5 1 4 .200 6.5 Lost in First Round 24 Denver Nuggets 5 1 4 .200 6 Lost in First Round
Individual statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team Glen Rice Jr. Washington Wizards 25.0 Tim Hardaway Jr. New York Knicks 22.8 Jordan McRae Philadelphia 76ers 21.0 CJ McCollum Portland Trail Blazers 20.2 Tony Snell Chicago Bulls 20.0
Rebounds Player Team Cole Aldrich New York Knicks 15.0 Jerrelle Benimon Denver Nuggets 11.3 Miles Plumlee Phoenix Suns 11.0 Gorgui Dieng Minnesota Timberwolves 10.2 Josh Davis Charlotte Hornets 10.1
Assists Player Team Russ Smith New Orleans Pelicans 6.4 Tre Kelley NBA D-League Select 5.2 Matthew Dellavedova Cleveland Cavaliers 4.7 Maalik Wayns Washington Wizards 4.7 Lazeric Jones Chicago Bulls 4.6
Honors The All-Summer League First and Second Teams were selected by a panel of media members in attendance at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
All-NBA Summer League First Team: Doug McDermott, Chicago Bulls Donatas Motiejūnas, Houston Rockets Otto Porter, Washington Wizards Glen Rice Jr., Washington Wizards (MVP) Tony Snell, Chicago Bulls
All-NBA Summer League Second Team: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz Tim Hardaway Jr., New York Knicks