The 2016 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League.2016 NBA Summer League | Schedules, Stats, Scores and Highlights | July 2-18 in Orlando, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas on NBA.com
Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 2 to 8, 2016. The Orlando Magic (White) won the Orlando Pro Summer League championship over the Detroit Pistons, 87–84 in overtime. Arinze Onuaku of Orlando Magic (White) was named the MVP. The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat also participated in the Las Vegas Summer League.
The Utah Jazz Summer League was introduced for the first time last year, marking the first summer league to be played in Utah since the Rocky Mountain Revue was last held in 2008. Four teams participated in a round-robin format from July 4 to 7, 2016. No tournament was held, nor was there a champion named, but the Boston Celtics had the best record of the four teams with an undefeated record of 3–0. All four teams (Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs) also participated in the Las Vegas Summer League.
The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is the official summer league of the National Basketball Association. It is the premier summer league of the three, with a total of 23 teams, plus a Select Team from the NBA Development League, participating. A total of 67 games were played from July 8 to 18, 2016, at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas). The Chicago Bulls won the championship by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in the final, 84–82, on a buzzer-beater by Denzel Valentine in overtime. Tyus Jones was named the league's Most Valuable Player, with Jerian Grant of the Bulls being named the championship game MVP.
Orlando Pro Summer League Officially known as the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League for sponsorship reasons, this 25-game, week-long event will feature ten teams. Each team will play five games over the course of the week, with a championship day being played on the final day of the league. A point system will establish the standings leading up to the final day, with eight points awarded each game based on: four points for winning the game and one point for winning a quarter (in the event of a tied quarter, each team will receive 0.5 points). In the event of ties in seeding heading into championship day, three tiebreakers will be in place: 1) total point differential; 2) total points allowed; 3) coin flip.
Teams
Orlando Magic White (host) Orlando Magic Blue (host) Charlotte Hornets Dallas Mavericks Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Clippers Miami Heat New York Knicks Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
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Day 5
Day 6
Championship day Each team will play one game on the league's final day for either first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth place.
Seeding Criteria The seeding will be determined by a team's total points after the first five days. Eight points will be 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. 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 will be paired with the team seeded immediately below it. For example, the top two seeds will play in the championship game, the third and fourth seeds will play in the third-place game, etc.
Standings/seedings # Team Tiebreaker Notes 1 Detroit Pistons 4 4 0 28.5 2 Orlando Magic White 4 4 0 26 3 Miami Heat 4 3 1 23 4 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 3 1 20 5 Charlotte Hornets 4 2 2 16.5 6 Dallas Mavericks 4 1 3 12 7 Indiana Pacers 4 1 3 11 8 Orlando Magic Blue 4 1 3 9 9 New York Knicks 4 1 3 8 10 Los Angeles Clippers 4 0 4 6
Championship Day Schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Ninth Place Game
Seventh Place Game
Fifth Place Game
Third Place Game
Championship
Final standings # Team 1 Orlando Magic (White) 5 5 0 1.000 2 Detroit Pistons 5 4 1 .800 3 Oklahoma City Thunder 5 4 1 .800 4 Miami Heat 5 3 2 .600 5 Dallas Mavericks 5 2 3 .400 6 Charlotte Hornets 5 2 3 .400 7 Indiana Pacers 5 2 3 .400 8 Orlando Magic (Blue) 5 1 4 .200 9 New York Knicks 5 2 3 .400 10 Los Angeles Clippers 5 0 5 .000
Statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team Cameron Payne Oklahoma City Thunder 18.8 Chasson Randle New York Knicks 18.3 Vander Blue Dallas Mavericks 17.4 Semaj Christon Oklahoma City Thunder 16.8 Josh Richardson Miami Heat 16.7
Rebounds Player Team Brandon Ashley Dallas Mavericks 11.0 Arinze Onuaku Orlando Magic White 9.8 Tyler Honeycutt Dallas Mavericks 9.0 Dakari Johnson Oklahoma City Thunder 8.6 Devin Booker New York Knicks 8.0
Assists Player Team Nick Johnson Orlando Magic Blue 7.4 Michael Gbinije Detroit Pistons 5.0 Chasson Randle New York Knicks 5.0 Josh Richardson Miami Heat 4.7 Darius Adams Dallas Mavericks 4.6
Honors Josh Cohen of the Orlando Magic's website ranked the top five most valuable players in the Orlando Pro Summer League Arinze Onuaku, Orlando Magic White (MVP) Stanley Johnson, Detroit Pistons Cameron Payne, Oklahoma City Thunder Josh Richardson, Miami Heat Glenn Robinson III, Indiana Pacers
Utah Jazz Summer League In its now second year, the Utah Jazz Summer League will host four teams. Each team will play each other in a round-robin format for a total of six games, with each team playing each day (July 4, 5, and 7).
Teams
Utah Jazz (host) Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers San Antonio Spurs
Utah Schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Final results # Team 1 Boston Celtics 3 3 0 7.5 2 San Antonio Spurs 3 2 1 7 3 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1 2 6 4 Utah Jazz 3 0 3 3.5
Statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team Kyle Anderson San Antonio Spurs 23.7 Jonathon Simmons San Antonio Spurs 22.0 Dejounte Murray San Antonio Spurs 21.0 Trey Lyles Utah Jazz 20.3 Terry Rozier Boston Celtics 19.0
Rebounds Player Team Trey Lyles Utah Jazz 10.3 Kyle Anderson San Antonio Spurs 8.3 Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers 7.5 Guerschon Yabusele Boston Celtics 7.0 Terry Rozier Boston Celtics 6.3
Assists Player Team Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers 5.5 T. J. McConnell Philadelphia 76ers 5.0 Terry Rozier Boston Celtics 5.0 Kyle Anderson San Antonio Spurs 4.3 Ryan Arcidiacono San Antonio Spurs 3.7
Las Vegas NBA Summer League Officially known as the Samsung NBA Summer League for sponsorship reasons, the Las Vegas NBA Summer League is the official summer league of the NBA. It is the premier summer league of the three, with a total of 23 teams, plus a Select Team from the NBA Development League, participating. A total of 67 games will be played from July 8 to 18, 2016, at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas). Teams will compete in three preliminary games beginning on July 8 before being seeded in a tournament that leads to the Championship Game on July 18. Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas.
Teams
Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Memphis Grizzlies Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Minnesota Timberwolves NBA D-League Select New Orleans Pelicans Philadelphia 76ers Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors Utah Jazz Washington Wizards
Las Vegas Schedule Source: All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
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Day 4
Day 5
Championship The championship is determined by a single-elimination tournament; the top 8 teams receive a first-round bye.
Seeding criteria
Teams are 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
First-round losers will play consolation games to determine 17th through 24th places based on the tiebreaker system stated above. Second-round losers will play consolation games to determine ninth through 16th places.
Standings/seedings
# Team 1 Toronto Raptors 3 3 0 1.000 9 +54 2 Chicago Bulls 3 3 0 1.000 9 +25 3 Los Angeles Lakers 3 3 0 1.000 7 4 Denver Nuggets 3 2 1 .667 8 5 Phoenix Suns 3 2 1 .667 7 +17 6 Brooklyn Nets 3 2 1 .667 7 +11 7 Washington Wizards 3 2 1 .667 6.5 +9 8 Memphis Grizzlies 3 2 1 .667 6.5 -20 9 San Antonio Spurs 3 2 1 .667 6 +15 10 Atlanta Hawks 3 2 1 .667 6 +6 11 NBA D-League Select 3 2 1 .667 6 +3 12 Miami Heat 3 2 1 .667 5.5 13 Utah Jazz 3 1 2 .333 8 14 Cleveland Cavaliers 3 1 2 .333 6.5 15 Dallas Mavericks 3 1 2 .333 6 +2 16 Golden State Warriors 3 1 2 .333 6 -7 17 Houston Rockets 3 1 2 .333 6 -11 18 Milwaukee Bucks 3 1 2 .333 5.5 19 Boston Celtics 3 1 2 .333 5 20 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1 2 .333 3 21 New Orleans Pelicans 3 1 2 .333 2.5 22 Philadelphia 76ers 3 0 3 .000 5.5 23 Sacramento Kings 3 0 3 .000 3.5 24 Minnesota Timberwolves 3 0 3 .000 3
Bracket
Tournament schedule All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Source:
First round
Second round
Consolation Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Final standings # Team Explanation 1 Chicago Bulls 7 7 0 1.000 20 Won Championship Game 2 Minnesota Timberwolves 8 4 4 .500 15.5 Lost Championship Game 3 Phoenix Suns 6 4 2 .667 13.5 Lost in Semifinals 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 7 4 3 .571 15 Lost in Semifinals 5 Toronto Raptors 5 4 1 .800 13 Lost in Quarterfinals 6 Denver Nuggets 5 3 2 .600 13 Lost in Quarterfinals 7 Brooklyn Nets 5 3 2 .600 11 Lost in Quarterfinals 8 Washington Wizards 5 3 2 .600 10.5 Lost in Quarterfinals 9 Atlanta Hawks 6 4 2 .667 14 Lost in Second Round 10 Los Angeles Lakers 5 3 2 .600 11 Lost in Second Round 11 Utah Jazz 6 3 3 .500 13 Lost in Second Round 12 Miami Heat 6 3 3 .500 12 Lost in Second Round 13 Dallas Mavericks 6 3 3 .500 11 Lost in Second Round 14 Memphis Grizzlies 5 2 3 .400 8.5 Lost in Second Round 15 Philadelphia 76ers 6 2 4 .333 14.5 Lost in Second Round 16 Golden State Warriors 6 2 4 .333 11.5 Lost in Second Round 17 NBA D-League Select 5 3 2 .600 8.5 Lost in First Round 18 San Antonio Spurs 5 3 2 .600 8 Lost in First Round 19 Houston Rockets 5 2 3 .400 11 Lost in First Round 20 Portland Trail Blazers 5 2 3 .400 6 Lost in First Round 21 Boston Celtics 5 1 4 .200 8.5 Lost in First Round 22 Milwaukee Bucks 5 1 4 .200 7.5 Lost in First Round 23 New Orleans Pelicans 5 1 4 .200 5 Lost in First Round 24 Sacramento Kings 5 0 5 .000 6.5 Lost in First Round
Statistical leaders Reference:
Points Player Team Trey Lyles Utah Jazz 29.0 Devin Booker Phoenix Suns 26.0 Jordan McRae Cleveland Cavaliers 24.3 Kris Dunn 24.0 Emmanuel Mudiay Denver Nuggets 23.0
Rebounds Player Team Alan Williams Phoenix Suns 11.2 Thon Maker Milwaukee Bucks 9.6 Cheick Diallo New Orleans Pelicans 9.4 Bobby Portis Chicago Bulls 9.4 Michael Beasley Houston Rockets 9.0
Assists Player Team Tyus Jones 6.8 Devin Booker Phoenix Suns 6.5 Tyler Ulis Phoenix Suns 6.3 Emmanuel Mudiay Denver Nuggets 6.0 T. J. McConnell Philadelphia 76ers 5.8
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 Tyus Jones, Minnesota Timberwolves (2016 Tournament MVP) Jordan McRae, Cleveland Cavaliers Bobby Portis, Chicago Bulls Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers Alan Williams, Phoenix Suns
All-NBA Summer League Second Team Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics Thon Maker, Milwaukee Bucks Kelly Oubre Jr., Washington Wizards Norman Powell, Toronto Raptors