The 2026 NBA Summer League was an off-season competition held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) primarily at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas from July 9 to 19, 2026. The summer league consisted of the California Classic, Salt Lake City Summer League, and the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
California Classic The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors host the eighth annual California Classic at the Golden 1 Center and Chase Center. The games in Sacramento took place on July 4–6 while the games in San Francisco took place on July 3, 5, and 6.
Teams Brooklyn Nets Golden State Warriors (Split into “Gold” and “Blue” teams) Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat Milwaukee Bucks Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs
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Salt Lake City Summer League The Utah Jazz hosted a round-robin tournament at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on July 4, 6, and 7.
Teams Atlanta Hawks Memphis Grizzlies Oklahoma City Thunder Utah Jazz
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Las Vegas Summer League The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is an official summer league of the NBA—the eighteenth year it has been held. The league played games across two venues: the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada, which is near Las Vegas.
Format Number of Games: A total of 76 games will be played, each team will play at least five games, and each team will play four games from July 9–16. Four-Team Tournament: After each team plays four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and participate in a semifinal game on July 18, and the two semifinal game winners will participate in the championship game on July 19. The top four playoff seeds will be determined by winning percentage with tiebreakers set forth below. Consolation Games: The 26 teams that did not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game from July 17–19
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.
• Total Points: The team with the most total points will receive the higher seed
Random drawing: If necessary, the higher seed will 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.
• Total Points: The team with the most total points will receive the higher seed
• Random drawing: The higher seed shall be determined by a “coin flip.”
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