The 2026 NBA Las Vegas Summer League gets started on Thursday night as the top two picks go head-to-head
Jul 8, 2026
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The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started. It kicks off with a seven-game slate, headlined by a matchup between the top two picks from the 2026 NBA Draft. AJ Dybantsa and the Wizards face Darryn Peterson and the Jazz (8 p.m. ET) in one of the final matchups of the day.
That matchup will be the most highly anticipated on the entire summer league calendar because of the built-in rivalry between Peterson and Dybantsa that dates back to high school. Peterson and Dybantsa also played against each other earlier this calendar year when Kansas faced BYU. Peterson got off to a strong start in that game and scored 19 first-half points for the Jayhawks. However, Peterson missed most of the second half due to cramping issues.
There are other intriguing matchups outside of the opening night. Day 2 (July 10) will feature the No. 3 and 4 picks from the 2026 NBA Draft (Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson), when the Grizzlies face the Bulls. On Day 4 (July 12), Dybantsa’s Washington squad will face the Kings, led by No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff Jr.
Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas. After the first four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and play each other in the semifinals on July 18. The two winning teams from each side will play each other on July 19 for the Vegas Summer League title. The Hornets defeated the Kings last summer in the championship game.
Here is the full summer league schedule with dates, times and viewing information. Games will be played either at the Thomas & Mack Center or UNLV’s Pavilion. Games that air on ESPN and ESPN2 are available streaming on fubo (Try for free).
Thursday, July 9Minnesota vs. New Orleans2:30 PMPrime VideoSan Antonio vs. Atlanta3:30 PMESPN2Detroit vs. Philadelphia4:30 PMPrime VideoGolden State vs. Dallas6:00 PMESPNCharlotte vs. Orlando6:30 PMPrime VideoUtah vs. Washington8:00 PMESPNSacramento vs. LA10:00 PMESPNFriday, July 10Milwaukee vs. Miami3:00 PMPrime VideoCleveland vs. Indiana3:30 PMESPN2Brooklyn vs. New York5:00 PMPrime VideoHouston vs. Denver5:30 PMESPN2Chicago vs. Memphis7:00 PMPrime VideoBoston vs. Toronto8:00 PMESPNOklahoma City vs. Los Angeles9:00 PMPrime VideoPortland vs. Phoenix10:00 PMESPNUSaturday, July 11Miami vs. Orlando2:30 PMPrime VideoNew Orleans vs. Charlotte3:00 PMESPNIndiana vs. Philadelphia4:30 PMPrime VideoNew York vs. San Antonio5:00 PMESPNDenver vs. Minnesota6:30 PMPrime VideoAtlanta vs. Brooklyn7:00 PMESPNHouston vs. Toronto8:30 PMPrime VideoLos Angeles vs. Dallas9:00 PMESPNSunday, July 12Phoenix vs. New Orleans2:00 PMESPN2Cleveland vs. Detroit3:00 PMPrime VideoCharlotte vs. Boston4:00 PMESPN2Oklahoma City vs. Golden State5:00 PMPrime VideoOrlando vs. Portland6:00 PMESPNUSacramento vs. Washington7:00 PMPrime VideoSan Antonio vs. Milwaukee8:00 PMESPNLAC vs. Utah9:00 PMPrime VideoMonday, July 13Detroit vs. New York3:00 PMPrime VideoToronto vs. Indiana3:30 PMESPN2Atlanta vs. Boston5:00 PMPrime VideoDallas vs. Memphis6:00 PMESPNMiami vs. Cleveland7:00 PMPrime VideoChicago vs. Utah8:00 PMESPNPhoenix vs. Milwaukee9:00 PMPrime VideoMinnesota vs. Portland10:00 PMESPN2Tuesday, July 14Philadelphia vs. Houston3:00 PMPrime VideoSacramento vs. Brooklyn5:00 PMPrime VideoMemphis vs. Golden State6:00 PMESPNWashington vs. Chicago7:00 PMPrime VideoDenver vs. Oklahoma City8:00 PMESPNLAC vs. Los Angeles9:00 PMPrime VideoWednesday, July 15Indiana vs. Minnesota2:30 PMPrime VideoOrlando vs. Philadelphia3:00 PMESPNUNew Orleans vs. Cleveland4:30 PMPrime VideoPhoenix vs. Detroit5:00 PMESPNUMilwaukee vs. Charlotte6:30 PMPrime VideoBoston vs. Sacramento7:00 PMESPN2Utah vs. San Antonio8:30 PMPrime VideoWashington vs. LA9:30 PMESPNThursday, July 16Dallas vs. Oklahoma City3:00 PMPrime VideoBrooklyn vs. Houston3:30 PMESPNULos Angeles vs. Chicago5:00 PMPrime VideoGolden State vs. New York6:00 PMESPN2Memphis vs. Atlanta7:00 PMPrime VideoToronto vs. Miami8:00 PMESPN2Portland vs. Denver9:00 PMPrime VideoVegas Summer League playoff schedule
Saturday, July 18
Semifinal 1: TBD vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. ET, PrimeSemifinal 2: TBD vs. TBD, 8:30 p.m. ET, Prime
Sunday, July 19
Championship game: TBD vs. TBD, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN/fubo