{"id":771523,"date":"2026-06-27T01:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/771523\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T01:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:15:25","slug":"lakers-summer-league-schedule-2026-dates-times-and-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/771523\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Summer League Schedule 2026: Dates, Times and Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">After the 2026 NBA Draft, the league pivots to free agency and the start of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> already filling out their roster with young players set to join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/lakers-adou-thiero-offseason-focus-nba-summer-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adou Thiero<\/a> and rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/grading-lakers-decision-to-draft-cameron-carr-with-no-24-overall-pick-01kvv3ktwj9j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cameron Carr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">On Friday, the Lakers\u2019 Summer League schedule was officially announced, with the four games for the 17-time NBA champions now having dates, times and opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers Summer League Schedule<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">The storied franchise will get its Summer League stint underway against the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 10 at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center, followed by matchups against the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">July 10 \u2013 Thunder vs. Lakers (7:00 PM PT), Thomas &amp; Mack Center<br \/>July 11 \u2013 Lakers vs. Mavs (7:00 PM PT), Thomas &amp; Mack Center<br \/>July 14 \u2013 Clippers vs. Lakers (7:00 PM PT), Thomas &amp; Mack Center<br \/>July 16 \u2013 Lakers vs. Bulls (3:00 PM PT), Thomas &amp; Mack Center<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">The Lakers will play at least one more game after the matchup with the Bulls on July 16 during the Summer League, with every team playing a minimum of five games. That potential final matchup in Las Vegas won\u2019t be determined until and will be based on winning percentage.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers Continuing Signing Player to Fill Out Summer League Roster<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/01kw36p1e7vasyndmw38.jpg\" alt=\"Miami (OH) RedHawks guard Peter Suder Los Angeles Lakers\" title=\"Miami (OH) RedHawks guard Peter Suder Los Angeles Lakers\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Miami (OH) RedHawks guard Peter Suder (5) shoots from three-point range in the second half of the NCAA Tournament First Round game between the Miami Redhawks and Tennessee Volunteers, Friday, March 20, 2026, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA. RedHawks were defeated by the Volunteers 78-56. | Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Along with Thiero and Carr, who will likely be the star attractions for the Lakers during the Summer League, the team has been busy adding young players to the roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">After drafting Carr with the No. 24 overall pick in the draft, following a trade with the New York Knicks to move up one spot, the Lakers didn\u2019t draft another player, even though they a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/lakers-make-another-draft-day-trade-after-moving-up-to-land-cameron-carr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cquired a second-round pick<\/a>, which was ultimately dealt to the Mavs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">However, once the draft was officially over, Rob Pelinka and company wasted no time signing undrafted players, with the team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/lakers-act-fast-to-sign-undrafted-forward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bringing in AK Okereke<\/a> out of Vanderbilt University on a two-way deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7y\">The Lakers also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/lakers-sign-undrafted-sharpshooter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signed Miami (OH) sharpshooter Peter Suder<\/a> to a two-way contract along with Okereke. Both players will likely see considerable time on the floor during the Summer League, as they\u2019ll be looking to prove the team made the right move inking them to two-way contracts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">Los Angeles has also brought in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/lakers-add-4-more-undrafted-players-as-nba-summer-league-roster-takes-shape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">several players on Exhibit 10 deals<\/a>, signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/lakers-sign-virginia-product-jacari-white-summer-league-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacari White<\/a> (Virginia), William Kyle III (Syracuse), Robert McCray V (Florida State), Robbie Avila (Saint Louis) and Chase Ross (Marquette).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"84\">Although all eyes will be on Thiero and Carr, these young players have the opportunity to showcase their talent in what is always a fun annual event for players and fans.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"87\">Sign up to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/lakers\/onsi\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">free newsletter<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RyanWardLA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RyanWardLA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LakersOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow\"> X\/Twitter<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ryanwardla\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram<\/a> for the latest news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the 2026 NBA Draft, the league pivots to free agency and the start of the NBA Summer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3790],"tags":[7,4034,1698,300,4044,251,150,4033,4043,6],"class_list":["post-771523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-lakers","tag-basketball","tag-la","tag-la-lakers","tag-lakers","tag-lalakers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangeleslakers","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116819428939579867","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}