Come la scorsa estate, la Las Vegas Summer League ospita i 30 franchising NBA per dieci giorni. Quest’anno, novità, anche due Nazionali: Croazia e Cina. Nonostante alcune assenze, si tratta del campionato estivo più prestigioso – a parte forse i Mondiali FIBA – e indubbiamente merita di essere seguito. Si comincia oggi, 5 luglio, e si finisce il 15.
Regole del gioco. Le squadre giocheranno quattro “partite in girone” per determinare una classifica e il torneo inizierà quindi dal 13 luglio. Ogni squadra giocherà almeno 5 partite. I migliori saranno in grado di farne 8.
Sul campo, un quarto di tempo dura 10 minuti, non 12, con 8 minuti di pausa all’intervallo. Previsto, se necessario, un tempo supplementare che durerà 2 minuti. Durante la fase a gironi, un secondo overtime sarà giocato con la regola della “morte improvvisa”, ovvero la prima squadra che segna vince la partita. Durante il torneo, torniamo ad un sistema classico.
Lo staff tecnico avrà diritto a due time-out per metà tempo, sapendo che ci saranno anche due timeout TV obbligatori per quarto. Ogni allenatore avrà anche diritto a un “challenge” per partita .
Alle squadre sono concessi 10 falli per quarto prima di entrare in bonus. Come a Sacramento e nello Utah, a Las Vegas ogni giocatore ha diritto a 10 falli nella fase a gironi. Durante il torneo, scendiamo a 6 falli.
Roster. Tutti i 30 roster per la Summer League di Las Vegas possono essere trovati su NBA.com .
Calendario.
Friday, July 5
Detroit vs. Croatia at 3 p.m. on NBA TV
Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Minnesota vs. Cleveland at 5 p.m. on NBA TV
Miami vs. China at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU
Dallas vs. Brooklyn at 7 p.m. on NBA TV
LA Lakers vs. Chicago at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Charlotte vs. Golden State at 9 p.m. on NBA TV
New York vs. New Orleans at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
Orlando vs. San Antonio at 11 p.m. on NBA TV
Phoenix vs. Denver at 11: 30 p.m. on ESPN
Saturday, July 6
Oklahoma City vs. Utah at 3 p.m. on NBA TV
Portland vs. Detroit at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU
Atlanta vs. Milwaukee at 5 p.m. on NBA TV
Boston vs. Philadelphia at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN
Memphis vs. Indiana at 7 p.m. on NBA TV
LA Clippers vs. LA Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU
Dallas vs. Houston at 9 p.m. on NBA TV
New Orleans vs. Washington at 10 p.m. on ESPN
China vs. Sacramento at 11 p.m. on NBA TV
Sunday, July 7
Toronto vs. Golden State at 12 a.m. on ESPN
San Antonio vs. Charlotte at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Brooklyn vs. Croatia at 4 p.m. on NBA TV
Minnesota vs. Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Denver vs. Orlando at 6 p.m. on NBA TV
Chicago vs. Cleveland at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Utah vs. Miami at 8 p.m. on NBA TV
New York vs. Phoenix at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
Houston vs. Portland at 10 p.m. on NBA TV
Memphis vs. LA Clippers at 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Monday, July 8
Oklahoma City vs. Philadelphia at 3 p.m. on ESPNU
Sacramento vs. Dallas at 3:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Indiana vs. Detroit at 5 p.m. on ESPNU
Washington vs. Brooklyn at 5:30 p.m. on NBA TV
San Antonio vs. Toronto at 7 p.m. on ESPNU
Cleveland vs. Boston at 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Milwaukee vs. Minnesota at 9 p.m. on ESPNU
New Orleans vs. Chicago at 9:30 p.m. on NBA TV
China vs. Charlotte at 11 p.m. on ESPNU
Golden State vs. LA Lakers at 11:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Tuesday, July 9
Croatia vs. Oklahoma City at 3:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Miami vs. Orlando at 4 p.m. on ESPN2
Indiana vs. Atlanta at 5:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Portland vs. Utah at 6 p.m. on ESPN2
Phoenix vs. Memphis at 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Denver vs. Boston at 8 p.m. on ESPN2
New York vs. Toronto at 9:30 p.m. on NBA TV
Sacramento vs. Houston at 10 p.m. on ESPN2
LA Clippers at Washington at 11:30 on NBA TV
Wednesday, July 10
Philadelphia vs. Detroit at 3 p.m. on NBA TV
Croatia vs. Dallas at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU
Charlotte vs. Chicago at 5 p.m. on NBA TV
Orlando vs. Brooklyn at 5:30 on ESPNU
Minnesota vs. Miami at 7 p.m. on NBA TV
Cleveland vs. New Orleans at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2
San Antonio vs. Phoenix at 9 p.m. NBA TV
LA Lakers vs. New York at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2
China vs. Milwaukee at 11 p.m. on NBA TV
Golden State vs. Denver at 11:30 on ESPNU
Thursday, July 11
Toronto vs. Indiana at 6 p.m. on NBA TV
Atlanta vs. Washington at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Portland vs. Oklahoma City at 8 p.m. on NBA TV
Utah vs. Houston at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU
Sacramento vs. LA Clippers at 10 p.m. on NBA TV
Boston vs. Memphis at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN2
*Note: All times in ET
