NBA stars of tomorrow return to Las Vegas in Samsung NBA Summer League 2016

NEW YORK — The Golden State Warriors, who set an NBA record with 73 regular-season wins in 2015-16, headline the list of 24 teams scheduled to compete in Samsung NBA Summer League 2016 from July 8-18 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus.

Samsung NBA Summer League 2016 will feature a tournament-style schedule and culminate in a Championship Game for the fourth consecutive year. Last year, coach Becky Hammon and the San Antonio Spurs were crowned champions of the 11-day, 67-game event, which set records for NBA TV viewership, consumption of digital content on NBA.com and NBA Mobile, total attendance and single-day attendance.

This year’s event will feature 11 playoff teams from the 2015-16 NBA season — including three of the four Conference Finalists in the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State and Toronto Raptors. Additionally, the Philadelphia 76ers, owners of the top overall selection in June’s NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm, will appear at Samsung NBA Summer League alongside 11 other teams with Draft Lottery picks.

Samsung NBA Summer League has long served as the launch pad for future NBA stars. Two-time Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of Golden State played in Las Vegas prior to his rookie season, …

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