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2025 NBA Summer League schedule: When do Cooper Flagg, Bronny James play?
The NBA will start off summer league action in Las Vegas with Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks potentially facing Bronny James and Los Angeles Lakers.
Cooper Flagg was the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft as expected, and the league isn't wasting any time putting a spotlight on him for his first potential appearance on the court with the Dallas Mavericks.
The NBA released its 2025 summer league schedule on Friday, and a primetime matchup between the Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers that could pit Flagg against Bronny James is on tap for the first day of the NBA 2K26 Summer League. Flagg and Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said Thursday he will play for the Dallas summer league team and NBA insider Marc Stein confirmed James is slated to play for the Lakers' summer league team for the second year in a row.
If that weren't enough, Flagg's second summer league game with Dallas could be against the San Antonio Spurs and No. 2 overall pick Dylan Harper. The Mavericks' third game will be against the Charlotte Hornets, where Flagg could go against former Duke teammate and No. 4 overall pick Kon Knueppel.
There are 88 summer league games on the docket in all during July, with 76 scheduled for Las Vegas beginning Thursday, July 10 and running through the 2025 NBA 2K26 championship game on Sunday, July 20. There are also six games apiece set for smaller events in San Francisco and Salt Lake City prior to that.
Here's a look at the complete NBA summer league schedule, including how to watch every game:
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When is 2025 NBA Summer League?
The NBA's summer league schedule officially begins on Saturday, July 5 with the start of the California Classic SL in San Francisco and the Salt Lake City Summer League in Utah. Both events feature four teams apiece and end on July 8.
NBA summer league games then begin in full with the start of the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 10 in which all 30 teams participate. The championship game is slated for Sunday, July 20, with multiple games scheduled at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion every day in between.
How to watch NBA Summer League 2025: TV, live streaming
The three events that make up the NBA's summer league schedule this year ‒ the California Classic SL, the Salt Lake City Summer League and the more well-known NBA 2K26 Summer League ‒ will be broadcast nationally by ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and NBA TV. Games can also be live streamed with ESPN+ and Fubo.
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2025 NBA Summer League schedule
All games played at Chase Center in San Francisco; all times Eastern
Saturday, July 5
Sunday, July 6
Tuesday, July 8
All games played at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City; all times Eastern
Saturday, July 5
Monday, July 7
Tuesday, July 8
All games played at either Thomas & Mack Center or Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas; all times Eastern
Thursday, July 10
Friday, July 11
Saturday, July 12
Sunday, July 13
Monday, July 14
Tuesday, July 15
Wednesday, July 16
Thursday, July 17
Friday, July 18
Saturday, July 19
Sunday July 20
*game played at Thomas & Mack Center^game played at Cox Pavilion
