Sport Basketball | Duration July 4–20, 2015 | |
League National Basketball Association Number of games 98 total gamesOrlando-25Utah-6Las Vegas-67 Number of teams Orlando-10Utah-4Las Vegas-24 | ||
The 2015 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA: the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League.
Contents
- Orlando Pro Summer League
- Teams
- Schedule
- Championship day
- Seeding criteria
- Championship Day Schedule
- Individual statistical leaders
- Honors
- Utah Jazz Summer League
- Las Vegas Summer League
- Championship
- Tournament schedule
- References
Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 4 to 10, 2015. The Memphis Grizzlies won the Orlando Pro Summer League Championship over the Orlando Magic White team, 75-73, on a buzzer-beater floater by Russ Smith in double overtime. Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic was named the league's Most Valuable Player. The Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets also participated in the Las Vegas Summer League.
The Utah Jazz Summer League was introduced for the first time in 2015, marking the first summer league to be played in Utah since the Rocky Mountain Revue was last held in 2008. Four teams participated in a round-robin format from July 6 to 9, 2015. No tournament was held, nor was there a champion named, but the Utah Jazz had the best record of the four teams, as they went undefeated with a 3-0 record. All four teams (Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs) also participated in the Las Vegas Summer League.
The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is the official summer league of the NBA. It is the premier summer league of the three, with a total of 23 teams, plus a Select Team from the NBA Development League, participating. A total of 67 games were played from July 10 to 20, 2015, across two different venues, the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas). The San Antonio Spurs won the Championship by defeating the Phoenix Suns in the championship game, 93-90. Kyle Anderson was named the league's Most Valuable Player, with Jonathon Simmons of the Spurs being named the Championship Game MVP. The Spurs championship was historic, as they were coached by Becky Hammon, the first full-time female assistant coach in the NBA.
Orlando Pro Summer League
Each team played five games. Points were awarded to teams to determine the final standings. According to NBA.com the point system works like this: each game consists of eight possible points; four points for winning the game and one point for winning a quarter (in the event of a tied quarter, each team will receive 0.5 points). In the event of ties in seeding heading into championship day, three tiebreakers will be in place: 1) total point differential; 2) total points allowed; 3) coin flip.
Teams
Schedule
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)Championship day
Each team played one game on the league's final day for either first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth place.
Seeding criteria
The seeding was determined by a team's total points after the first five days. Eight points were awarded in each game: four points for winning a game and one point for every quarter a team won. In the event of a tied quarter, each team is awarded half a point. If two or more teams had equal points, then the following tiebreakers applied:
- Total point differential
- Least total points allowed
- Coin flip
Each odd-numbered seed was paired with the team seeded immediately below it. For example, the top two seeds played in the championship game, the third and fourth seeds played in the third-place game, etc.
Championship Day Schedule
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)9th-Place Game
7th-Place Game
5th-Place Game
3rd Place Game
Final
Individual statistical leaders
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Honors
Josh Cohen of the Orlando Magic's website ranked the top five most valuable players in the Orlando Pro Summer League:
- Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic (MVP)
- Stanley Johnson, Detroit Pistons
- Russ Smith, Memphis Grizzlies
- Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers
- Justise Winslow, Miami Heat
Utah Jazz Summer League
The Utah Jazz Summer League consisted of six games. Each team played three games and each team played on each day (July 6, 7, and 9).
Teams
Schedule
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)Individual statistical leaders
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Las Vegas Summer League
A total of 67 games will be played between 24 teams. The league consists of a preliminary round (July 10–14) and an elimination tournament (July 15–16 and July 18–20). Teams will be seeded after the preliminary round for the elimination tournament.
Teams
Schedule
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)Championship
The championship is determined by a single-elimination tournament; the top 8 teams receive a first-round bye.
Seeding criteria
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Teams are seeded first by overall record, then by a tiebreaker system
- Head-to-head result (applicable only to ties between two teams, not to multiple-team ties)
- Quarter point system (1 point for win, .5 for tie, 0 for loss, 0 for overtime periods)
- Point differential
- Coin flip
The head-to-head result is extremely unlikely to apply in determining seeding, since the teams play only three games before being seeded. It is impossible for two teams to both be 3-0 or 0-3 and have played one another. It is also very unlikely that exactly two teams and no others finish either 2-1 or 1-2 and for those two teams to have played one another. Even in the situation where there is a multiple-team tie and some but not all the teams have superior or inferior quarter points, the remaining teams look first to the point differential even if only two teams remain. Unlike tiebreak criteria often found in sports leagues, multiple-team ties that are reduced to two teams by progression through the tiebreaker steps are not returned to the first step of the two-team tiebreaker.
First-round losers played consolation games to determine 17th through 24th places based on the tiebreaker system stated above. Second-round losers played consolation games to determine ninth through 16th places.
Tournament schedule
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)First round (July 15)
Second Round (July 16)
Consolation round (July 17)
Quarterfinals (July 18)
Semifinals (July 19)
Final (July 20)
Individual statistical leaders
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Honors
The All-Summer League First and Second Teams were selected by a panel of media members in attendance at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
All-NBA Summer League First Team
All-NBA Summer League Second Team
Championship Game MVP: Jonathon Simmons, San Antonio Spurs