2016 NBA Summer League

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Sport Basketball TV partner(s) NBA TV & ESPN		Duration July 2–18, 2016
League National Basketball Association Number of games 98 total gamesOrlando-25Utah-6Las Vegas-67 Number of teams Orlando-10Utah-4Las Vegas-24

The 2016 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League.

Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 2 to 8, 2016. The Orlando Magic (White) won the Orlando Pro Summer League championship over the Detroit Pistons, 87–84 in overtime. Arinze Onuaku of Orlando Magic (White) was named the MVP. The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat also participated in the Las Vegas Summer League.

The Utah Jazz Summer League was introduced for the first time last year, 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 4 to 7, 2016. No tournament was held, nor was there a champion named, but the Boston Celtics had the best record of the four teams with an undefeated record of 3–0. 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 National Basketball Association. 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 8 to 18, 2016, across two different venues, the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas). The Chicago Bulls won the championship by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in the final, 84–82, on a buzzer-beater by Denzel Valentine in overtime. Tyus Jones was named the league's Most Valuable Player, with Jerian Grant of the Bulls being named the championship game MVP.

Orlando Pro Summer League

Officially known as the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League for sponsorship reasons, this 25-game, week-long event will feature ten teams. Each team will play five games over the course of the week, with a championship day being played on the final day of the league. A point system will establish the standings leading up to the final day, with eight points awarded each game based on: 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

Orlando Magic (White) (host)

Orlando Magic Blue (host)

Oklahoma City Thunder

Orlando Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Championship day

Each team will play one game on the league's final day for either first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth place.

Seeding Criteria

The seeding will be determined by a team's total points after the first five days. Eight points will be 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 will be paired with the team seeded immediately below it. For example, the top two seeds will play in the championship game, the third and fourth seeds will play in the third-place game, etc.

Championship Day Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Ninth Place Game

Seventh Place Game

Fifth Place Game

Third Place Game

Championship

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

Arinze Onuaku, Orlando Magic White (MVP)
Stanley Johnson, Detroit Pistons
Cameron Payne, Oklahoma City Thunder
Josh Richardson, Miami Heat
Glenn Robinson III, Indiana Pacers

Utah Jazz Summer League

In its now second year, the Utah Jazz Summer League will host four teams. Each team will play each other in a round-robin format for a total of six games, with each team playing each day (July 4, 5, and 7).

Teams

Utah Jazz (host)

Boston Celtics

Philadelphia 76ers

San Antonio Spurs

Utah Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Statistical leaders

Reference:

Las Vegas NBA Summer League

Officially known as the Samsung NBA Summer League for sponsorship reasons, 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 will be played from July 8 to 18, 2016, across two different venues, the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas). Teams will compete in three preliminary games beginning on July 8 before being seeded in a tournament that leads to the Championship Game on July 18. Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Schedule

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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

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

First-round losers will play consolation games to determine 17th through 24th places based on the tiebreaker system stated above. Second-round losers will play consolation games to determine ninth through 16th places.