Cavs Begin Tournament Portion of Summer League Wednesday Against Celtics

Five days of this year’s Samsung NBA Summer League are in the books. All 24 participating teams competed in three preliminary seeding games, which started July 8th.

After defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night for their first win (81-75), the Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) have played their way to a 14th seed in this year’s summer league.

Cleveland’s first bout of this year’s summer league tournament will be played inside The Thomas & Mack Center against the Boston Celtics at 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN2.

Teams seeded 9-24 are set to play (today) on Wednesday, July 13. Winners will advance to play on Thursday, July 14, against teams seeded 1-8, who’ve earned a first-round bye. Losers of games played on Wednesday or Thursday will play a consolation game on Friday, July 15.

On Saturday, July 16th, remaining teams will play in a four-game Championship tournament. This year’s winner will be crowned on Monday, July 18.

ESPN and NBA TV will have coverage of the remaining 31 games. ESPN2 and ESPNU have the broadcasting rights to the championship rounds (July 16 – July 18). Fans can also catch the action live on ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

* Samsung NBA Summer League seeding *

1. Toronto Raptors
2. Chicago Bulls
3. L.A. Lakers
4. Denver Nuggets
5. Phoenix Suns
6. Brooklyn Nets
7. Washington Wizards
8. Memphis Grizzlies
9. San Antonio Spurs
10. Atlanta Hawks
11. NBA D-League Select Team
12. Miami Heat
13. Utah Jazz
14. Cleveland Cavaliers
15. Dallas Mavericks
16. Golden State Warriors
17. Houston Rockets
18. Milwaukee Bucks
19. Boston Celtics
20. Portland Trailblazers
21. New Orleans Pelicans
22. Philadelphia 76’ers
23. Sacramento Kings
24. Minnesota Timberwolves

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