As Las Vegas Summer League teams shuffle in and out of hot gyms, so too do the NBA’s biggest power brokers: owners, general managers, agents, union officials and more. In the stands of Thomas & Mack and in the hotel ballrooms of Vegas, deals are being discussed and struck, and the future of the league is being hammered into place.
Of course a good deal of that happens on the court as well, with the NBA’s future stars getting a crack at their first minutes against professionals. Here’s what’s been happening in Vegas during summer league:
Who stood out • Fans of the New York Knicks know a special kind of agony over the years: a moribund roster, constant changes in coaching and management and an owner who famously played a concert on draft night last year.