2026 NBA Summer League ESPN Schedule: Full TV Coverage & Championship Game

The 2026 NBA Summer League returns to Las Vegas this month, and ESPN will once again serve as a major broadcast partner. From July 9 to July 19, ESPN and its networks will televise 38 of the 76 total games (50% of the competition), with Prime Video airing the remaining matchups.

Key Highlights of 2026 NBA Summer League on ESPN

Opening Night Spotlight: The top two picks from the 2026 NBA Draft — AJ Dybantsa (No. 1 overall, Washington Wizards) and Darryn Peterson (No. 2 overall, Utah Jazz) — will face off in a marquee matchup on Thursday, July 9.

Championship Game: ESPN will broadcast the 2026 NBA Summer League Championship on Sunday, July 19 at 9:00 PM ET.

Venues: All games will be played at Cox Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas.

Networks: Coverage across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.

2026 NBA Summer League Opening Night – Thursday, July 9

ESPN’s coverage begins with a full Thursday tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN2:

4:30 PM ET – San Antonio Spurs vs Atlanta Hawks (ESPN2)

7:00 PM ET – Golden State Warriors vs Dallas Mavericks (ESPN)

9:00 PM ET – Utah Jazz vs Washington Wizards (ESPN) ← Marquee Game

11:00 PM ET – Sacramento Kings vs LA Clippers (ESPN)

Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch

Analyst: Hall of Famer Doris Burke

Reporter: Jorge Sedano

Full 2026 NBA Summer League ESPN Schedule, Dates, Start Time

All Times Eastern | Subject to Change

Thursday, July 9

Spurs vs Hawks – 4:30 PM (ESPN2)

Warriors vs Mavericks – 7:00 PM (ESPN)

Jazz vs Wizards – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

Kings vs Clippers – 11:00 PM (ESPN)

Friday, July 10

Cavaliers vs Pacers – 4:30 PM (ESPN2)

Rockets vs Nuggets – 6:30 PM (ESPN2)

Celtics vs Raptors – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

Trail Blazers vs Suns – 11:00 PM (ESPNU)

Saturday, July 11

Pelicans vs Hornets – 4:00 PM (ESPN)

Knicks vs Spurs – 6:00 PM (ESPN)

Hawks vs Nets – 8:00 PM (ESPN)

Lakers vs Mavericks – 10:00 PM (ESPN)

Sunday, July 12

Suns vs Pelicans – 3:00 PM (ESPN2)

Hornets vs Celtics – 5:30 PM (ESPN2)

Magic vs Trail Blazers – 7:00 PM (ESPNU)

Spurs vs Bucks – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

Monday, July 13

Raptors vs Pacers – 4:30 PM (ESPN2)

Mavericks vs Grizzlies – 7:00 PM (ESPN)

Bulls vs Jazz – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers – 11:00 PM (ESPN2)

Tuesday, July 14

Grizzlies vs Warriors – 7:00 PM (ESPN)

Nuggets vs Thunder – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

Wednesday, July 15

Magic vs 76ers – 4:00 PM (ESPNU)

Suns vs Pistons – 6:00 PM (ESPNU)

Celtics vs Kings – 8:00 PM (ESPN2)

Wizards vs Clippers – 10:30 PM (ESPN)

Thursday, July 16

Nets vs Rockets – 4:30 PM (ESPNU)

Warriors vs Knicks – 7:00 PM (ESPN2)

Raptors vs Heat – 9:00 PM (ESPN2)

Friday, July 17

TBD – 7:00 PM (ESPN)

TBD – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

TBD – 11:00 PM (ESPN)

Saturday, July 18

TBD – 5:00 PM (ESPN)

TBD – 7:00 PM (ESPN)

TBD – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

Sunday, July 19

TBD – 4:30 PM (ESPN)

TBD – 6:30 PM (ESPN2)

Championship Game – 9:00 PM (ESPN)

ESPN 2026 Summer League Broadcast Team

Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch, Drew Carter, John Schriffen, Sean Kelley, Marc Kestecher, Jorge Sedano

Analysts: Doris Burke, Cory Alexander, Jeremy Lin, Seth Greenberg

Reporters: Jorge Sedano, Vanessa Richardson, Taylor McGregor + additional reporters

This year’s Summer League offers fans an early look at the league’s brightest young talent, including the highly anticipated debuts of No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa and No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson.

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