Syracuse, N.Y. -- The NBA’s Summer League kicks off tonight in Salt Lake City and Sacramento. Thus begins what amounts to tryouts for several former Syracuse basketball players or those with Central New York ties.
Below, you’ll find a schedule, with TV locations, of every game that includes Malachi Richardson (Warriors), Tyus Battle (Timberwolves), Oshae Brissett (Clippers), Andrew White (Knicks) Tyler Cavanaugh (Knicks) and Matt Morgan (Raptors). Richardson, Battle and Brissett are Syracuse products. Cavanaugh is a Syracuse native who played at Jamesville-DeWitt High School, while Morgan played at Cornell. If you’re looking for the entire summer league schedule, click here.
The schedule includes games in the California Classic, played in Sacramento before the big Las Vegas Summer League gets underway later this week. (Note -- all the times mentioned here are Eastern times.)
California Classic
July 1
11 p.m. - Warriors (Richardson) vs. Kings, NBA TV
July 2
9 p.m. - Lakers vs. Warriors (Richardson), NBA TV
July 3
5 p.m. - Warriors (Richardson) vs. Heat, NBA TV
Las Vegas Summer League
July 5
5 p.m. - Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves (Battle), NBA TV
9 p.m. - Warriors (Richardson) vs. Hornets, NBA TV
9:30 p.m. - Pelicans vs. Knicks (Cavanaugh, White), ESPN
July 6
7:30 p.m. - Lakers vs. Clippers (Brissett), ESPNU
Midnight - Warriors (Richardson) vs. Raptors (Morgan), ESPN
July 7
5:30 p.m. - Hawks vs. Timberwolves (Battle), ESPN2
9:30 p.m. - Suns vs. Knicks (Cavanaugh, White), ESPN
11:30 p.m. - Clippers (Brissett) vs. Grizzlies, ESPN2
July 8
7 p.m. - Raptors (Morgan) vs. Bucks, ESPNU
9 p.m. - Timberwolves (Battle) vs. Spurs, ESPNU
11:30 p.m. - Lakers vs. Warriors (Richardson), NBA TV
July 9
9:30 p.m. - Raptors (Morgan) vs. Knicks (Cavanaugh, White), NBA TV
11:30 p.m. - Wizards vs. Clippers (Brissett), NBA TV
July 10
7 p.m. - Heat vs. Timberwolves (Battle), NBA TV
9:30 p.m. - Knicks (Cavanaugh, White) vs. Lakers, ESPN2
11:30 p.m. - Nuggets vs. Warriors (Richardson), ESPNU
July 11
6 p.m. - Pacers vs. Raptors (Morgan), NBA TV
10 p.m. - Clippers (Brissett) vs. Kings, NBA TV
Playoffs begin on July 12, with the NBA Summer League title game scheduled for July 15.