The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started with a seven-game slate. The headlining matchup of the multi-week event from Sin City will feature No.

League tips off today, showing off dozens of NBA rookies with their new squads. Top-five picks, first and second-rounders are set to prove themselves ahead of the 2025-26 season. Here are a few rookies to keep an eye on in today’s initial Summer League action: The Pelicans and Timberwolves will kick off the Summer League slate in Las Vegas with a game at 2:30 p.

The 2K26 Summer League tips off in Las Vegas on Thursday, opening up an 11-day competition in which all 30 teams will play a combined 76 games.