2014 NBA Summer League

2014 NBA Summer League
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationJuly 5–21, 2014
Number of games92 total (between 4 and 8 for each team)
Number of teams31
TV partner(s)NBA TV
Orlando Pro Summer League
Season championsPhiladelphia 76ers
  Runners-upMemphis Grizzlies
Season MVPElfrid Payton
Top scorerKentavious Caldwell-Pope
Las Vegas NBA Summer League
Season championsSacramento Kings
  Runners-upHouston Rockets
Top seedChicago Bulls
Season MVPGlen Rice Jr. (league)
Ray McCallum (championship game)
Top scorerGlen Rice Jr.
NBA Summer League seasons

The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 to 11, 2014.[1] The other summer league was the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, having taken place at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas) from July 11 to 21, 2014, with 23 NBA teams and the NBA D-League Select team participating.[2] The Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers participated in both leagues.

The Philadelphia 76ers won the Orlando Pro Summer League Championship by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in the title game, 91–75. Elfrid Payton was named the league's most valuable player.[3]

The Sacramento Kings won the Las Vegas NBA Summer League Championship by defeating the Houston Rockets in the title game, 77–68. Glen Rice Jr. of the Washington Wizards was named the league's most valuable player.[4] Ray McCallum of the Kings was named the most valuable player of the championship game.[5]

  1. ^ Orlando Magic to Host Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League
  2. ^ Utah Jazz to Participate in NBA Summer League 2014
  3. ^ "Ranking Most Valuable Players at 2014 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League: #1 Elfrid Payton, Magic". Josh Cohen. Orlando Magic. July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Rice, Jr. Named MVP, Leads All-NBA Summer League Team". NBA. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Recap: Kings 77, Rockets 68". NBA. July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.