NBA commissioner Adam Silver said during the Summer League that expansion is “truly a complicated issue.” Las Vegas is considered a front-runner if the league decides to expand.

You almost couldn’t turn on a summer league game without coming across a former state college basketball player, as UConn and Yale combined to have 10 former players competing in Las Vegas.

Blazers 93, Pelicans 87 • Download the NBA App • Summer League: Complete Coverage • Trail Blazers 93, Pelicans 87: Box Score | Game Detail LAS VEGAS — Rayan Rupert scored 24 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 93-87 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Tuesday evening.

Las Vegas Summer League has become sort of the opposite: Player movement comes to a halt aside from a few restricted free-agency situations playing out, the best young players only take the court for a couple of games (if that), and the entire league unwinds from a long year.

The Phoenix Suns will play their final 2025 NBA Summer League game on July 19, against the Portland Trail Blazers at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The 6:30 p.m. (MST) game will televised on NBA TV.

James Bouknight scored 25 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 102-83 win over the Houston Rockets in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Pavilion on Thursday evening.