Opening night at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas has turned into an annual spectacle, and this year will be no different. Cooper Flagg's debut is coming — against Bronny James, no less. Flagg, the No.

Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, will be playing in the summer league for the second consecutive season. So will Jameer Nelson Jr., the son of former NBA point guard Jameer Nelson. He will be on San Antonio's summer league roster.

The Los Angeles Lakers could move on from a four-time NBA champion via a blockbuster trade to the New York Knicks.

SAN FRANCISCO – Cole Swider racked up 20 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-83 victory over the Miami Heat in the California Classic on Sunday at Chase Center. Swider and Bronny James led the Lakers to a hot start, combining for 22 points in the first half. Swider racked up 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting, while James tallied 10 points.

Ethan Taylor, an Air Force grad and Falcons captain, is chasing history with the Lakers in NBA Summer League — no Academy player has ever made an NBA roster.

The Los Angeles Lakers sent Dalton Knecht to Summer League in hopes of seeing him dominate before his second NBA season. Instead, he struggled immensely in the Lakers' first game of the California Classic on Saturday night, and Cole Swider outplayed him by a mile.

In addition to the highly anticipated rookie debuts, Summer League is a chance for past picks to show off their growth. Utah’s 2024 first-rounder Kyle Filipowski (22 pts) and 2023 first-rounder Brice Sensabaugh (19 pts) combined for 41 in the win