The NBA Summer League 2014 is back live on Tuesday and Wednesday in Las Vegas as young stars battle for their teams and the basketball game matchups have the Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, LA Clippers, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia Sixers and Phoenix Suns in action from NBA.com online.
Andrew Wiggins has started off his NBA career well, as he is lighting things up in Vegas for the Cavaliers and he has been seen dunking and playing some strong defense as well. Wiggins needs some work from long range and he likely will not be able to drive like he has been in Vegas, but the Cavs are very happy with him and while a Kevin Love trade could be in the works, it will not include Wiggins. Anthony Bennett has looked better here than he did during the season and if he can be a little bit better overall, the Cavaliers will be in fine position with James.
The Cavaliers have LeBron James back and now they could look at a Kevin Love trade, but the Wolves want Wiggins and they are not giving him up. Jabari Parker has looked good for the Bucks so far and he should get plenty of playing time there and he has a very good chance to be a star in this league. Parker has an NBA ready body and he also has shown that he can score, even if it's just the summer league. Parker will have a tough time turning this team into a winner, but he will be a strong part of it.
The Knicks have been using Derek Fisher to get some experience heading into his first season as head coach and he has Tim Hardaway Jr playing well, but there is always a chance he will get traded. Hardaway needs to work on his passing more, but he had 25 points in one of the early games and coming into the middle of the week, the team was atop the standings with three wins. While it's just the summer league, after the season the Knicks had, any positive spin is good and getting Carmelo Anthony back only helps that.
The Summer League continues this week and then hits the bracket format on Wednesday and Thursday, with Round 1 and Round 2 playing out. The quarterfinals picks up after that followed by the semis and finals and this gives teams in the league a chance to match up with one another in more intense games and it also is a great opportunity for rookies to start their professional careers. Teams also use the summer league to test out new plays and players in different spots and young stars who need more minutes like Tim Hardaway Jr. with the Knicks.
Check here for the NBA Summer League live stream coverage from the NBA.com website.
