The Golden State Warriors have a lot of intriguing young talent after winning three of the last seven NBA championships, and two of their rookies played well at NBA Summer League on Monday.
NBA Summer League
The NBA’s Vegas Summer League began its 10-day run Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. Nine games are scheduled for Monday.
The NBA’s 10-day Vegas Summer League began Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, ending a one-year hiatus because of the COVID pandemic.
The NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas begins Sunday and will conclude Aug. 17 with the championship game.
Not long after the Westgate posted futures odds on the winner of the NBA Summer League title game, a bettor wagered $500 to win $6,000 on the New York Knicks (12-1).
The Westgate sportsbook installed Brooklyn as the 3-1 favorite to win the 2022 NBA championship and made the Lakers the +450 second choice.
The Suns have faced the Los Angeles Lakers without Anthony Davis, the Denver Nuggets without Jamal Murray and the LA Clippers without Kawhi Leonard.
The NBA Summer League on Tuesday announced plans via Twitter to hold the basketball extravaganza in August at the Thomas Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the +250 favorites to repeat as NBA champions in the 2020-21 season, scheduled to tip off Tuesday.
The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted substantial financial damage on the Las Vegas sports scene. Fans may need patience before a full recovery takes place.
Albert Hall is hoping to salvage Vegas Summer League in the fall, but for now is focusing his efforts on The Basketball Tournament, which begins Saturday.
The Vegas Summer League has transformed from a six-team enterprise into a full-on basketball convention, complete with all 30 NBA teams and two packed arenas each day.
The consensus opinion of 10 Las Vegas oddsmakers is that the NBA will be the first major U.S. sports league to play a game, with the consensus over-under date July 1.
If the NBA and NHL return and go directly to the playoffs, the Westgate’s Jeff Sherman posted on Twitter what the sportsbook would have for first-round series prices.
Clay Travis of “Outkick the Coverage” advocated that the NBA consider finishing its season at four arenas in Las Vegas with players housed at the empty Strip hotels.