SAN ANTONIO -- No. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama of San Antonioand No. 2 pick Brandon Miller of Charlottemight go head-to-head on the first day of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
The NBA has San Antonio playing Charlotte on July 7, which is opening day in Las Vegas. It'll be a summer rematch; the same two teams are playing at the California Classic in Sacramento on July 3, the first day of that event.
Both Wembanyama and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich have said the generational French talent will play this summer. It's just not clear how many times he'll play, or if he'll play in Sacramento, Las Vegas or both.
But the NBA is setting it up for prime time on Day 1 in Vegas, just in case. The San Antonio-Charlotte game that day, as well as a matchup between Portlandand Houston-- meaning No. 3 pick Scoot Henderson of the Trail Blazers and No. 4 pick Amen Thompson of the Rockets -- will both be televised that night on ESPN.
"I can't wait to wear my first Spurs jersey," Wembanyama said.
Summer League in Las Vegas runs July 7-17, overlapping with the inaugural NBA Con event -- the league's new celebration of basketball and culture -- at the beginning of the tournament.
Other key summer league matchups and notes: