{"id":384858,"date":"2026-07-03T11:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384858\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:38:08","slug":"how-to-watch-nba-summer-league-california-classic-salt-lake-city-schedules-and-rosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384858\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch NBA Summer League: California Classic, Salt Lake City schedules and rosters"},"content":{"rendered":"

June is such a wild stretch in the NBA. The league crowns a champion<\/a>, holds a draft<\/a> and hurdles into trade season<\/a> and free agency<\/a>, all in about two weeks. Everyone could use a few days to cool off, right?<\/p>\n

While much of pro basketball works the phones, the young and the hopeful start July in either Northern California or the Utah mountains. That\u2019s where NBA Summer League gets its limited opening. The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are joint hosts of the California Classic, while the Utah Jazz lead a Salt Lake City round-robin showcase of their own. Together, these five days of exhibitions offer fans some laid-back looks at developing talents and dark-horse hoopers.<\/p>\n

Full summer league play goes down in Las Vegas from July 9-19, with coverage on Prime Video and ESPN properties. But there\u2019s a fair share to appreciate in the preludes.<\/p>\n

No. 2 draft pick Darryn Peterson is on the Jazz\u2019s Salt Lake City roster<\/a>, as is last year\u2019s No. 5 pick, Ace Bailey. Golden State puts recent NCAA champion Yaxel Lendeborg on the court. Darius Acuff Jr. debuts in Sacramento. The Brooklyn Nets<\/a> are set to reintroduce themselves with Mikel Brown Jr., and the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> make the trip with Kingston Flemings.<\/p>\n

Check out the full schedule below. All times are ET.<\/p>\n

You can watch NBA Summer League games on Fubo (Stream Free Now<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Darryn Peterson is an ‘awesome fit’ offensively with Utah Jazz<\/p>\n

Zach Harper and CJ Moore<\/p>\n

NBA Summer League rule changes<\/p>\n

The California and Salt Lake City circuits introduce two trial runs<\/a> to the summer league.<\/p>\n

All foul shooters take a single free throw, with that one shot worth the number of attempts it replaces, until the final two minutes of a game. To spell that out:<\/p>\n

The free throw is worth one point after a technical foul or an and-1.
\nIt\u2019s worth two after a standard shooting foul.
\nIt\u2019s worth three after a 3-point attempt.<\/p>\n

There are also \u201cconnected basketballs,\u201d which use embedded censors to collect data for future refereeing. They\u2019re meant to get more accurate whistles for rulings like out-of-bounds calls.<\/p>\n

2026 California Classic schedule<\/p>\n

The eighth annual California Classic is split between the Warriors\u2019 Chase Center in San Francisco and the Kings\u2019 Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Seven NBA franchises form the eight-team scramble \u2014 Golden State expands its invitations to fill out \u201cBlue\u201d and \u201cGold\u201d rosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Current Warriors Moses Moody, Will Richard and Gui Santos are California Classic alumni. Lendeborg gives it a go now. Kings forward Keegan Murray led all scorers in the 2022 edition; Acuff highlights Sacramento\u2019s roster<\/a> this time.<\/p>\n

In addition to Golden State, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers have participated in all eight California Classics.<\/p>\n

Miami used the 2025 competition as a true proving ground. Pelle Larsson broke out at the event with 16.5 points per game, then went on to make 54 starts in an improved sophomore campaign. Kel\u2019el Ware and Keshad Johnson also played steady minutes last year. The 2026 roster<\/a> has recent NCAA standouts like Vladislav Goldin and Ryan Conwell.<\/p>\n

The Heat, sudden employers of Giannis Antetokounmpo, are at the Chase Center. The Milwaukee Bucks, no longer employers of Giannis Antetokounmpo, are on the other side of this field at Golden 1 Center. No. 10 pick Brayden Burries leads the new-look Bucks<\/a> in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has featured the likes of Max Christie, Bronny James and Dalton Knecht in the last three California Classics. The Lakers now roster<\/a> 2026 draftee Cameron Carr and undrafted free agent Robbie Avila \u2026 better known as \u201cCream Abdul-Jabbar<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown, the No. 6 draft pick this year, is a part of the Nets\u2019 plans in Sacramento. Brooklyn also brings four of its five first-round picks from 2025 \u2014 Egor D\u0451min, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Carter Bryant goes from NBA Finals minutes to summer scrimmages with the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>. The Western Conference champs are letting new first-rounder Tarris Reed Jr. show his stuff as well.<\/p>\n

Friday, July 3
\nMiami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs, 8 p.m. at Chase Center | ESPN, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nLos Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors (Gold), 10:30 p.m. at Chase Center | ESPNU, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nSaturday, July 4
\nMilwaukee Bucks vs. Golden State Warriors (Blue), 3 p.m. at Golden 1 Center | ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nBrooklyn Nets vs. Sacramento Kings, 5 p.m. at Golden 1 Center\u00a0| ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nSunday, July 5
\nBrooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 3 p.m. at Golden 1 Center | ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nMiami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4:30 p.m. at Chase Center\u00a0| ESPN, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nGolden State Warriors (Blue) vs. Sacramento Kings, 5 p.m. at Golden 1 Center | ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nSan Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors (Gold), 7 p.m. at Chase Center\u00a0| ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nMonday, July 6
\nLos Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m. at Chase Center\u00a0| ESPNU, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nGolden State Warriors (Blue) vs. Brooklyn Nets, 8 p.m. at Golden 1 Center\u00a0| ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nMiami Heat vs. Golden State Warriors (Gold), 10 p.m. at Chase Center\u00a0| ESPN+, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nMilwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. at Golden 1 Center | ESPNU, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\n2026 Salt Lake City Summer League schedule<\/p>\n

All six exhibitions are at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus. This is year No. 11 for the event, which claims current Jazz star Jaren Jackson Jr. and former Jazz star Donovan Mitchell among its alums. Some emergents from 2025 include the Memphis Grizzlies\u2019 GG Jackson and the Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s Ajay Mitchell.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s OKC squad<\/a> is headlined by 7-foot-3 rookie Aday Mara, who won a national title this spring alongside Lendeborg. Memphis has totally smashed the reset button after its Ja Morant trade, so let\u2019s see if the Grizz test out their incoming class<\/a> of Cameron Boozer and Karim L\u00f3pez.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 VJ Edgecombe made his pro debut in Salt Lake City last July. It turned into a 28-point highlight reel<\/a> with nasty transition dunks and smooth finishes. Bailey also saw his first NBA action in that game, but he went just 3-of-13 from the field.<\/p>\n

The spotlight falls on Peterson this time around. The second pick in June\u2019s draft has become a national fixation \u2014 for both his undeniable scorer\u2019s touch<\/a> and his full-body cramp crisis<\/a>. Peterson now dons the white-and-purple Jazz jersey after an unsettled freshman season in Kansas blue.<\/p>\n

Atlanta gets early looks at Flemings, the eighth pick, and fellow first-rounder Zuby Ejiofor in SLC.<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 4
\nMemphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 3 p.m. | ESPNU, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nAtlanta Hawks vs. Utah Jazz, 5 p.m. | ESPNU, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nMonday, July 6
\nAtlanta Hawks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 7 p.m.\u00a0| ESPN, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nMemphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz, 9 p.m.\u00a0| ESPN, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nTuesday, July 7
\nAtlanta Hawks vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.\u00a0| ESPNU, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video
\nOklahoma City Thunder vs. Utah Jazz, 9 p.m. | ESPNU, NBA TV, NBA League Pass, Prime Video<\/p>\n

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