{"id":731255,"date":"2026-06-28T15:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/731255\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:57:10","slug":"summer-leagues-preseason-schedules-finalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/731255\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Leagues, preseason schedules finalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Your Atlanta Hawks will be busy this offseason with exhibition basketball games. For one, in addition to their usual participation in the Las Vegas Summer League, they will also take part in a smaller, four-team Salt Lake City Summer League joining the Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, and of course the Utah Jazz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">As an added bonus, the Hawks also announced their preseason schedule for the 2026-27 NBA season much earlier than usual this week. But, let\u2019s break it down in chronological order.<\/p>\n<p>2026 Salt Lake City Summer League (July 4 \u2014 July 7)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Atlanta will play three games in four days with a summer league roster that is expected to include draft picks Kingston Flemings, Zuby Ejiofor, Henri Veesaar, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonChep\/status\/2070153256148275558?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">reported exhibit 10 signing Isaac McKneely<\/a> and others. Likely opponents include number three overall pick Cameron Boozer of the Grizzlies, number 12 overall pick Aday Mara of the Thunder, and number two overall pick Darryn Peterson of the Jazz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">All games will be played at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City:<\/p>\n<p>2026 Las Vegas Summer League (July 9 \u2014 July 19)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">As usual, all 30 teams will participate in the 2026 Las Vegas Summer League. Four games are scheduled for each team. The top four teams after those games will head to a single elimination bracket whereas the other 26 teams will play a fifth and final game to be announced later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Games will be played at either the Thomas &amp; Mack Center or the adjoining Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. The Hawks will have a quick turnaround after Utah as part of the second game overall of the entire league in taking on the San Antonio Spurs:<\/p>\n<p>2026-27 Preseason Schedule (Oct. 5 \u2014 Oct. 16)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The broadcast (TV and radio) schedules and exact tip off times have yet to be announced. The Hawks will have five games with none at neutral site venues:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your Atlanta Hawks will be busy this offseason with exhibition basketball games. 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