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The Lakers will begin their summer at the California Classic tournament, running from July 3-6. Los Angeles’ first matchup will be against this year’s co-host, the Golden State Warriors.
Start time and TV schedule
Who:Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
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When: 7:30 p.m. PT, July 3
Where: Chase Center
Watch: NBA TV, League Pass, Prime Video
Every summer, the Lakers compete in the California Classic tournament before flying to Las Vegas for the actual Summer League. Now in its eighth year, the California Classic tournament will be hosted by two teams, the Warriors and Kings. There will be seven teams participating: the Lakers, Warriors, Heat, Spurs, Bucks and Nets.
For the Lakers, most of those in this summer’s roster are considered new faces, except last year’s second round pick Adou Thiero and his South Bay Lakers teammate Chris Mañon. Although Thiero didn’t compete last summer due to injury, this is technically going to be his debut. Joining Thiero are this year’s first round pick, Cameron Carr, along with two-way signings Peter Suder and AK Okereke.
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For reference, here’s the full list of the Lakers’ summer league roster, who will be coached by JJ Redick’s assistant, Ty Abbott.
Given that the roster consists mostly of rookies and players who need to prove themselves, the hope is to have a competitive team this summer and one that can make these summer games fun and worth looking forward to. It would be nice to see Thiero and Carr get a ton of minutes and hopefully lead this team to wins.
Besides that duo, it’s always interesting to see who stands out in this roster and perhaps carve themselves a role in the organization — whether as a two-way contract signee or even a member of the Coachella Valley Lakers. Who knows? Maybe the Lakers’ next undrafted gem is on the way.
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As for now, we wait and see, but at least Lakers basketball is back. Let’s see if the purple and gold can make this summer a memorable one.
Notes and Updates
The Warriors’ summer roster will be headlined by their 11th overall pick, Yaxel Lendeborg, along with Lajae Jones and their former second pick,…
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