SACRAMENTO, CA ---- The Sacramento Kings will hold a mini-camp July 6-10 in Las Vegas prior to competing in the 2014 Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas from July 11-21 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. Sacramento has participated in the last eight NBA Summer Leagues. The team will play at least five games, beginning with its first contest on Friday, July 11, against the San Antonio Spurs. Coached by Chris Jent, the Kings will feature several players from their 2013-14 regular season roster - Quincy Acy, Jared Cunningham, Ben McLemore, Ray McCallum and Derrick Williams – as well as 2014 draft selection Nik Stauskas (8th overall).
For the second consecutive year, the event will feature a tournament-style schedule, culminating in the crowning of the Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 Champion on July 21. The 24 teams will each play three games during July 11-15 before being seeded in the tournament. Each team will play no fewer than five games during the Samsung NBA Summer League.
Kings.com will provide comprehensive coverage of the Samsung NBA Summer League. NBA TV will televise all 67 games, including a total of 38 games live during the event, including the Championship Game on July 21. In addition, fans will again be able to watch, via a subscription-based package, every Samsung NBA Summer League game live at https://nba.com/summerleague and on the NBA Summer League app.
Tickets for the 2014 Samsung NBA Summer League are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting NBATickets.com, or by calling 702-739-FANS.
2014 KINGS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE
2014 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SACRAMENTO KINGS MINI-CAMP ROSTER (16 players)
SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH - Chris Jent (College - Ohio State)
ASSISTANT COACH - Corliss Williamson (Arkansas), Micah Nori (College - Indiana)
ASST. COACH/DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT - Dee Brown (College – Jacksonville)
ASST. COACH/ASST. DIR. OF PLAYER DEV. - Ryan Bowen (College – Iowa)
HEAD COACH - Michael Malone (College – Loyola (MD))
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE - Pete Youngman (College - Ithaca)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER - Manny Romero (College – Loyola Marymount)
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE - Chip Schaefer (College – Utah)