2014 NBA Summer League


The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 to 11, 2014. The other summer league was the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, having taken place at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Paradise, Nevada from July 11 to 21, 2014, with 23 NBA teams and the NBA D-League Select team participating. The Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers participated in both leagues.
The Philadelphia 76ers won the Orlando Pro Summer League Championship by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in the title game, 91–75. Elfrid Payton was named the league's most valuable player.
The Sacramento Kings won the Las Vegas NBA Summer League Championship by defeating the Houston Rockets in the title game, 77–68. Glen Rice, Jr. of the Washington Wizards was named the league's most valuable player. Ray McCallum of the Kings was named the most valuable player of the championship game.

Orlando Pro Summer League

Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Southwest Airlines Co., the official name of the league is the Southwest Orlando Pro Summer League in 2014. All games were played on the Orlando Magic's practice court in the Amway Center, not on the main basketball court at the venue. Tickets for the games were not sold to the general public.

Teams

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Championship day

Each team played one game on the league's final day for either first, third, fifth, seventh or ninth place.

Seeding criteria

The seeding was determined by a team's total points after the first five days. Eight points were awarded in each game: four points for winning a game and one point for every quarter a team won. In the event of a tied quarter, each team is awarded half a point. This differed from the previous year, when only three points were awarded for winning the game, and there were a maximum of seven total points available in each game. If two or more teams had equal points, then the following tiebreakers applied:
  1. Total point differential
  2. Least total points allowed
  3. Coin flip
Each odd-numbered seed was paired with the team seeded immediately below it. For example, the top two seeds played in the championship game, the third and fourth seeds played in the third-place game, etc.

Standings/seedings

Championship day schedule

9th-place game
7th-place game
5th-place game
3rd-place game
Championship game

Final standings

Individual statistical leaders

Reference:
;Points
PlayerTeam
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDetroit Pistons24.0
Casper WarePhiladelphia 76ers19.0
Donald SloanIndiana Pacers18.5
Mason PlumleeBrooklyn Nets18.0
Kelly OlynykBoston Celtics17.5

;Rebounds
PlayerTeam
Kevin JonesIndiana Pacers10.0
Jarnell StokesMemphis Grizzlies9.4
André RobersonOklahoma City Thunder8.3
Hollis ThompsonPhiladelphia 76ers8.0
Arinze OnuakuIndiana Pacers7.5

;Assists
PlayerTeam
Elfrid PaytonOrlando Magic7.0
Marquis TeagueBrooklyn Nets5.8
Donald SloanIndiana Pacers5.5
Phil PresseyBoston Celtics5.4
Casper WarePhiladelphia 76ers5.2

Honors

Josh Cohen of the Orlando Magic's website ranked the top five most valuable players in the Orlando Pro Summer League:
  1. Elfrid Payton, Orlando Magic
  2. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit Pistons
  3. Nerlens Noel, Philadelphia 76ers
  4. James Ennis, Miami Heat
  5. Mason Plumlee, Brooklyn Nets

    Las Vegas NBA Summer League

Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Samsung Group, the official name of the league is the Samsung NBA Summer League in 2014. Despite the fact that "Las Vegas" is not in the league's official name. and the games were actually played in Paradise, Nevada which is near but not in the City of Las Vegas, the league is nevertheless commonly referred to as the Las Vegas NBA Summer League or the Las Vegas Summer League. This is the case with links and references on the NBA's website.

Teams

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Championship

The championship was determined by a single-elimination tournament; the top 8 teams received a first-round bye.

Seeding criteria

Teams were seeded first by overall record, then by a tiebreaker system.
  1. Head-to-head result
  2. Quarter point system
  3. Point differential
  4. Coin flip
The head-to-head result was extremely unlikely to apply in determining seeding, since the teams played only three games before being seeded. It is impossible for two teams to both be 3-0 or 0-3 and have played one another. It is also very unlikely that exactly two teams and no others finish either 2-1 or 1-2 and for those two teams to have played one another. Even in the situation where there is a multiple-team tie and some but not all the teams have superior or inferior quarter points, the remaining teams look first to the point differential even if only two teams remain. Unlike tiebreak criteria often found in sports leagues, multiple-team ties that are reduced to two teams by progression through the tiebreaker steps are not returned to the first step of the two-team tiebreaker.
First-round losers played consolation games to determine 17th through 24th places. These teams either keep their own seeding or inherited that of their first-round opponent, if lower. For example, if the #9 seed lost in the first round to the #24 seed, it became the new #24 seed. Based on this, each odd-numbered reseeded team was matched against the next lower reseeded opponent with #17 playing #18, #19 playing #20, #21 playing #22 and #23 playing #24.
Second-round losers played consolation games to determine ninth through 16th places. These teams took the lower seed number of the two teams involved in their second-round games with the built-in assumption that lower-seeded teams that won their first-round games inherited the higher seed from the opponent they defeated. For example, if the #23 seed won its first-round game against the #10 seed, it was treated as the #10 seed in the second round. If the original #23 seed/inherited #10 seed then defeated the #7 seed in the second round, the #7 seed was treated as the #10 seed in the consolation round. Based on this, each odd-numbered reseeded team was matched against the next lower reseeded opponent with #9 playing #10, #11 playing #12, #13 playing #14, and #15 playing #16.

Standings/seedings

Bracket

First round
Second round
Consolation round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship game

Final standings

Individual statistical leaders

Reference:
;Points
PlayerTeam
Glen Rice, Jr.Washington Wizards25.0
Tim Hardaway, Jr.New York Knicks22.8
Jordan McRaePhiladelphia 76ers21.0
C. J. McCollumPortland Trail Blazers20.2
Tony SnellChicago Bulls20.0

;Rebounds
PlayerTeam
Cole AldrichNew York Knicks15.0
Jerrelle BenimonDenver Nuggets11.3
Miles PlumleePhoenix Suns11.0
Gorgui DiengMinnesota Timberwolves10.2
Josh DavisCharlotte Hornets10.1

;Assists
PlayerTeam
Russ SmithNew Orleans Pelicans6.4
Tre KelleyNBA D-League Select5.2
Matthew DellavedovaCleveland Cavaliers4.7
Maalik WaynsWashington Wizards4.7
Lazeric JonesChicago Bulls4.6

Honors

The All-Summer League First and Second Teams were selected by a panel of media members in attendance at the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
All-NBA Summer League First Team:
All-NBA Summer League Second Team:
Championship Game MVP: Ray McCallum, Sacramento Kings