Sunday, July 08, 2012

Jet Chang to play for Minnesota in Las Vegas summer league

NCAA Div II Championship Basketball

Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported that Jet Chang, who went undrafted in the NBA Draft, will play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Las Vegas summer league.

According to the NBA.com, the summer league will be held from July 13-22.

Record 24 teams scheduled for July Summer League in Vegas

summer-leagueNEW YORK -- A record 24 teams will compete at the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this summer, the NBA announced Thursday. From July 13- 22, 23 NBA teams, including 11 that participated in the NBA Playoffs, as well as a team of NBA D-League Select players will compete at the Thomas & Mack Center and the COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

The 2012 competition will mark the eighth summer that the league has been held in Las Vegas since its inception in 2004. Each of the participating teams will play five game each for a total of 60 contests over the course of the event's 10 days. Gatorade will support the 2012 NBA Summer League and serve as an Associate Partner.
The games will be available on NBA TV and also on digital platforms. A complete schedule of games and broadcast information will be released at a later date.

Launched in 2004 as the Las Vegas Summer League, the inaugural event featured six NBA teams (Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards) playing a 13-game slate. The NBA joined forces with the original event organizers in 2007, and the summer showcase has expanded exponentially since its inception.
During the most recent competition in 2010, 22 NBA teams, including 11 playoff teams, competed in a 58-game schedule that featured 10 of the top 14 picks in the 2010 NBA Draft.

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