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Seven former LSU players to play in NBA Summer League

August 7, 2021
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BATON ROUGE – Seven former LSU players are listed to play in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas starting on Sunday afternoon.

All 30 teams are playing in the event that runs through Aug. 17 with each team playing four games before a playoff game based on records on Aug. 16-17. All games will be televised on either the ESPN family of networks or NBATV.

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Returning NBA players from this past season, Skylar Mays, will be in action with Mays playing for his Atlanta Hawks against Boston in Atlanta’s opening game on Sunday.

Jarell Martin, who was a first-round pick for the Memphis Grizzlies after his LSU career ended in 2015, is back in the summer league for the Utah Jazz. Martin played last season for the Sydney King’s of the Australian National Basketball League.

Emmitt Williams is listed on the Oklahoma City Thunder roster in the summer league. Williams played last season for the LA Clippers G-League team.

Antonio Blakeney, who has been both in the NBA and the G-League, is with Portland.

LSU’s three stars from this past season’s NCAA second-round team will also be playing in the Summer League. Cameron Thomas, the 27th pick of the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft with Brooklyn, signed his first NBA contract earlier this week. Trendon Watford signed a two-way deal and will play with Portland and Javonte Smart, who got an early start in the California Classic two days of games, is playing with the Miami Heat.

 

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE

Teams with LSU players

Atlanta Hawks – Skylar Mays

Brooklyn Nets – Cameron Thomas

Miami Heat – Javonte Smart

Oklahoma City Thunder – Emmitt Williams

Portland Trail Blazers – Antonio Blakeney, Trendon Watford

Utah Jazz – Jarell Martin

 

Game schedule for these teams (Central Daylight Time)

Sunday, Aug. 8

Boston vs. ATLANTA – 3 p.m., NBATV

PORTLAND vs. Charlotte – 5 p.m., NBATV

OKLAHOMA CITY vs. Detroit – 7:30 p.m., ESPN2

MIAMI vs. Denver – 9 p.m. NBA TV

 

Monday, Aug. 9

BROOKLYN vs. Memphis – 4 p.m. ESPN2

Phoenix vs. UTAH – 8 p.m. NBATV

 

Tuesday, Aug. 10

ATLANTA vs. Indiana – 4 p.m. NBATV

LA Clippers vs. PORTLAND – 9 p.m. ESPNU

 

Wednesday, Aug. 11

Milwaukee vs. BROOKLYN – 3 p.m., ESPN2

MIAMI vs. Memphis, 4 p.m. NBA TV

OKLAHOMA CITY vs. New Orleans, 6 p.m., NBATV

UTAH vs. Dallas – 8 p.m., NBATV

 

Thursday, Aug. 12

Washington vs. BROOKLYN – 4 p.m., ESPNU

Indiana vs. PORTLAND – 5 p.m., NBATV

Philadelphia vs. ATLANTA – 8 p.m. ESPN2

 

Friday, Aug. 13

MIAMI vs. UTAH – 4 p.m., ESPNU

Golden State vs. Oklahoma City – 6 p.m., ESPN2

 

Saturday, Aug. 14

ATLANTA vs. MIAMI – 3 p.m., ESPN2

Indiana vs. OKLAHOMA CITY – 5 p.m., ESPN2

PORTLAND vs. Phoenix – 8 p.m., NBATV

 

Sunday, Aug. 15

UTAH vs. LA Clippers – 4 p.m., ESPN2

BROOKLYN vs. San Antonio – 5 p.m., NBATV

 

Playoff Games – Aug. 16, 17 TBA

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