DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced their roster for the 2015 NBA Summer League today, headlined by 2015 draft picks Justin Anderson and Satnam Singh, who will join returning Maverick Dwight Powell, for a five-game slate played in Las Vegas from July 11-20.
For the third consecutive year, teams will compete in a tournament-style schedule that will crown an NBA Summer League Champion on Monday, July 20. Dallas will open the preliminary round with back-to-back games against the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers on July 11 and 12. The Mavericks will then face the Washington Wizards on July 14 before being seeded in a tournament that starts on July 15 and concludes with the Championship Game on July 20. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.
All games will be held at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. TXA 21 will air the Mavericks game against the Trail Blazers on Sunday, July 12, and the game against the Wizards on Tuesday, July 14. The NBA TV broadcast schedule will be released at a later date. All games will be streamed live on Mavs.com.
The Mavericks will be spending their 10th summer in Las Vegas. Mavericks assistant coach Kaleb Canales will serve as the head coach of Dallas’ summer league team for the second year in a row. Before the team makes the trip to Las Vegas, a mini camp will be held at American Airlines Center in Dallas from July 7-10.
2015 MAVERICKS SUMMER LEAGUE PRACTICE SCHEDULE (all times local)
Tuesday, July 7 Practice American Airlines Center 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 8 Practice American Airlines Center 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.*
American Airlines Center 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 9 Practice American Airlines Center 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.*
American Airlines Center 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 10 Practice American Airlines Center 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.*
Additional practice/shootaround dates and times: TBD
*Open to media after practice concludes
2015 MAVERICKS SUMMER LEAGUE GAME SCHEDULE
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Time(All Times Local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat. July 11 | New Orleans | Cox Pavilion | 3:00pm |
| 2 | Sun. July 12 | Portland | Cox Pavilion | 9:00pm* |
| 3 | Tue. July 14 | Washington | Thomas & Mac Center | 2:30pm* |
| 4 | Wed. July 15 | Los Angeles | Thomas & Mac Center | 7:30pm** |
| 5 | Thur. July 16 | D-League Select | Thomas & Mac Center | 5:30pm |
| 6 | Sat. July 18 | Hawks | Thomas & Mac Center | 5:00pm** |
*Broadcast on TXA 21
**Broadcast on NBA TV
2015 DALLAS MAVERICKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Prior to NBA/Country | D.O.B. | Yrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kevin Pangos | G | 6-2 | 180 | Gonzaga/Canada | 1/26/93 | R |
| 8 | Dwight Powell | F/C | 6-11 | 240 | Stanford/Canada | 7/20/91 | 1 |
| 9 | Bobby Ray Parks | G | 6-4 | 205 | Hapee Fresh Fighters/Philippines | 2/19/93 | R |
| 10 | Okaro White | F | 6-9 | 204 | Florida State/USA | 8/13/92 | R |
| 13 | Pablo Aguilar | F | 6-8 | 235 | Valencia Basket/Spain | 2/9/89 | R |
| 18 | Maalik Wayns | G | 6-1 | 195 | Villanova/USA | 5/2/91 | 2 |
| 18 | Maalik Wayns | G | 6-1 | 195 | Villanova/USA | 5/2/91 | 2 |
| 20 | Darius Miller | F | 6-8 | 225 | Kentucky/USA | 3/21/90 | 3 |
| 23 | Justin Anderson | G | 6-6 | 228 | Virginia/USA | 11/19/93 | R |
| 23 | Justin Anderson | G | 6-6 | 228 | Virginia/USA | 11/19/93 | R |
| 27 | Jordan Crawford | G | 6-4 | 195 | Xavier (Ohio)/USA | 10/23/88 | 4 |
| 30 | Jeremy Tyler | C/F | 6-10 | 250 | San Diego HS (CA)/USA | 6/21/91 | 3 |
| 33 | Alex Stepheson | C/F | 6-10 | 270 | USC/USA | 8/7/87 | R |
| 52 | Satnam Singh | C | 7-2 | 290 | IMG Academy (FL)/India | 12/10/95 | R |
Head Coach: Kaleb Canales, Texas-Arlington
Assistant Coach: Jamahl Mosley, Colorado
Assistant Coach: Mike Shedd, Purdue
Assistant Coach: Mike Weinar, Florida
Pronunciation Guide:
Pablo Aguilar – ag-e-LAR
Kevin Pangos – PAYNE-goes
Satnam Singh – SOUGHT-num SING
Alex Stepheson – STEEVIS-son
Maalik Wayns – muh-leek WAYNE-S
Okaro White – o-CAR-o
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