Hardy, rookies highlight strong Mavericks’ summer-league roster

Second-year guard Jaden Hardy and rookie first-round choices Dereck Lively II and Olivier-Maxence Prosper highlight the Mavericks’ official roster for the NBA 2K24 Summer League that tips off in Las Vegas next week.

All three players are expected to play rotational minutes in the 2023-24 season.

But first, the rookies will get their first taste of NBA action at summer league, which for the Mavericks opens July 8 against Oklahoma City at 2:30 p.m.

Others signed to the summer roster include TCU standout Mike Miles Jr., who surprisingly was not selected last week in the NBA draft and two-way contract holdovers A.J. Lawson and McKinley Wright IV.

Jared Dudley, one of Jason Kidd’s assistant coaches, will be head coach of the summer-league team.

Following is the official release from the Mavericks:

MAVERICKS ANNOUNCE ROSTER AND SCHEDULE FOR NBA 2K24 SUMMER LEAGUE 2023

 The Dallas Mavericks announced their NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 roster presented by Celsius, as well as the practice and media availability schedule prior to the team’s departure to Las Vegas.

This will be the Mavericks’ 17^th summer in Las Vegas, and the team will tip off the competition against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, July 8 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2. Following the opener against the Thunder, Dallas will face Philadelphia (July 10), Golden State (July 12) and Indiana (July 14) before the date, time and opponent of the fifth game is determined.

The Mavericks’ summer league team features Jaden Hardy, the 37^th overall pick of the 2022 draft, who tallied 20-or-more points in each of his first three career starts last season, becoming the first Maverick to ever accomplish that feat. Dallas’ Two-Way players from the 2022-23 season, AJ Lawson and McKinley Wright IV also highlight the squad, along with first-round selections from the 2023 draft Dereck Lively II (12^th overall) and Olivier-Maxence Prosper (24^th overall).

Mavericks assistant coach Jared Dudley will serve as the head coach of the club’s summer league squad. Dudley transitioned to an assistant coaching role with the Mavericks ahead of the 2021-22 season directly following a 14-season NBA career with stops in Charlotte, Phoenix, the L.A. Clippers, Milwaukee, Washington, Brooklyn and the L.A. Lakers. Dudley was selected with the 22^nd pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by Charlotte, and he spent the last two seasons of his playing career with the Lakers where he was a part of the team that won the 2020 NBA title.

Before the team makes the trip to Las Vegas, a mini camp will be held in Dallas at the team’s practice facility from July 4-6. A detailed schedule of practice and media availability times is below.

NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 is an 11-day event that will take place from July 7-17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It will feature all 30 NBA teams playing five games each aired live on ESPN Networks or NBA TV. Every game will also be available to stream on the NBA App or ESPN App. After each team plays four games, the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and participate in the semifinals on Sunday, July 16. The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game on Monday, July 17 at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN. The four playoff teams will be determined by winning percentage in each team’s first four games, with tiebreak criteria available here. The 26 teams that do not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game on either Saturday, July 15 or Sunday, July 16. Tickets for NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 are on sale now at NBAEvents.com.

2023 DALLAS MAVERICKS SUMMER LEAGUE GAME SCHEDULE

2023 DALLAS MAVERICKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

Head Coach: Jared Dudley (Boston College)

Assistant Coaches: Darrell Armstrong, Leandre Bley, Tyson Chandler, Pete Crawford, George Galanopoulos, Max Hooper, Shannan Lum, AJ Meyer, Jordan Sears, God Shammgod, Corey Wheeler, Steve Zamarripa