summer leagues
Warm-weather athletic circuits
Summer leagues are off-season basketball competitions where NBA teams evaluate rookies, second-year players, and fringe roster candidates.
The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is the most prominent, drawing scouts and fans each July.
The term extends to similar developmental leagues in other sports: He's trying to make an impression in summer league.
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
- offseasonPeriod without regular competition
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
development · youth · high school · tournaments · pickup · courts · sweat · practice · prospects · scouts · heat · conditioning · tryouts · rosters · gymnasiums · competition · draft · box scores
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- amateur basketballyouth basketball, pickup games, intramural, intramurals, AAU
- rec leaguesyouth soccer, youth basketball, youth volleyball, intramural sports, YMCA sports
- sports leaguesNFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA
- local sportslocal derby, local rivalries, grassroots sports, regional tournaments, amateur championships
- preseason tournamentsexhibition matches, friendly matches, scrimmages
summer leaguesregular season
Standard competitive period before playoffs
playoffs · postseason · league play · World Series · NBA Finals
summer, summers, summery, summered, summering, midsummer, league, leagues, leagued