July 2, 2016
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans today announced its roster for the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
The Pelicans will hold a mini-camp from July 5-6 at the team’s practice facility in Metairie with media availability following the morning sessions. The team will travel to Las Vegas on July 7 prior to holding its final mini-camp practice at COX Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. New Orleans’ begins the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League on July 8 against the Los Angeles Lakers, followed by games against the Utah Jazz on July 10 and the Sacramento Kings on July 11 before beginning the single-elimination tournament. All teams participating in the Samsung NBA Summer League are guaranteed to play a minimum of five games. Teams will be seeded following the preliminary round, with the top eight seeds receiving a first-round bye.
ESPN will present all 67 games from Las Vegas across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and WatchESPN. In total, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will broadcast 25 games, including all four quarterfinal games, both semifinal games and the Championship Game on Monday, July 18 at 8 p.m. CT at the Thomas & Mack Center. Fans can also log on to ESPN3, where all 67 games will be live-streamed.
NBA-TV will also broadcast a full slate of Samsung NBA Summer League action, televising a total of 30 games.
Samsung, the official mobile device, tablet and television partner of the NBA, WNBA and NBA D-League, is the title partner of NBA Summer League for the third consecutive year. Through this partnership, Samsung provides technology solutions which power the Summer League.
Tickets for Samsung NBA Summer League are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting NBATickets.com.
Pelicans 2016 Summer League Roster (subject to change)
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Born College/Country Last Team Played For
0 Anthony Barber G 6-2 180 7/25/1994 N.C. State/USA North Carolina State Wolfpack (NCAA)
5 Ryan Boatright G 5-11 175 12/27/1992 Connecticut/USA Orlandina Basket (Italy)
13 Cheick Diallo F 6-9 220 9/13/1996 Kansas/Mali Kansas Jayhawks (NCAA)
7 Larry Drew II G 6-2 180 3/5/1990 UCLA/USA Sioux Falls Skyforce (NBA D-League)
14 KT Harrell G 6-4 212 7/5/1992 Auburn/USA Akhisar Belediye (Turkey)
24 Buddy Hield G 6-4 214 12/17/1993 Oklahoma/Bahamas Oklahoma Sooners (NCAA)
17 Damien Inglis F 6-8 246 5/20/1995 France Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)
55 Vladimir Jankovic F 6-8 222 3/3/1990 Greece Panathinaikos (Greece)
53 DJ Kennedy G/F 6-6 215 11/5/1989 St. John’s/USA Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia)
12 David Lighty, Jr. G 6-6 216 5/27/1988 Ohio State/USA ASVEL Basket (France)
55 Jameel McKay F/C 6-9 219 9/14/1992 Iowa State/USA Iowa State Cyclones (NCAA)
50 Liam McMorrow C 7-2 275 7/22/1987 Tenn. Tech/Canada Yulon Dinos (Taiwan)
21 Nick Minnerath F 6-9 215 8/11/1988 Detroit/USA Canton Charge (NBA D-League)
22 Alex Olah C 7-0 270 10/15/1993 Northwestern/Romania Northwestern Wildcats (NCAA)
Pelicans Mini-Camp Schedule
Date Event Time (Local Central) Location
Tuesday, July 5 Practice (Media Following) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pelicans Practice Facility
Practice 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pelicans Practice Facility
Wednesday, July 6 Practice (Media Following) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pelicans Practice Facility
Practice 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pelicans Practice Facility
Thursday, July 7 Travel to Las Vegas Practice (Media Following) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. COX Pavilion
Pelicans 2016 Summer League Schedule
Date Event Time (Local Pacific) Location
Friday, July 8 Game #1 vs. Lakers 7:30 p.m. Thomas & Mack Center
Sunday, July 10
Game #2 vs. Jazz 5 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Monday, July 11
Game #3 vs. Kings 7 p.m. Cox Pavilion
Wednesday, July 13
Playoffs – Round 1
TBD Thomas & Mack/Cox Pavilion
Thursday, July 14
Playoffs – Round 2 TBD
Thomas & Mack/Cox Pavilion
Friday, July 15
Consolation Round
TBD Thomas & Mack/Cox Pavilion
Saturday, July 16
Quarterfinals TBD
Thomas & Mack Center
Sunday, July 17
Semifinals TBD Thomas & Mack Center
Monday, July 18
Finals
6 p.m. Thomas & Mack Center
