If you give a young, 20-something guy a few hours, maybe a day, in great American cities including Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles, you can be fairly confident that he could relate a few tales - however hurried they may be - about his time in fancy restaurants, charming "local" establishments and entertaining encounters with the cities' people.  more »

Kevin Martin took the momentum he gained during the NBA's postseason, in which he led the league in free throw percentage (29-29 FT), while averaging 13.2 ppg, to the 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League. In July, he averaged 22.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 1.8 apg as the Kings went 4-1 at the NBA's premiere summer league.  more »

Two Toshiba Vegas Summer League teams, the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers, left for Europe this past Friday to begin a two week training period across the Atlantic in which they will compete against select European teams. The Suns and Clippers are joined by fellow NBA teams the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers in holding their training camps overseas.  more »

Las Vegas played host to more than just the annual Toshiba Vegas Summer League in July. At the conclusion of the TVSL, NBA stars representing teams across the league made their ways to Thomas & Mack Center, as members of the USA Men's basketball team, to prepare for the 2006 FIBA World Championships set to tip off on Aug. 19 from Japan.  more »

Five days after the Toshiba Vegas Summer League came to a close, USA Basketball tryouts were held for a select group of NBA superstars, rookies and one collegiate freshman (Greg Oden) on the same court that held nine days of exciting summer league basketball.  more »

Toshiba Vegas Summer League PR Director Dennis Rogers has been with the league for the past three years. After watching 40 games in a span of nine days, Rogers gives us his take on the best and most surprising players of the league.  more »

Las Vegas - In addition to nearly every NBA General Manager, Head Coach, Scout and President in the crowd, the Toshiba Vegas Summer League has had many people stop in for games.  more »

The third edition of the Toshiba Vegas Summer League kicks off July 6th and will feature a record-16 first round draft picks. Andrea Bargnani (Toronto Raptors) and LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers), the first and second overall picks, respectively, in the 2006 NBA Draft, are scheduled to participate.  more »

TVSL's Dennis Rogers recently caught up with four college seniors preparing for the 2006 NBA Draft at a workout for an NBA team.  more »

The Toronto Raptors, who had a 8.8 percent chance of claiming the first overall selection, got the lucky bounce of the ping pong ball Tuesday night and now claim the first overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. The draft is slated to take place on June 28th and will feature seven Toshiba Vegas Summer League teams picking in the first 12 picks.  more »

Some of the most skilled and highly decorated college players will be on display for their new NBA team this summer at the Toshiba Vegas Summer League, which kicks off on July 6th.  more »

For Suns guard Leandro Barbosa, his first playoffs-with significant minutes-have come with unexpected pressures, namely the challenge of stepping into the starting lineup and guarding the NBA's most prolific scorer. During the 2005-06 regular season, his third in the NBA, Barbosa averaged a career high 13.1 points per game coming off the bench, but the first round of the playoffs proved to really be Barbosa's chance to shine.  more »

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League (TVSL) will take place July 6-14 at the COX Pavilion on the UNLV campus, TVSL officials announced today. The third year event and premier NBA summer league will feature 16 NBA teams showcasing the top rookies from the 2006 NBA Draft.  more »

Entering its third summer of play, the Vegas Summer League has produced some of the best young talent in the NBA. Below are a few NBA players that have made their mark in VSL and continued their solid play this season in the NBA.  more »