NBA Summer League Coaches List 2023

Assistant coaches usually take on the coaching role in the NBA Summer League. Quin Snyder will be leading the Atlanta Hawks team this July.

All the coaches for Summer League are listed below:

Ryan Bowen 

Ryan Bowen is the assistant coach of the 2023 NBA champion Denver Nuggets. Bowen joined Nuggets in 1999 and played for five seasons.

The former power forward was hired by the Nuggets for the assistant coach role in 2011. Bowen also coached his team in the Summer League.

Before, fully committing to the Nuggets, Ryan also worked as an assistant coach and assistant director of players with the Sacramento Kings. 

Jama Mahalalela

Jama Mahalelela is the assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors. Mahalalela has previously served as the head coach of Raptors 905. 

During his time with GSW, they were able to secure the title after the beating Boston Celtics in 2022. It is said, that Mahlalela would return to Toronto Raptors as Darko Rajakovic's top coach. His duties are likely to be replaced by Jacob Rubin.

Phil Handy

Handy was a college basketball player during his younger days. He also played professionally overseas and at Golden State, before kickstarting his coaching career. 

Currently, Phil is the assistant coach and player development trainer of the Lakers. Moreover, Handy has reached six consecutive NBA finals. 

Phil won four championships from 2015-2018 with Cleveland Cavaliers. He also won one with Toronto Raptors and another one with LA Lakers. 

Vin Baker

Vin Baker serves as an assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks from 2018-present. He has significant achievements as an NBA player with a four-time NBA All-Star record. 

Baker also has a title championship as an assistant coach for Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. Before, winning a title as a coach, he was on a team with Dennis Rodman as part of "basketball diplomacy" to North Korea. 

Baker shall lead the 2023 NBA summer league, the roster shall include players like Hugo Besson, MarJon Beauchamp, Tyler Cook, and others. 

Dice Yoshimoto

Dice Yoshimoto is an assistant coach of the New York Knicks. He studied at Johnson & Wales University and majored in Sports, Event, and Entertainment Management. 

Yoshimoto has worked under Tom Thibodeau in his current tenure with the NY Knicks. Dice has also followed Tom throughout his career.

Before joining NY Knicks, Dice was in Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves alongside Tom. Both of them joined the Knicks team in 2020.

Malik Allen

Malik Allen is a current Miami Heat assistant coach. Allen will be leading the Heats in the Summer League in the absence of Erik Spoelstra.

Allen began his career with San Diego Wildfire in ABA. He later became an NBA athlete playing for Heat, Bulls, and Mavericks, and Nuggets.

Malik began his coaching career as an assistant coach for Detroit Pistons in 2014. Later, he accepted the position of assistant coach for Miami and has been an important figure in the team. 

Ronald Nored

Ronald Nored is the current coach of the Atlanta Hawks. Noret was also a former point guard for Butler University's basketball team. 

He also served as a coach for Butler University, Brownsburg HS, South Alabama Jaguars, Main Red Claws, and Northern Kentucky University. 

Roland was hired by Brooklyn Nets to serve as a head coach for Long Island Nets in 2016. Later, he joined Atlanta Hawks after they offered him an assistant position. 

The salary for NBA Summer League players is $1500 for the duration of the competition. They are also provided accommodation and travel.

Moreover, it is an encouragement to keep the players in shape and participate in training. It might pale in comparison to the highest-paid NBA players but they shall receive remuneration for hard work.

On the other hand, the head coaches of the NBA summer league teams are likely to be paid according to their contractual arrangements.

NBA Summer League Player Salary

Summer League NBA players are paid around $136 per day. Most of them are either high schoolers or college players thus it is an opportunity to make it into NBA. 

Netizens on various social sites like Quora and Reddit have stated that it is an audition for NBA which holds prospects for a player to earn an official contract. 

Players like Nate Robinson, Blake Griffin, Kyle Anderson, Lonzo Ball, Randy Foye, and Davion Mitchell made a name for themselves by winning Las Vegas MVP. 

NBA 2k24 Summer League Coach Salary

NBA 2k24 Summer League Coach salary is not publicly disclosed. It is likely that they will receive payment according to their reigning contract.

Moreover, coaches do get chances to receive bonuses based on their performance, scouting, and improving the game of the respective team. 

It shall also give them a precedent to exercise their creativity and new ideas that will translate into the official season of the NBA. Thus, the summer league serves a purpose for the assistant coach to think in the headspace of the head coach. 

NBA Summer League Roster 2023

NBA Summer League Roster 2023 features players from all 30 teams of the NBA. The teams are divided into Eastern and Western conferences.

The eastern conference team includes 15 East states like Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Chicago, Clevland, Detroit, Indiana, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Washington. 

Some of the prominent players in the 2023 NBA Summer League are:

• Victor Wembanyama
• Chet Holmgren
• Brandon Miller
• Jabari Smith
• Shaedon Sharpe
• Amen Thompson
• Asur Thompson
• Jarace Walker
• Anthony Black
• Scoot Henderson
• Jordan Hawkins

The NBA summer league schedule (NBA 2k24) commences from July 7-17 at The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

The game will be telecast on NBA TV, ESPN, ESPN, ESPNU, and ESPNews. For the live experience from the arena itself, the tickets can be purchased from trusted sites like SeatGeek and Ticketmaster.

Friday, July 7

• 1:30 PM - New Orleans v. Minnesota
• 2:00 PM - Denver v. Milwaukee
• 3:30 PM - Chicago v. Toronto
• 4:00 PM - Portland v. Houston
• 6:00 PM - Cleveland v. Brooklyn
• 7:30 PM - Sacramento v. Atlanta
• 8:00 PM - Golden State v. L.A. Lakers

Saturday, July 8

• 12:00 PM - Miami v. Boston
• 12:30 PM - Dallas v. Oklahoma City
• 2:00 PM - New York v. Philadelphia
• 2:30 PM - Detroit v. Orlando
• 4:00 PM - Memphis v. Chicago
• 5:00 PM - Indiana v. Washington
• 6:00 PM - Milwaukee v. Phoenix
• 7:00 PM - LA Clippers v. Utah

Sunday, July 9

• 12:30 PM - Toronto v. Cleveland
• 1:00 PM - L.A Lakers v. Charlotte
• 2:30 PM - New York v. Brooklyn
• 3:00 PM - Detroit v Houston
• 4:30 PM - Boston v Washington
• 5:00 PM - San Antonio v. Portland
• 6:30 PM - Atlanta v. Denver
• 7:00 PM - New Orleans v. Golden State

Monday, July 10

• 3:00 PM - Memphis v. Cleveland
• 3:30 PM - Phoenix v. Miami
• 5:00 PM - Philadelphia v. Dallas
• 5:30 PM - Indiana v. Orlando
• 7:00 PM - Minnesota v. Utah
• 7:30 PM - Sacramento v. LA Clippers

Tuesday, July 11

• 3:00 PM - Brooklyn v. Milwaukee
• 3:30 PM - Houston v. Oklahoma City
• 5:00 PM - Phoenix v. New Orleans
• 5:30 PM - Portland v. Charlotte
• 7:00 PM - Chicago v. Sacramento
• 7:30 PM -  Washington v. San Antonio

Wednesday, July 12

• 2:00 PM - Chicago Bulls v Toronto Raptors
• 3:00 PM - Memphis Grizzlies v Brooklyn Nets
• 4:00 PM - Atlanta Hawks v Miami Heat
• 5:00 PM - Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors
• 6:00 PM - Detroit Pistons v Indiana Pacers
• 7:00 PM - Phoenix Suns v Dallas Mavericks
• 8:00 PM - Los Angeles Lakers v Los Angeles Clippers

Thursday, July 13

• 1:00 PM - Minnesota Timberwolves v Milwaukee Bucks
• 2:00 PM - Cleveland Cavaliers v Charlotte Hornets
• 3:00 PM - Washington Wizards v New Orleans Pelicans
• 4:00 PM - Toronto Raptors v Utah Jazz
• 5:00 PM - Sacramento Kings v Oklahoma City Thunder
• 6:00 PM - Miami Heat v Philadelphia 76ers
• 7:00 PM - Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Clippers

Friday, July 14

• 12:00 PM - Atlanta Hawks v San Antonio Spurs
• 12:30 PM - Memphis Grizzlies v Boston Celtics
• 2:00 PM - Chicago Bulls v Charlotte Hornets
• 2:30 PM - Cleveland Cavaliers v Detroit Pistons
• 4:00 PM - Dallas Mavericks v Milwaukee Bucks
• 4:30 PM - New York Knicks v Orlando Magic
• 6:00 PM - Brooklyn Nets v Minnesota Timberwolves
• 6:30 PM - Portland Trail Blazers v Houston Rockets

Saturday, July 15

• 2:00 PM - Los Angeles Clippers v Utah Jazz
• 3:00 PM - Philadelphia 76ers v Denver Nuggets
• 4:00 PM - Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors
• 5:00 PM - Sacramento Kings v Phoenix Suns
• 6:00 PM - Indiana Pacers v Washington Wizards
• 7:00 PM - Miami Heat v Toronto Raptors
• 8:00 PM - Los Angeles Lakers v New Orleans Pelicans