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The New York Knicks are officially set for Summer League action in Las Vegas, and the schedule couldn’t be more hilarious.
The Knicks’ 2025 Summer League slate features four games against their lesser neighbor and the three teams they faced in the playoffs all the way through the Eastern Conference Finals.
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— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) June 27, 2025
New York opens play on Friday, July 11, against the Detroit Pistons’ kids at Cox Pavilion. From there, the Knicks stay in the UNLV gym to face the Boston Celtics on Sunday, July 13.
After that, the second half of the schedule will see the Knicks go against Atlantic Division rival Brooklyn and the title-losing Indiana Pacers, who eliminated the Knicks from the playoffs before crumbling in the Finals.
There will be a final game before every youngster packs up for their summer vacation, but the fifth contest will be determined by the results of the first four games, with a championship opportunity on the table depending on the results from that pre-scheduled stint.
The Knicks are expected to use former rookies Ariel Hukporti, Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, and Kevin McCullar Jr., who already contributed to last year’s 3–2 Summer League record.
Joining them will be 2025 second-round pick Mohamed Diawara, a 20-year-old forward from Paris’ Cholet Basket. He will share the floor with Aussie Biwali Bayles, James Nnaji (draft-stash joining from Spain), and uber-phenom Dink Pate, who made history as the youngest American to ever go pro.
Full 2025 Knicks NBA Vegas Summer League Schedule
- Friday, July 11 – NYK @ Detroit Pistons
- Sunday, July 13 – NYK @ Boston Celtics
- Wednesday, July 16 – NYK vs. Brooklyn Nets
- Friday, July 18 – NYK vs. Indiana Pacers
- TBD (July 19–21) – Final game based on seeding