The National Basketball Association released the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League schedule today, with the Bucks slated to open their Summer League play on Friday, July 8, at 5 p.m. CT against the entry from the newly-crowned NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bucks will also play opening round games against the NBA D-League Select team (Sunday, July 10, at 3:30 p.m. CT) and Memphis Grizzlies (Monday, July 11, at 3 p.m. CT).

This marks the third consecutive year in which the Bucks and Cavaliers will square off in Las Vegas. The matchup two years ago featured the top two picks from the 2014 NBA Draft – Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker – in the second-most-viewed NBA Summer League telecast game of all time.

For the fourth consecutive year, the event will feature a tournament-style schedule, culminating in the crowning of the Samsung NBA Summer League Champion on Monday, July 18. Each of the 24 participating teams will play three games apiece from July 8-12 before being seeded in the tournament, which tips off on July 13 and runs through the Championship Game on July 18. Each team will play no fewer than five games during the event. In all, the Samsung NBA Summer League will feature 67 games scheduled over 11 days at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

The Bucks will announce their 2016 NBA Summer League roster at a later date.

The Bucks Digital team will be on site in Las Vegas to provide exclusive coverage of Milwaukee’s NBA Summer League team, including coverage of all games, daily updates and behind-the-scenes features with Bucks players. Summer League Central, located at www.bucks.com/summerleague, will be updated daily and is the official source for Bucks-related content during the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League. Fans can stay connected to the Bucks in Vegas using the hash tag #BucksSummerLeague and by following the team on Snapchat at bucksdotcom.

ESPN will carry all 67 Samsung NBA Summer League games across the ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and WatchESPN platforms. In addition, NBA TV will televise a slate of 30 games. The NBA will release a complete broadcast schedule at a later date.

2016 Bucks Summer League Schedule (all times CT):

Friday, July 8 Cleveland 5:00PM COX Pavilion Sunday, July 10 NBA D-League 3:30PM Thomas & Mack Center Monday, July 11 Memphis 3:00PM COX Pavilion

The schedule for elimination round games will be announced following the conclusion of play on Tuesday, July 12.