The NBA Las Vegas Summer League was first played in 2004 by theBoston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Denver Nuggets, the Orlando Magic, the Phoenix Suns and theWashington Wizards in a 13-game schedule.

However, the NBA didn’t keep track of champions back then. Although, the Washington Wizards ended up with the best winning record with 4 wins and 1 loss while the Cleveland Cavaliers were the worst with 0 wins and 5 losses. For the 2005tournament, 16 teams participatedin Las Vegas.

Since then, the NBA Las Vegas Summer League has kept increasing their participants until the 2018 edition. In whichall of the current 30 NBA teams participated. However, the NBA Summer League champions list started a few years before.

Complete list of all NBA Summer League Champions by year

Since the 2013 edition of the NBA Summer League, there has been a crowned champion. However, it was just a title on paper. For the 2022 NBA Summer League, it isdeterminedthat the Champions will be given outChampionship Rings.

The team with most NBA Summer League titles are the Sacramento Kingswith 2 titles,since it is recorded. While 6 teams shared the second placewith one Summer League title each.Check out the complete list of Summer League champions below.

As for the 2022 NBA Las Vegas Summer League, the Portland Trail Blazers clinched their second title after a beat to the New York Knicks. The Trail Blazers have tied the Sacramento Kings as the team with most NBA Summer League Championship titles.

Year Champion Runners-up Championship MVP
2013 Golden State Warriors Phoenix Suns Ian Clark
2014 Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Ray McCallum Jr
2015 San Antonio Spurs Phoenix Suns Jonathon Simmons
2016 Chicago Bulls Minnesota Timberwolves Jerian Grant
2017 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers Kyle Kuzma
2018 Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers KJ McDaniels
2019 Memphis Grizzlies Minnesota Timberwolves Brandon Clarke
2021 Sacramento Kings Boston Celtics Louis King
2022 Portland Trail Blazers New York Knicks Trendon Watford