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 |
