The NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas officially kicked off Thursday, July 10th. It will feature all 30 NBA teams and run through July 20.

Between aging rosters, bad contracts, and no clear identity, these NBA teams have the bleakest outlook heading into the future.

NBA free agency is officially underway. Players were legally allowed to begin negotiating with teams across the league as of June 30, and there has been a flurry of activity. The most surprising free agency news to date happened Tuesday morning when the Bucks said they were signing big man Myles Turner,

The Dallas Mavericks opened the Summer League against the Los Angeles Lakers, and Flagg announced himself as a first overall pick should.

Former Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban has great faith in Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg's future, so much so that he offered a comparison to late Los Angeles Lakers legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant regarding his potential development path while taking in Dallas' 87-85 summer league win over L.

It's the NBA offseason. The story of the Eastern Conference is how weak and vulnerable it is. The story of the Western Conference, however, is the escalating arms race between the seemingly endless list of teams eager to topple a nascent dynasty.

Just a day before their Summer League opener against the Chicago Bulls, the Toronto Raptors have signed former Florida Gator Alijah Martin to a two-way contract. Back in June, the Raptors selected Martin with the No. 39 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Myles Turner's run with the Indiana Pacers came to an end earlier this month when he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency.