Complete list of NBA Las Vegas Summer League champions

Benyam Kidane

Complete list of NBA Las Vegas Summer League champions image

A new Summer League champion was crowned Monday as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets battled it out for the title at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. 

The Cavaliers and Rockets finished their qualifying games with perfect 5-0 records, but it was the Cavs who left Las Vegas unbeaten, winning the championship game 99-78.

MORE: Full list of Summer League MVPs 

The first Las Vegas Summer League was played in 2004, featuring six teams. In 2004, the Celtics, Cavaliers, Nuggets, Magic, Suns and Wizards played a 13-game schedule, but no champion was crowned.

In each year since, the event has grown and since 2018, all 30 teams have participated, with the Warriors winning the first Summer League championship in 2013.

Here's the full list of NBA Summer League champions dating back to 2013.

Complete list of NBA Las Vegas Summer League champions

Led by championship game MVP Isaiah Mobley, the Cavaliers were able to secure their first summer league title, defeating the Rockets to capture the crown in 2022.

NBA Summer League Champions
YearTeamMVP
2023Cleveland CavaliersIsaiah Mobley
2022Portland Trail BlazersTrendon Watford
2021Sacramento KingsLouis King
2020n/a (Covid) —
2019Memphis GrizzliesBrandon Clarke
2018Portland Trail BlazersKJ McDaniels
2017Los Angeles LakersKyle Kuzma
2016Chicago BullsJerian Grant
2015San Antonio SpursJonathon Simmons
2014Sacramento KingsRay McCallum Jr.
2013Golden State WarriorsIan Clark

Benyam Kidane

Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.