Many NBA teams will use the July 10-20 summer league in Las Vegas as an opportunity to debut prized rookies, highlighted by the recent draft’s top four picks, including No. 1 selection Karl-Anthony Towns and No. 2 choice D’Angelo Russell. New Orleans’ 2015 summer league roster does not possess similar name recognition, requiring Pelicans fans to dig a bit deeper to familiarize themselves with the players who’ll be representing the Crescent City in Nevada.
New Orleans opens pool-play competition for the entire league Friday, July 10 vs. Milwaukee (5 p.m. Central, 3 p.m. Pacific, on NBA.com), the first of three games in the preliminary round.