Your Atlanta Hawks will be busy this offseason with exhibition basketball games. For one, in addition to their usual participation in the Las Vegas Summer League, they will also take part in a smaller, four-team Salt Lake City Summer League joining the Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, and of course the Utah Jazz.
As an added bonus, the Hawks also announced their preseason schedule for the 2026-27 NBA season much earlier than usual this week. But, let’s break it down in chronological order.
2026 Salt Lake City Summer League (July 4 — July 7)
Atlanta will play three games in four days with a summer league roster that is expected to include draft picks Kingston Flemings, Zuby Ejiofor, Henri Veesaar, reported exhibit 10 signing Isaac McKneely and others. Likely opponents include number three overall pick Cameron Boozer of the Grizzlies, number 12 overall pick Aday Mara of the Thunder, and number two overall pick Darryn Peterson of the Jazz.
All games will be played at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City:
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July 4 at 5:00 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. Utah Jazz
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July 6 at 7:00 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
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July 7 at 7:00 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. Memphis Grizzlies
2026 Las Vegas Summer League (July 9 — July 19)
As usual, all 30 teams will participate in the 2026 Las Vegas Summer League. Four games are scheduled for each team. The top four teams after those games will head to a single elimination bracket whereas the other 26 teams will play a fifth and final game to be announced later.
Games will be played at either the Thomas & Mack Center or the adjoining Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. The Hawks will have a quick turnaround after Utah as part of the second game overall of the entire league in taking on the San Antonio Spurs:
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July 9 at 4:30 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. San Antonio Spurs (Thomas & Mack on ESPN 2)
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July 11 at 8:00 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets (Thomas & Mack on ESPN)
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July 13 at 6:00 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics (Cox on Prime)
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July 16 at 8:00 PM EST — Atlanta Hawks vs. Memphis Grizzlies (Cox on Prime)
2026-27 Preseason Schedule (Oct. 5 — Oct. 16)
The broadcast (TV and radio) schedules and exact tip off times have yet to be announced. The Hawks will have five games with none at neutral site venues:
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Oct. 5 — Atlanta Hawks vs. Memphis Grizzlies (State Farm Arena)
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Oct. 8 — Atlanta Hawks at San Antonio Spurs (Frost Bank Center)
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Oct. 12 — Atlanta Hawks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (State Farm Arena)
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