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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league doesn't have a preference for where Victor Wembanyama makes his Summer League debut.

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Victor Wembanyama's next couple of weeks are now set: He’ll be playing in the French league finals starting this weekend, and then the San Antonio Spurs will almost certainly make him the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 22.

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And if that means the French star’s summer league debut comes in Sacramento instead of Las Vegas in early July, the league is fine with that.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league doesn’t have a preference regarding the site of Wembanyama’s first game with the Spurs.

While the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is the biggest - all 30 teams attend - and commands the most attention, there are smaller summer leagues that precede the Vegas event by a few days.

Sacramento plays host to one of those events, and the Spurs are one of six teams headed there this year.

"All summer leagues are NBA Summer Leagues,” Silver told The Associated Press. “I’m very supportive of the Sacramento summer league. I remember when (Kings owner Vivek Ranadive) first came to the league and said this was something he wanted to do. I said, ‘As long as you have enough other teams who support it and players who want to play in it, it’s a good thing.'"

The Kings might be getting a lot more buzz than usual this summer. Not only are the Spurs headed there, but so is Charlotte, which holds the No. 2 pick.

And it just so happens that the Spurs and Hornets will open Sacramento summer play against one another, potentially setting the stage for a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup a few days before Vegas even starts.

The Spurs have not said whether Wembanyama will play in the Sacramento event, which starts on July 3. They almost certainly won’t address the topic until they actually draft him in a little over two weeks.

Wembanyama is expected to be with the Spurs in Las Vegas as well; the league has already announced him as one of the participants for its inaugural NBA Con, which runs there from July 7-9 and will celebrate many aspects of basketball culture.

“What’s made the summer leagues so valuable are really the media rights more than the individuals who buy tickets there because it’s a very affordable experience,” Silver said. “So, the answer is, I want Victor to get playing court experience, and I think the team assuming it’s San Antonio, should make decisions completely independent of any commercial implications from where he debuts.”

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