Washington to play in Vegas Summer League

Former Virginia Tech player Deron Washington will play for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports.

The 21-team league will be held in Las Vegas, on the campus of UNLV, from July 11-20 at both the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion. Washington was a second round selection of the Pistons in the June 26 NBA Draft.

The Pistons will play five games in the summer league, beginning with a meeting with the Lakers at 5 p.m. PST on July 11, in a game to be televised by NBA TV.

Following is the Pistons schedule for summer league:

DATE        GAME                             TIME             TV
July 11     Detroit vs. L.A. Lakers         5:00 p.m. PST     NBA TV
July 13     Detroit vs. L.A. Clippers       7:00 p.m. PST     none
July 15     Detroit vs. Milwaukee           3:00 p.m. PST     none
July 17     Detroit vs. Dallas                 1:00 p.m. PST     NBA TV
July 18     Detroit vs. Charlotte              3:00 p.m. PST     none