Dawson Garcia and the Pistons have a schedule set and some of the roster pieces have been assembled. Garcia's quest to be a part of the Pistons starts in early July and here is the schedule.
Garcia was signed by the Pistons to an Exhibit 10 contract which is a one-year, minimum salary contract that is not guaranteed. It allows teams to bring in players for training camp and potentially convert the contract to a two-way deal or waive the player. If waived the player, Dawson in this case, can earn a bonus by joining the team's G-League team and staying for a certain time period.
Along with Garcia on the roster so far includes the Pistons first round pick from a year ago Ron Holland, Ron Harper Jr who was a 2-way player for the Pistons last year, Chaz Lanier (Pistons second round pick), Tj Madlock (summer League signed player), Tolu Smith (two way player last year), Brice Williams (signed as a UDFA like Garcia was), Daniss Jenkin (returning Piston who will be a restricted free agent) and Zakai Zigler (summer League signed player). To put it simpler Garcia is joined by last year's first round pick. three 2-way signed players from last year, the team's second round draft pick, a fellow UDFA, and two summer League signees (and a few more will be added potentially).
So when can you watch Garcia and the Pistons? Here is the Pistons summer schedule in basketball in bullet points (all games in Las Vegas):
July 11: vs. New York Knicks at 5pm Central on NBA TV
July 13: vs the Houston Rockets at 3pm p.m. on ESPN2
July 15: vs Minnesota Timberwolves at 3:30 pm on NBA TV
July 17 vs the Miami Heat at 3 p.m. on NBA TV
July 18 or 19 the final game is to be determined and could include the NBA Summer League championships.