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NBA G League
	; Upcoming season or competition:; 2018–19 NBA G League season;
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Sport	; Basketball;
Founded	; 2001
Inaugural season	; 2001–02;
President	; Malcolm Turner;
No. of teams	; 27
Country	; United States; Canada
Continent	; FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent; champion(s)	; Austin Spurs (2nd title)
Most titles	; Austin Spurs ; Rio Grande Valley Vipers ; Santa Cruz Warriors ; Oklahoma City Blue ; (2 titles each)
TV partner(s)	; ; ESPN; ; NBA TV; ; NBA TV Canada; ; Facebook Live; ; Twitch; ; Eleven Sports; ; ;
Official website	; GLeague.NBA.com;

The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) from 2005 until 2017.^[1] The league started with eight teams until NBA commissioner David Stern announced a plan to expand the NBA D-League to fifteen teams and develop it into a true minor league farm system, with each NBA D-League team affiliated with one or more NBA teams in March 2005. At the conclusion of the 2013–14 NBA season, 33% of NBA players had spent time in the NBA D-League, up from 23% in 2011. As of the 2017–18 season, the league consists of 26 teams, all of which are either single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team.

In the 2017–18 season, Gatorade became the title sponsor of the D-League, and it was renamed the NBA G League.^[2]^[1]

History

National Basketball Development League (2001–2005)

The league began its play as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) in the 2001–02 season; the original eight franchises^[1]^[3] were all located in the southeastern United States (specifically in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia).

NBA Development League (2005–2017)

In 2005, the league's name was changed to NBA Development League (NBA D-League)^[1] as part of the new collective bargaining agreement with the NBA and a bid to appeal to more fans by showing their connection to the major league.^[4] In the same offseason, Southwest Basketball, LLC lead by David Kahn was granted permission by the league to operate four new teams.^[5] Southwest Basketball then purchased three existing franchises and one expansion team: the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, Austin Toros, Fort Worth Flyers^[6] and the Tulsa 66ers.^[7] The Arkansas RimRockers were also added from the ABA for the 2005–06 season. In February 2006, the D-League expanded to California for the first time with the addition of the Bakersfield Jam. Two months later, the league announced that four teams from the Continental Basketball Association were joining the league: the Dakota Wizards, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Idaho Stampede, and a team originally slated for CBA expansion, the Colorado 14ers.^[8] Shortly after, the league announced expansion teams in the Anaheim Arsenal^[9] and the Los Angeles D-Fenders. The D-Fenders became the first D-League team to be directly owned by an NBA parent team, the Los Angeles Lakers.^[10]

However, the westward expansion contributed to the contraction of the NBA-owned Roanoke Dazzle^[11] and Fayetteville Patriots for that season.^[12] The Florida Flame suspended operations due to arena scheduling difficulties.^[13] After the 2006–07 season, there would be no more teams in the southeastern United States until the 2016 expansion team, the Greensboro Swarm.

After the 2006 to 2009 expansions, the league membership was fairly consistent with only a few relocations and suspensions. In 2009, the Houston Rockets entered into the first single-affiliation partnership, called the hybrid model, with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. This began a wave of NBA and D-League teams entering into single-affiliation agreements of both the hybrid and parent-team owned varieties. With more NBA involvement, the league once again began to expand and spread its footprint.

By 2015, the last multiple-affiliate team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, was purchased by the Indiana Pacers leading to the first season where all D-League teams were affiliated with only one NBA team. As there were no longer any unaffiliated D-League teams left, the remaining NBA teams began purchasing expansion franchises or hybrid partnership teams and placing them near the parent team. In 2015, the Toronto Raptors placed their own team, Raptors 905, in the Greater Toronto Area in Mississauga, Ontario.^[14]^[15] In 2016, the D-League expanded by three more NBA parent club-owned teams for the largest D-League expansion since 2007. The Charlotte Hornets created the Greensboro Swarm, the Brooklyn Nets created the Long Island Nets, and the Chicago Bulls created the Windy City Bulls.

NBA G League (2017–present)

Alternate Logo

In the 2017–18 season, the D-League entered into a multi-year partnership with Gatorade and announced it would be rebranded as the NBA Gatorade League,^[2]^[3] which was officially shortened to "NBA G League" prior to the season.^[16]^[17] It also continued its membership changes with the relocation of the Erie BayHawks to Lakeland, Florida, as the Lakeland Magic, a new Erie BayHawks franchise; and expansions in the Agua Caliente Clippers in Ontario, California; the Memphis Hustle in Southaven, Mississippi; and the Wisconsin Herd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Los Angeles D-Fenders would also re-brand to the South Bay Lakers to reflect the league name change.

In December 2017, the NBA and the live streaming website Twitch announced that they would broadcast G League games on Twitch.tv.^[18] ESPN U, ESPNews, and ESPN2 also aired some 2017–18 regular season and playoff games.^{[citation needed]}

Teams

Raptors 905

Charge

Blue Coats

BayHawks

Magic

Red Claws

Hustle

Knicks

Mad Ants

Drive

Wolves

Skyforce

Spurs

Vipers

Legends

Blue

Clippers

Suns

Stars

Warriors

Lakers

Kings

Bulls

Swarm

Nets

College Park (2019)

Herd

Go-Go (2018)

Locations of teams in the NBA G League

2017–18 teams

Conference	Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head coach	NBA affiliate	Ownership
Eastern	Atlantic	Long Island Nets	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	13,500	2016		Will Weaver	Brooklyn Nets	Parent club
		Maine Red Claws	Portland, Maine	Portland Exposition Building	3,100	2009		Brandon Bailey	Boston Celtics	Hybrid
		Raptors 905	Mississauga, Ontario	Paramount Fine Foods Centre	5,000	2015		Jama Mahlalela	Toronto Raptors^[15]	Parent club
		Westchester Knicks	White Plains, New York	Westchester County Center	5,000	2014		Mike Miller	New York Knicks	Parent club
	Central	Canton Charge	Canton, Ohio	Canton Memorial Civic Center	5,200	2001^[a]		Nate Reinking	Cleveland Cavaliers	Parent club
		Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	13,000	2007		Steve Gansey	Indiana Pacers	Parent club
		Grand Rapids Drive	Walker, Michigan	DeltaPlex Arena	4,500	2006^[b]		Robert Werdann	Detroit Pistons	Hybrid
		Windy City Bulls	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	Sears Centre	10,000	2016		Charlie Henry	Chicago Bulls	Parent club
		Wisconsin Herd	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Menominee Nation Arena	3,500	2017		Jordan Brady	Milwaukee Bucks	Parent club
	Southeast	Delaware Blue Coats	Wilmington, Delaware	76ers Fieldhouse	2,500	2007^[c]		Connor Johnson	Philadelphia 76ers	Parent club
		Erie BayHawks	Erie, Pennsylvania	Erie Insurance Arena	6,750	2017^[d]		Noel Gillespie	Atlanta Hawks^[19]	Parent club
		Greensboro Swarm	Greensboro, North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse	2,500	2016		Vacant	Charlotte Hornets	Parent club
		Lakeland Magic^[d]	Lakeland, Florida	RP Funding Center	8,178	2008	2017	Stan Heath	Orlando Magic	Parent club
Western	Midwest	Iowa Wolves	Des Moines, Iowa	Wells Fargo Arena	16,110	2007		Scott Roth	Minnesota Timberwolves	Parent club
		Memphis Hustle	Southaven, Mississippi	Landers Center	8,362	2017		Brad Jones	Memphis Grizzlies	Parent club
		Oklahoma City Blue	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Cox Convention Center	13,846	2001^[e]		Mark Daigneault	Oklahoma City Thunder	Parent club
		Sioux Falls Skyforce	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Sanford Pentagon	3,250	1989^[f]	2006	Nevada Smith	Miami Heat	Parent club
	Pacific	Agua Caliente Clippers	Ontario, California	Citizens Business Bank Arena	10,832	2017		Brian Adams	Los Angeles Clippers	Parent club
		Northern Arizona Suns	Prescott Valley, Arizona	Prescott Valley Event Center	5,100	2006^[g]		Bret Burchard	Phoenix Suns^[20]	Parent club
		Santa Cruz Warriors	Santa Cruz, California	Kaiser Permanente Arena	2,505	1995^[h]	2006	Aaron Miles	Golden State Warriors	Parent club
		South Bay Lakers	El Segundo, California	UCLA Health Training Center	750	2006^[i]		Coby Karl	Los Angeles Lakers	Parent club
		Stockton Kings	Stockton, California	Stockton Arena	11,193	2008^[j]		Tyrone Ellis	Sacramento Kings	Parent club
	Southwest	Austin Spurs	Cedar Park, Texas	H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	7,200	2001^[k]		Blake Ahearn	San Antonio Spurs	Parent club
		Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Edinburg, Texas	Bert Ogden Arena	9,000	2007		Matt Brase	Houston Rockets	Hybrid
		Salt Lake City Stars	Taylorsville, Utah	Lifetime Activities Center-Bruin Arena	5,000	1997^[l]	2006	Martin Schiller	Utah Jazz^[21]	Parent club
		Texas Legends	Frisco, Texas	Dr Pepper Arena	4,500	2006^[m]		Bob MacKinnon Jr.	Dallas Mavericks	Hybrid

Upcoming teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joining	Head coach	NBA affiliate	Ownership
Capital City Go-Go	Washington D.C.	St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena	4,200^[22]	2018		Jarell Christian^[23]	Washington Wizards	Parent club
College Park^[d]	College Park, Georgia	Gateway Center	3,500	2017^[d]	2019	TBA	Atlanta Hawks	Parent club

^ As the Huntsville Flight.

^ As the Anaheim Arsenal.

^ As the Utah Flash.

^ ^a^b^c^d The original Erie BayHawks, at the time an affiliate of the Orlando Magic, were fully purchased and moved to Lakeland as the Lakeland Magic starting with the 2017 season. However, the Atlanta Hawks began operating their new development franchise in Erie, intending to move it to College Park, Georgia, once a new arena at Georgia International Convention Center is completed.

^ As the Asheville Altitude.

^ Played in the Continental Basketball Association and the International Basketball League (1999–2001) before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.

^ As the Bakersfield Jam.

^ As the Dakota Wizards; Played in the International Basketball Association and the Continental Basketball Association before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.

^ As the Los Angeles D-Fenders; did not field a team for the 2010–11 season.

^ As the Reno Bighorns.

^ As the Columbus Riverdragons.

^ Played as the Idaho Stampede in the Continental Basketball Association before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.

^ As the Colorado 14ers.

Team ownership and NBA affiliations

Ownership models vary across the NBA G League. Growing willingness among NBA organizations to invest in the G League has led to two main models: direct ownership of G League teams by parent NBA clubs and single-affiliate partnerships in which the G League team remains independently owned while the parent club runs and finances basketball operations.

Parent club direct ownership began in 2006 when the Los Angeles Lakers bought their own NBA D-League franchise, originally known as the Los Angeles D-Fenders and since 2017–18 as the South Bay Lakers, followed by the San Antonio Spurs purchasing the Austin Toros (now the Austin Spurs) in 2007 and the Oklahoma City Thunder purchasing the Tulsa 66ers (now the Oklahoma City Blue) in 2008. This led to more NBA teams to either purchase existing franchises or create expansion teams in order to have their own single-affiliation teams. In 2011, the Cleveland Cavaliers purchased the New Mexico Thunderbirds to become the Canton Charge and the Golden State Warriors purchased the Dakota Wizards, with the Warriors moving the Wizards a year later to become the Santa Cruz Warriors. In 2013, the Philadelphia 76ers purchased the inactive Utah Flash and moved them to Newark, Delaware as the Delaware 87ers (now the Delaware Blue Coats, and playing in that state's largest city of Wilmington). In 2014, the New York Knicks became the seventh team to fully own and operate their own NBA D-League affiliate in the Westchester Knicks.^[24] In 2015, the Toronto Raptors created their own expansion franchise, the Raptors 905. In 2017, the Timberwolves purchased the Iowa Energy and renamed the team the Iowa Wolves.^[25]

In 2009, the Houston Rockets and Rio Grande Valley Vipers pioneered the single-affiliate partnership, also known as the hybrid model. In November 2010, the New Jersey Nets and Springfield Armor announced they would enter into a single-affiliate partnership that began in 2011–12. In June 2011, the New York Knicks and Erie BayHawks announced they would be singly-affiliated. In May 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers entered into a single-affiliation partnership with the Idaho Stampede. The following month, the Boston Celtics and Maine Red Claws announced a single-affiliation partnership. In June 2013, the Miami Heat announced that they had entered into a single-affiliated partnership with the Sioux Falls Skyforce. In July 2013, the Sacramento Kings and Reno Bighorns (now the Stockton Kings) entered into a single-affiliation. The Stampede ended their affiliation with the Trail Blazers after the 2013–14 season and in June 2014 announced their affiliation with the Utah Jazz. The Armor moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, after the 2013–14 season and affiliated with the Detroit Pistons. From 2014 to 2017, the Memphis Grizzlies had a single-affiliation with the Iowa Energy. In 2015, the last multiple affiliate team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, was purchased by the Indiana Pacers making the 2015–16 season the first with all teams having single-affiliations.

In some cases, the hybrid affiliation led to the parent team buying their affiliate's franchise outright. On March 24, 2015, the Utah Jazz purchased their affiliate, the Idaho Stampede, and after one more season in Boise relocated the team to Salt Lake City. On April 11, 2016, the Phoenix Suns purchased their affiliate, the Bakersfield Jam, and announced the immediate relocation of the team to Prescott Valley, Arizona, as the Northern Arizona Suns beginning with the 2016–17 season.^[20] On October 20, 2016, the Sacramento Kings bought the majority ownership of their affiliate of the previous eight seasons, the Reno Bighorns,^[26] and would eventually move the team to Stockton, California as the Stockton Kings after the 2017–18 G League season.^[27] On December 14, 2016, the Magic purchased their affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, with the intention to relocate the team to Lakeland, Florida, in 2017.^[28] In 2017, the Miami Heat purchased the controlling interest in the Sioux Falls Skyforce after being its primary affiliate since 2013.

Parent club ownership: Agua Caliente Clippers (by the Los Angeles Clippers), Austin Spurs (by the San Antonio Spurs), Canton Charge(by the Cleveland Cavaliers), Capital City Go-Go (by the Washington Wizards), Delaware Blue Coats (by the Philadelphia 76ers), Erie BayHawks (by the Atlanta Hawks), Fort Wayne Mad Ants (by the Indiana Pacers), Greensboro Swarm (by the Charlotte Hornets), Iowa Wolves (by the Minnesota Timberwolves), Lakeland Magic (by the Orlando Magic), Long Island Nets (by the Brooklyn Nets), Memphis Hustle (by the Memphis Grizzlies), Northern Arizona Suns (by the Phoenix Suns), Oklahoma City Blue (by the Oklahoma City Thunder), Raptors 905 (by the Toronto Raptors), Salt Lake City Stars (by the Utah Jazz), Santa Cruz Warriors (by the Golden State Warriors), Sioux Falls Skyforce (with the Miami Heat), South Bay Lakers (by the Los Angeles Lakers), Stockton Kings (by the Sacramento Kings), Westchester Knicks (by the New York Knicks), the Windy City Bulls (by the Chicago Bulls), and the Wisconsin Herd (by the Milwaukee Bucks).

Single affiliation/hybrid model: Grand Rapids Drive (with the Detroit Pistons), Maine Red Claws (with the Boston Celtics), Rio Grande Valley Vipers (with the Houston Rockets), and the Texas Legends (with the Dallas Mavericks).

NBA teams without an exclusive affiliate: Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans, and Portland Trail Blazers.

Future expansion teams and locations

Expansion in the league was slow for the first years, but has rapidly increased since the movement towards single-affiliate teams has become the norm.

Confirmed expansion and relocations

On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they had bought and established a new D-League team that will play in a new arena in nearby College Park beginning with the 2019–20 season.^[29] In the 2017–18 season, the Hawks' G League franchise began play as the Erie BayHawks, following the Magic's purchase of the original franchise, until the arena in College Park is completed.^[30]

On September 17, 2015, Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis said that the team's planned practice facility, to be located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., would be the full-time home of the WNBA's Washington Mystics. Leonsis also revealed at the time that there is a "serious discussion" about also having a D-League team play at the facility when it opens in 2018.^[31] On June 21, 2017, Wizards general manager Ernie Grunfeld confirmed that the team had acquired the right to own and operate a G League team beginning with the 2018–19 season and that the team would play in the 4,200-seat facility.^[32] On December 1, 2017, the team name was revealed as the Capital City Go-Go.

On April 9, 2018, the Sacramento Kings revealed that the Reno Bighorns would be moved to Stockton, California to play in the Stockton Arena pending league approval.^[33] The lease for the team's arena was approved and the new name was revealed as the Stockton Kings on April 17.^[34]

Expansion candidate locations

On October 12, 2015, it was announced that Omaha, Nebraska, was pursuing a D-League franchise. Gary Green, the owner of the Omaha Storm Chasers, said the NBA approved the idea of a franchise while also mentioning the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets as possible affiliates. Green said, "We've had talks with the NBA and the guys in the D-League and they absolutely want to have a team in Omaha... We have a deal with the D-League in place, we just gotta find a franchise now." The potential home for an Omaha team could be CenturyLink Center Omaha, Ralston Arena, or Baxter Arena.^[35]^[36]

On March 30, 2017, the New Orleans Pelicans announced their intentions to have an owned-and-operated development team by the 2018–19 season located in the Gulf South region.^[37] The organization then announced they were looking at 11 different locations: Mobile in Alabama; Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport, St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana; Gulfport-Biloxi and Jackson in Mississippi; and Pensacola, Florida.^[38] The list was narrowed when the Pelicans' received six proposals their April 25 deadline: Baton Rouge, Jackson, Mobile, Pensacola, Shreveport, and St. Tammany Parish.^[39] By August 2017, the only two cities still in contention were Pensacola and Shreveport.^[40] On September 12, the city council in Shreveport unanimously voted against building a new arena for the G League.^[41] By March 7, 2018, the Pelicans' general manager Dell Demps stated they had put their efforts in creating a G League team on hold after Pensacola was the only remaining candidate from the submissions.^[42] The possibility of expansion was further complicated by the death of Pelicans' owner Tom Benson on March 15.^[43]

On December 7, 2017, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that he was looking into having a G League expansion team in Mexico City potentially as early as 2018.^[44] It would be the NBA's first official permanent team in Mexico to test the market after playing exhibition and regular season games in the city.^[45]

Defunct / relocated teams

Team	City	Year(s)	Former NBA affiliates	Notes
Albuquerque / New Mexico Thunderbirds	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2005–2011	Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Seattle SuperSonics, Utah Jazz	Became the Canton Charge
Anaheim Arsenal	Anaheim, California	2006–2009	Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers	Became the Springfield Armor
Arkansas RimRockers	North Little Rock, Arkansas	2004–2007	Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors	Suspended by owners
Asheville Altitude	Asheville, North Carolina	2001–2005	None	Became the Tulsa 66ers
Bakersfield Jam	Bakersfield, California	2006–2016	Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz	Became the Northern Arizona Suns
(North) Charleston Lowgators	Charleston, South Carolina	2001–2004	None	Became the Florida Flame
Colorado 14ers	Broomfield, Colorado	2006–2009	Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors	Became the Texas Legends
Columbus Riverdragons	Columbus, Georgia	2001–2005	None	Became the Austin Toros
Dakota Wizards	Bismarck, North Dakota	2006–2012	Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Washington Wizards	Became the Santa Cruz Warriors
Erie BayHawks	Erie, Pennsylvania	2008–2017	Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors	Became the Lakeland Magic
Fayetteville Patriots	Fayetteville, North Carolina	2001–2006	Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	Folded by league
Florida Flame	Fort Myers, Florida	2004–2006	Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic	Folded by owners
Fort Worth Flyers	Fort Worth, Texas	2005–2007	Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers	Suspended by owners
Greenville Groove	Greenville, South Carolina	2001–2003	None	Folded by league
Huntsville Flight	Huntsville, Alabama	2001–2005	None	Became the Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Idaho Stampede	Boise, Idaho	2006–2016	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz	Became the Salt Lake City Stars
Mobile Revelers	Mobile, Alabama	2001–2003	None	Folded by league
Reno Bighorns	Reno, Nevada	2008–2018	Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz	Became the Stockton Kings
Roanoke Dazzle	Roanoke, Virginia	2001–2006	New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards	Folded by league
Springfield Armor	Springfield, Massachusetts	2009–2014	New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers	Became the Grand Rapids Drive
Tulsa 66ers	Tulsa, Oklahoma	2005–2014	Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks	Became the Oklahoma City Blue
Utah Flash	Orem, Utah	2007–2011	Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz	Became the Delaware 87ers

Team timeline

Current teams in tan
Former teams or former names in blue
Announced future teams in green

Player allocations

NBA G League players generally do not sign contracts with the individual teams, but with the league itself. G League team rosters consist of a total of 12 players, 10 (or fewer) being G League players and two (or more) NBA players. The rosters are made up in a number of ways: the previous years' players, players taken in the G League draft, allocation players (meaning players who are assigned to a team with which they have a local connection, such as a University of Texas player being assigned to the Austin Spurs) and NBA team assignments. Each team also has local tryouts, and one player from the tryouts is assigned to the team.

The minimum age to play in the G League is 18,^[46] unlike the NBA which requires players to be 19 years old and one year out of high school in order to sign an NBA contract or be eligible for the draft. The tallest player ever to be assigned was Hasheem Thabeet at 7'3", the second player selected in the 2009 NBA draft. The tallest player to ever play in the G League was England's Paul Sturgess at 7'8", who played with the Texas Legends during the 2013–14 season.

Draft

The NBA G League Draft occurs each season and is the major source from which teams build their rosters. Team rosters are made up of returning players (players who were on the team during the previous season), players waived by an NBA team who are designated as an affiliate player to their respective G League affiliate, allocated players (players who have local significance), and drafted players. The 8 round draft utilizes a "serpentine" format, meaning the order alternates in each round; Team A who selected first in Round 1 will select last in Round 2, while Team B who selected last in Round 1 will get the first pick in Round 2. Round 3 was added in 2014,

The league holds an annual Player Invitational, where prospects hope to earn eligibility for the upcoming draft.^[47]

Affiliate players

Players waived by an NBA team during training camp and up until the start of the regular season can be designated as affiliate players and allocated to the NBA team's G League affiliate. Each team is allowed four affiliate players. These are players that an NBA team is interested in developing in their own system. The affiliate players, however, still remain as free agents that any NBA team can sign.^[48]

Assignment

Standard assignment

Each NBA team can assign two first-year or second-year players who are under a standard NBA contract to its affiliated G League team. If more than two NBA players are assigned to a team, the team must reduce the number of G League players to keep the total roster size to 12. An NBA player will continue to be paid his NBA salary and will continue to be included on his NBA team's roster on the inactive list while playing in the G League.^[49]

NBA teams can call up players as many times as they choose, and there is no limit to the number of times an NBA player with three years or less experience can be assigned to the G League. Starting in 2011–12, veteran NBA players could be assigned with their consent.^[50] The first example of such was with Yi Jianlian, who the Dallas Mavericks assigned to the Texas Legends for two games.

Two-way contract

The 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement for the NBA, which took effect with the 2017–18 season, included changes allowing each NBA team to sign two players to two-way contracts. These players will spend the majority of their time on a team's G League roster, but can freely move to their respective NBA team for up to 45 days in the regular season, as well as be a part of the team's roster before the start of the season (including NBA training camps) and after the conclusion of the G League's regular season (though they are not allowed to be on a team's playoff roster or play in a playoff game).^[51] Only players with four or less years of NBA experience are eligible for two-way contracts.^[52] Unlike other G League players, who can be called up by any NBA team, two-way players can only be called up by their contracted NBA team. Players under two-way contracts are not counted against the NBA team's regular roster limit, and can be assigned to a G League affiliate for development while also getting a larger salary whenever they are called up to the parent team. For teams that do not have a one-to-one affiliation with a G League team, a process similar to the "flexible assignment" rule is being used to determine the placement for their own two-way contracts in the G League until every team has their proper affiliation underway. In addition, salaries for two-way players are much higher than those for regular G League players. As of the 2017–18 season, G League players who are not on two-way contracts earn either $19,500 or $26,000 during the league's season.^[1] By contrast, two-way players' salaries while in the G League, which are pro-rated according to the number of days the player is with his G League team, are based on an annual salary between $50,000 and $75,000,^[53] and while these players are with their NBA team, they will earn a pro-rated portion of the NBA minimum rookie salary (which was $815,615 in the 2017–18 season).^[54]

Successful NBA call-ups

Many former NBA draftees, waived players and undrafted players have played in the NBA D-League. Bobby Simmons and Aaron Brooks are the only former D-League players to win an NBA end-of-season award; both won the Most Improved Player Award with Simmons getting it with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004–05 and Brooks earning it with the Houston Rockets in 2009–10.^[55]^[56]

In the 2008 NBA draft, the Idaho Stampede's Mike Taylor was drafted 55th by the Portland Trail Blazers. He became the first player from the NBA D-League to be drafted by an NBA team. He was subsequently traded and signed a rookie contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[57] In the 2014 draft, two D-League players were selected for the first time: P. J. Hairston was drafted 26th (which was also the first time a D–League player was drafted in the first round in the NBA) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo was the 51st pick.

Other noteworthy D-League call-ups include Jeremy Lin, Hassan Whiteside, 2011 NBA champion J. J. Barea, 2014 NBA champion Danny Green, 2015, 2017 and 2018 NBA champion Shaun Livingston, and 2017 NBA champion Matt Barnes.^[58]^[59]

Annual events

All-Star Game

The league held its first All-Star game February 17, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was part of the NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. As with the NBA's showcase game, a fan vote determined the starting lineup for each team. The East won, 114 to 100, with Pops Mensah-Bonsu named the game's MVP.^[60]

The second annual All-Star game was held on February 16, 2008, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The Blue team beat the Red team, 117–99, and Jeremy Richardson was named the MVP. In addition to the NBA D-League All-Star Game, the league debuted its first Dream Factory Friday Night events, which modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night events. The events consists of Three-Point Shootout (won by Adam Harrington), Slam Dunk Contest (won by Brent Petway) and game of H-O-R-S-E (won by Lance Allred).^[61]

The 2009 D-League All-Star game was held on February 14, 2009, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The Red Team defeated the Blue Team, 113–103, and Blake Ahearn and Courtney Sims were named co-MVPs.^[62] Along with the All-Star game, the NBA D-League ran their second annual Dream Factory Friday Night events. H-O-R-S-E was won by Will Conroy of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. The Three-Point Shootout was won by Blake Ahearn of the Dakota Wizards, and the Slam Dunk Contest was won by James White of the Bakersfield Jam.^[63]

The 2010 D-League All-Star game was held on February 13, 2010, at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas. The Western Conference team defeated the Eastern Conference Team, 98–81. Bakersfield Jam center Brian Butch, who scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, was named as the MVP of the game.^[64] The NBA D-League also ran their third annual Dream Factory Friday Night events. The inaugural Shooting Stars Competition was won by a team of Pat Carroll, Trey Gilder and Carlos Powell. The Three-Point Shootout was won by Andre Ingram of the Utah Flash, and the Slam Dunk Contest was won by Dar Tucker of the Los Angeles D-Fenders.^[65]

NBA G League Showcase

The league stages an annual NBA G League Showcase in which all of the league's teams play each other in a "carnival" format. The showcase was first played in 2005 was originally intended solely as a scouting event for NBA general managers and scouts, but has evolved into a fan-friendly four-day event in which each team plays two games apiece. Since the inception of the event in 2005, there have been 15 players called-up or recalled during or immediately following the Showcase. The showcase has been hosted in Columbus, Georgia (2005), Fayetteville, North Carolina (2006), Sioux Falls, South Dakota (2007), Boise, Idaho (2008), Orem, Utah (2009), Boise, Idaho (2010), South Padre Island, Texas (2011), Reno, Nevada in 2012 and 2013, Santa Cruz, California in 2015, and Mississauga, Ontario in 2017 and 2018.

Honors

List of champions

Year	Champion
2002	Greenville Groove
2003	Mobile Revelers
2004	Asheville Altitude
2005	Asheville Altitude
2006	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2007	Dakota Wizards
2008	Idaho Stampede
2009	Colorado 14ers
2010	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011	Iowa Energy
2012	Austin Toros
2013	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2014	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015	Santa Cruz Warriors
2016	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017	Raptors 905
2018	Austin Spurs

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Finals MVP

All-Star Game MVP

Defensive Player of the Year

Impact Player of the Year

Most Improved Player

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Sportsmanship Award

Team Executive of the Year

Basketball Executive of the Year

All-G League Team

All-Defensive Team

All-Rookie Team

Development Champion

References

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^ Sheridan, Chris (April 19, 2006). "NBA approves Lakers' ownership of D-League team". ESPN. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

^ "D-League Will No Longer Operate Roanoke Dazzle". NBA.com. May 1, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

^ "D-League Will No Longer Operate In Fayetteville". NBA.com. May 2, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

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^ Kotloff, Brian (June 20, 2017). "Welcome to the NBA G League: Learn About The NBA's Official Minor League". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

^ "NBA Continues to Flex Its Muscles With New and Improved G League". CLNSradio. June 21, 2017.

^ Wolf, Jacob (December 13, 2017). "NBA to broadcast G League games on Twitch". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

^ Dunlap, Evan (April 15, 2014). "NBA D-League: Orlando Magic to partner with Erie BayHawks, according to report". Orlando Pinstriped Post. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

^ ^a^b "Phoenix Suns Buy Bakersfield Jam; Relocate Team to Prescott Valley, Arizona". OurSports Central. April 12, 2016.

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^ "Entertain & Sports Arena". St. Elizabeths East. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

^ "Wizards name Jarell Christian head coach and Pops Mensah-Bonsu GM of Capital City Go-Go". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

^ "NBA D-League Expands to 18 as Knicks Purchase Team". NBA.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

^ "Timberwolves finalize purchase of NBA D-League team Iowa Energy". Fox Sports. May 3, 2017.

^ "Sacramento Kings Buy Controlling Interest in NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns". OurSports Central. October 20, 2016.

^ "Sacramento Kings NBA G League Franchise Reveals Identity As Stockton Kings" (Press release). NBA G League. April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

^ "Orlando Magic Purchase NBA D-League's Erie BayHawks". OurSports Central. December 14, 2016.

^ "Atlanta Hawks buy NBA D-League team that will play in College Park". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 10, 2016.

^ "Atlanta Hawks' NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017". OurSports Central. January 31, 2017.

^ Dybas, Todd (September 17, 2015). "Wizards' pursuit of a D-League team reaches a 'serious' level with facility plans". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

^ Dybas, Todd (June 20, 2017). "Washington Wizards purchase a G League team". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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^ Report: MiLB team owner says ‘deal in place’ for D-League expansion in Omaha

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^ "Pelicans narrow list of D-League team sites". Sun Herald. April 25, 2017.

^ "Pensacola, Shreveport still in running for NBA G League team". AL.com. August 24, 2017.

^ "Shreveport Denies Arena For Pelicans G League Team; Pensacola Sits As Favorite". SB Nation. September 13, 2017.

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External links

Official website

D-League – Basketball-Reference.com

DraftExpress.com D-League Blog

NBA D-League on YouTube

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[19] As the Huntsville Flight.

[20] As the Anaheim Arsenal.

[21] As the Utah Flash.

[erie-22] The original Erie BayHawks, at the time an affiliate of the Orlando Magic, were fully purchased and moved to Lakeland as the Lakeland Magic starting with the 2017 season. However, the Atlanta Hawks began operating their new development franchise in Erie, intending to move it to College Park, Georgia, once a new arena at Georgia International Convention Center is completed.

[24] As the Asheville Altitude.

[25] Played in the Continental Basketball Association and the International Basketball League (1999–2001) before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.

[26] As the Bakersfield Jam.

[28] As the Dakota Wizards; Played in the International Basketball Association and the Continental Basketball Association before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.

[29] As the Los Angeles D-Fenders; did not field a team for the 2010–11 season.

[30] As the Reno Bighorns.

[31] As the Columbus Riverdragons.

[32] Played as the Idaho Stampede in the Continental Basketball Association before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.

[34] As the Colorado 14ers.

[si-1] McCann, Michael (February 14, 2017). "The G League: 12 takeaways on NBA's new deal". Sports Illustrated. Time, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[NBAGLeague-2] "NBA Development League to Become NBA Gatorade League" (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 14, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[ut-3] Amick, Sam (February 14, 2017). "NBA Development League to become Gatorade League". USA Today. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

[NBDL_to_D-League-4] "NBDL ADOPTS NEW NAME, LOGO, AND BALL". NBA.com. July 19, 2005. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[5] "Thunder moving 66ers from Tulsa to Oklahoma City". Tulsa World. July 19, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2017.

[6] "NBADL homepage with relocation announcements". NBADL. August 1, 2005. Archived from the original on August 1, 2005. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

[tt-7] "Tulsa 66ers set for 9th season". Tulsa Today. November 1, 2013.

[8] "Four Teams Leaving CBA for NBA D-League". InsideHoops.com. April 6, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

[9] "NBA Development League Expands To Anaheim". NBA.com. April 11, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

[10] Sheridan, Chris (April 19, 2006). "NBA approves Lakers' ownership of D-League team". ESPN. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

[11] "D-League Will No Longer Operate Roanoke Dazzle". NBA.com. May 1, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

[12] "D-League Will No Longer Operate In Fayetteville". NBA.com. May 2, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

[13] "12 teams to comprise NBA Development League in 2007–08". oursportscentral.com. May 8, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2006.

[14] Rogers Digital Media (May 27, 2015). "Leiweke: Raptors D-League team coming to GTA". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[raptors905.dleague.nba.com-15] "MLSE Purchases NBA D-League Team As League Expands To 19 Teams For 2015-16 Season". Raptors 905. June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[16] Kotloff, Brian (June 20, 2017). "Welcome to the NBA G League: Learn About The NBA's Official Minor League". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[17] "NBA Continues to Flex Its Muscles With New and Improved G League". CLNSradio. June 21, 2017.

[18] Wolf, Jacob (December 13, 2017). "NBA to broadcast G League games on Twitch". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

[23] Dunlap, Evan (April 15, 2014). "NBA D-League: Orlando Magic to partner with Erie BayHawks, according to report". Orlando Pinstriped Post. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[NAZSunsBuyJam-27] "Phoenix Suns Buy Bakersfield Jam; Relocate Team to Prescott Valley, Arizona". OurSports Central. April 12, 2016.

[33] "Stampede-Jazz Affiliation". NBA/Idaho Stampede. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

[35] "Entertain & Sports Arena". St. Elizabeths East. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[36] "Wizards name Jarell Christian head coach and Pops Mensah-Bonsu GM of Capital City Go-Go". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[37] "NBA D-League Expands to 18 as Knicks Purchase Team". NBA.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

[38] "Timberwolves finalize purchase of NBA D-League team Iowa Energy". Fox Sports. May 3, 2017.

[39] "Sacramento Kings Buy Controlling Interest in NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns". OurSports Central. October 20, 2016.

[40] "Sacramento Kings NBA G League Franchise Reveals Identity As Stockton Kings" (Press release). NBA G League. April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[MagicBuyBayHawks-41] "Orlando Magic Purchase NBA D-League's Erie BayHawks". OurSports Central. December 14, 2016.

[42] "Atlanta Hawks buy NBA D-League team that will play in College Park". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 10, 2016.

[43] "Atlanta Hawks' NBA D-League Team to Begin Play in 2017". OurSports Central. January 31, 2017.

[twt-44] Dybas, Todd (September 17, 2015). "Wizards' pursuit of a D-League team reaches a 'serious' level with facility plans". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[twt2-45] Dybas, Todd (June 20, 2017). "Washington Wizards purchase a G League team". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[46] "Kings to Bring NBA G League Basketball to Stockton". Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[47] "A regal welcome for the Stockton Kings". The Record. April 17, 2018.

[48] Report: MiLB team owner says ‘deal in place’ for D-League expansion in Omaha

[49] TBL: Storm Chasers owner Gary Green discusses the Mets playoff chances and NBDL news for Omaha

[50] "New Orleans Pelicans Announce Intent to Launch Owned-And-Operated NBA Development League Franchise in Gulf South Region". NBA.com. March 30, 2017.

[51] "Mobile on preliminary list of sites for Pelicans' NBA D League affiliate". AL.com. March 31, 2017.

[52] "Pelicans narrow list of D-League team sites". Sun Herald. April 25, 2017.

[53] "Pensacola, Shreveport still in running for NBA G League team". AL.com. August 24, 2017.

[54] "Shreveport Denies Arena For Pelicans G League Team; Pensacola Sits As Favorite". SB Nation. September 13, 2017.

[55] "New Orleans Pelicans put G League plans on hold". 2Ways10Days.com. March 13, 2018.

[56] "Future of New Orleans Pelicans stable, even as team mourns owner Tom Benson's death". National Basketball Association. March 19, 2018.

[57] "N.B.A. Plans to Put a Minor-League Team in Mexico City". The New York Times. December 7, 2017.

[58] "NBA will establish G-League team in Mexico City as soon as next season, per report". SB Nation. December 7, 2017.

[59] "D-League lowers the age requirement to 18". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2008.

[60] Lester, Justin (August 13, 2017). "Social Roundup: NBA G League Player Invitational in Chicago". gleague.nba.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.

[61] "NBA G League 101: Affiliate Players". gleague.nba.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.

[62] "CBA Principal Deal Points". NBA. August 4, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2011. The player will continue to be paid his NBA salary and will continue to be included on his NBA team's roster (on the inactive list) while playing in the NBADL.

[63] "NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement Seen Giving Boost To NBA Development League". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011.

[64] Coon, Larry (June 30, 2017). "82. What is a Two-Way player?". NBA Salary Cap FAQ. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

[65] "Frequently Asked Questions: NBA G League". gleague.nba.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.

[66] "2017 NBA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT – PRINCIPAL DEAL POINTS" (PDF). NBA. January 19, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.

[67] Coon, Larry (June 30, 2017). "22. What is the minimum salary a player can receive?". NBA Salary Cap FAQ. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

[68] "Simmons Named Most Improved". NBA.com. April 28, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.

[69] "Rockets' Brooks named NBA's most improved player". NBA.com. April 23, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.

[70] "Idaho's Mike Taylor Becomes First D-League Player Drafted By An NBA Team". NBA.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2009.

[71] "Notable Players From NBA's D-League". SI.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[72] "Seven D-League players who have made an NBA impact". Windy City Bulls.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

[73] Brennan, Matthew (February 21, 2007). "Mensah-Bonsu, East Team Come Out On Top". NBA.com. Retrieved March 30, 2007.

[74] Wurst, Matt (February 16, 2008). "Stars Work, Play Hard in D-League All-Star Game". NBA.com. Retrieved February 29, 2008.

[75] "Sims And Ahearn Named Co-MVPs As Red Defeats Blue In All-Star Game". NBA.com/DLeague. February 14, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.

[76] "James White Soars To NBA D-League Slam Dunk Championship". NBA.com/DLeague. February 13, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.

[77] "Brian Butch Captures MVP Honors In 2010 All-Star Game". NBA.com/DLeague. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 13, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.

[78] "Haier Shooting Stars Set Record At Dream Factory Friday Night". NBA.com/DLeague. February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.

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