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NBA G League

Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event2018–19 NBA G League season
NBA G League logo.svg
SportBasketball
Founded2001
Inaugural season2001–02
PresidentMalcolm Turner
No. of teams27 (28 in 2019)
CountryUnited 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 websiteGLeague.NBA.com

The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 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 2018–19 season, the league consists of 27 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]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 National Basketball Development League (2001–2005)


    • 1.2 NBA Development League (2005–2017)


    • 1.3 NBA G League (2017–present)



  • 2 Teams

    • 2.1 2018–19 teams


    • 2.2 Upcoming teams


    • 2.3 Team ownership and NBA affiliations


    • 2.4 Future expansion teams and locations

      • 2.4.1 Confirmed expansion and relocations


      • 2.4.2 Expansion candidate locations



    • 2.5 Defunct / relocated teams


    • 2.6 Team timeline



  • 3 Player allocations

    • 3.1 Draft


    • 3.2 Affiliate players


    • 3.3 Assignment

      • 3.3.1 Standard assignment


      • 3.3.2 Two-way contract



    • 3.4 Successful NBA call-ups



  • 4 Annual events

    • 4.1 All-Star Game


    • 4.2 NBA G League Showcase



  • 5 Honors

    • 5.1 List of champions


    • 5.2 Awards



  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




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 led 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]


For the 2019–20 season, the G League will begin to offer Select Contracts to players that are not yet eligible to enter the NBA Draft.[19] Since 2006, players that are not at least 19-years-old by the end of the calendar year have been ineligible, creating what became known as the "one-and-done" rule where players joined a college basketball team for one season and then leave for the NBA.[20] The new Select Contract is to be an alternative for players who do not want or cannot attend a college, worth up to $125,000 for a season.[21]




Teams




NBA G League is located in the US

Raptors 905

Raptors 905



Charge

Charge



Blue Coats

Blue Coats



BayHawks

BayHawks



Magic

Magic



Red Claws

Red Claws



Hustle

Hustle



Knicks

Knicks



Mad Ants

Mad Ants



Drive

Drive



Wolves

Wolves



Skyforce

Skyforce



Spurs

Spurs



Vipers

Vipers



Legends

Legends



Blue

Blue



Clippers

Clippers



Suns

Suns



Stars

Stars



Warriors

Warriors



Lakers

Lakers



Kings

Kings



Bulls

Bulls



Swarm

Swarm



Nets

Nets



Herd

Herd



Go-Go

Go-Go



College Park (2019)

College Park (2019)



Birmingham (2022)

Birmingham (2022)




Locations of teams in the NBA G League



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Upcoming teams

































Team
City
Arena
Capacity
Founded
Joining
Head coach
NBA affiliate
BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaLegacy Arena17,6542019[n]2022TBA
New Orleans Pelicans
College ParkCollege Park, GeorgiaGateway Center3,5002017[d]2019TBA
Atlanta Hawks

Erie BayHawks[d]
Erie, PennsylvaniaErie Insurance Arena6,7502019[n]TBA
New Orleans Pelicans


  1. ^ As the Utah Flash.


  2. ^ As the Huntsville Flight.


  3. ^ As the Anaheim Arsenal.


  4. ^ abcd 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. A third franchise will begin using the BayHawks' name with a new franchise owned by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019.


  5. ^ As the Asheville Altitude.


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


  7. ^ As the Bakersfield Jam.


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


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


  10. ^ As the Reno Bighorns.


  11. ^ As the Columbus Riverdragons.


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


  13. ^ As the Colorado 14ers.


  14. ^ ab The New Orleans Pelicans purchased an expansion team that will begin play as the Erie BayHawks beginning with the 2019–20 season before moving to Birmingham, Alabama, for the 2022–23 season




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.[27] 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.[28]


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.[25] On October 20, 2016, the Sacramento Kings bought the majority ownership of their affiliate of the previous eight seasons, the Reno Bighorns,[29] and would eventually move the team to Stockton, California as the Stockton Kings after the 2017–18 G League season.[30] On December 14, 2016, the Magic purchased their affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, with the intention to relocate the team to Lakeland, Florida, in 2017.[31] 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), Birmingham (by the New Orleans Pelicans), 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 with announced future affiliation: Erie BayHawks (with the New Orleans Pelicans)


NBA teams without an exclusive affiliate: Denver Nuggets 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.[32] 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.[33]


On October 24, 2018, the Pelicans announced plans to place their G League team in Birmingham, Alabama, to play in the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Legacy Arena by 2022. As the arena needs to be renovated, the Pelican's affiliate will begin play the 2019–20 season as the Erie BayHawks after the Atlanta Hawks' affiliate moves to College Park.[34][35]



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 CHI Health Center Omaha (known as CenturyLink Center Omaha in 2015), Ralston Arena, or Baxter Arena.[36][37]


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.[38] 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.[39]



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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



Erie BayHawks (2019–)Capital City Go-GoWisconsin HerdMemphis HustleCollege Park NBA Development League teamErie BayHawks (2017–)Agua Caliente ClippersWindy City BullsLong Island NetsGreensboro SwarmRaptors 905Westchester KnicksMaine Red ClawsStockton KingsReno BighornsLakeland MagicErie BayHawks (2008–2017)Delaware Blue CoatsDelaware 87ersUtah FlashRio Grande Valley VipersIowa WolvesIowa EnergyFort Wayne Mad AntsSioux Falls SkyforceSalt Lake City StarsIdaho StampedeSanta Cruz WarriorsDakota WizardsTexas LegendsColorado 14ersNorthern Arizona SunsBakersfield JamSouth Bay LakersLos Angeles D-FendersGrand Rapids DriveSpringfield ArmorAnaheim ArsenalArkansas RimRockersFort Worth FlyersRoanoke DazzleMobile RevelersCanton ChargeNew Mexico ThunderbirdsHuntsville FlightGreenville GrooveFayetteville PatriotsAustin SpursAustin TorosColumbus RiverdragonsFlorida FlameNorth Charleston LowgatorsOklahoma City BlueTulsa 66ersAsheville Altitude


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,[40] 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.[41]



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.[42]



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.[43]


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.[44] 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).[45] Only players with four or less years of NBA experience are eligible for two-way contracts.[46] 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,[47] 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).[48]



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.[49][50]


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.[51] 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.[52][53]



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.[54]


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).[55]


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.[56] 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.[57]


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.[58] 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.[59]



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







































YearChampion
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


See also


  • List of developmental and minor sports leagues

  • List of NBA G League yearly standings

  • List of NBA G League champions


References




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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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