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The '''NBA G League''', or simply the '''G League''', is the
Initially eight teams, the league expanded after 2005 under a plan by NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] to develop it into a true minor-league [[farm team|farm system]], with each NBA D-League team affiliated with one or more NBA teams. By mid-2014, one-third of NBA players had spent time in the NBA D-League, up from 23% in 2011.
As of the [[2024–25 NBA G League season|2024–25 season]], the league consists of 31 teams. All are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except the independent [[Mexico City Capitanes]].
== History ==
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{{location map~ |USA |lat=38.850833 |long=-76.994444 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label=[[Capital City Go-Go|Go-Go]]|position=bottom}}
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{{location map~ |USA |lat=42.331389 |long=-83.045833 |mark = Blue pog.svg |label=[[Motor City Cruise|Cruise]]|position=top}}
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===Current teams===
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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
|+ style="{{NBA color cell|NBA G League}};" | Eastern Conference
! scope="col" | Team !! scope="col" | City !! scope="col" | Pod !! scope="col" | Arena !! scope="col" | Capacity !! scope="col" | Founded !! scope="col" | Joined !! scope="col" | Head coach !! scope="col" | NBA affiliate
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! scope="row" | [[Birmingham Squadron]]
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]] || South || [[Legacy Arena]] || align=center| 17,654 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2019{{efn|name=erie}} || T. J. Saint || [[New Orleans Pelicans]]
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! scope="row" | [[Capital City Go-Go]]
| [[Washington, D.C.]] || East || [[Entertainment and Sports Arena]] || align=center | 4,200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stelizabethseast.com/entertainment-sports-arena/ |title=Entertain & Sports Arena |publisher=St. Elizabeths East |access-date=June 21, 2017}}</ref> || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2018 || [[Cody Toppert]] || [[Washington Wizards]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Cleveland Charge]]
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]] || Central || [[Public Auditorium]] || align=center | 10,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2001{{efn|As the [[Huntsville Flight]]}} || Mike Gerrity || [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
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! scope="row" | [[College Park Skyhawks]]
| [[College Park, Georgia]] || East || [[Gateway Center Arena]] || align=center | 3,500 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2017{{efn|name=erie|As the Erie BayHawks}} || Ryan Schmidt || [[Atlanta Hawks]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunlap |first=Evan |url=http://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2014/4/15/5617920/orlando-magic-news-nba-dleague-erie-bayhawks-partnership-affiliate |title=NBA D-League: Orlando Magic to partner with Erie BayHawks, according to report |publisher=Orlando Pinstriped Post |date=April 15, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Delaware Blue Coats]]
| [[Wilmington, Delaware]] || East || [[Chase Fieldhouse]] || align=center| 2,500 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2007{{efn|As the [[Utah Flash]]}} || [[Mike Longabardi]] || [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
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! scope="row" | [[Grand Rapids Gold]]
| [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] || Central || [[Van Andel Arena]] || align=center | 11,500 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2006{{efn|name=Arsenal|As the [[Anaheim Arsenal]]}} || [[Andre Miller]] || [[Denver Nuggets]]
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! scope="row" | [[Greensboro Swarm]]
| {{nowrap|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]}} || South || [[Greensboro Coliseum Complex#Novant Health Fieldhouse|Novant Health Fieldhouse]] ||align=center| 2,500 ||colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2016 || D.J. Bakker || [[Charlotte Hornets]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Indiana Mad Ants]]{{efn|Will be in [[Noblesville, Indiana]] and adopt a new name for the 2025–26 season.}}
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] || Central || [[Gainbridge Fieldhouse]] || align="center" | 17,274 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2007{{efn|As the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.}} || [[Tom Hankins]] || [[Indiana Pacers]]
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! scope="row" | [[Long Island Nets]]
| [[Uniondale, New York]] || East || [[Nassau Coliseum]] ||align=center| 13,500 ||colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2016 || Mfon Udofia || [[Brooklyn Nets]]
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! scope="row" | [[Maine Celtics]]
| [[Portland, Maine]] || East || [[Portland Exposition Building]] || align=center | 3,100 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2009 || [[Tyler Lashbrook]] || [[Boston Celtics]]
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! scope="row" | [[Motor City Cruise]]
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]] || Central || [[Wayne State Fieldhouse]] || align=center|3,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 2003{{efn|name=Pistons|As the [[Long Beach Jam]] in the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]. Joined the D-League as the [[Bakersfield Jam]] in 2006.}} || style="text-align:center;"| 2006 || Jamelle McMillan || [[Detroit Pistons]]
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! scope="row" | [[Osceola Magic]]
| [[Kissimmee, Florida]] || South || [[Silver Spurs Arena]] || align=center| 8,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2008{{efn|name=erie}} || Dylan Murphy || [[Orlando Magic]]
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! scope="row" | [[Raptors 905]]
| [[Mississauga|Mississauga, Ontario]] || East || [[Paramount Fine Foods Centre]] || align=center | 5,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2015 || Drew Jones || [[Toronto Raptors]]<ref name="raptors905.dleague.nba.com">{{cite web |url=http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/mlse-purchases-nba-d-league-team-as-league-expands-to-19-teams-for-2015-16-season/ |title=MLSE Purchases NBA D-League Team As League Expands To 19 Teams For 2015-16 Season |publisher=Raptors 905 |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=July 9, 2017 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075404/http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/mlse-purchases-nba-d-league-team-as-league-expands-to-19-teams-for-2015-16-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[Westchester Knicks]]
| [[White Plains, New York]] || East || [[Westchester County Center]] || align=center | 5,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2014 || [[DeSagana Diop]] || [[New York Knicks]]
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! scope="row" | [[Windy City Bulls]]
| [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]] || Central || [[Now Arena]] || align=center | 10,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2016 || [[William Donovan III]] || [[Chicago Bulls]]
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! scope="row" | [[Wisconsin Herd]]
| [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]] || Central || [[Oshkosh Arena]] || align=center | 3,500 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2017 || [[Beno Udrih]] || [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
|+ style="{{NBA color cell2|NBA G League}};" | Western Conference
! scope="col" | Team !! scope="col" | City !! scope="col" | Pod !! scope="col" | Arena !! scope="col" | Capacity !! scope="col" | Founded !! scope="col" | Joined !! scope="col" | Head coach !! scope="col" | NBA affiliate
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! scope="row" | [[Austin Spurs]]
| [[Cedar Park, Texas]] || South || [[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]] || align=center | 7,200 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2001{{efn|As the [[Columbus Riverdragons]]}} || Scott King || [[San Antonio Spurs]]
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! scope="row" | [[Iowa Wolves]]
| [[Des Moines, Iowa]] || Central || [[Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa)|Wells Fargo Arena]] || align=center | 16,110 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2007 || Ernest Scott || [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
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! scope="row" | [[Memphis Hustle]]
| [[Southaven, Mississippi]] || South || [[Landers Center]] || align=center| 8,362 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2017 || Jason March || [[Memphis Grizzlies]]
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! scope="row" | [[Mexico City Capitanes]]
| [[Mexico City|Mexico City, Mexico]] || South || [[Mexico City Arena]] || align=center| 22,300 || style="text-align:center;"| 2017 || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || [[Ramón Díaz Sánchez]] || None
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! scope="row" | [[Oklahoma City Blue]]
| [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] || West || [[Paycom Center]] || align=center | 18,203|| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2001{{efn|As the [[Asheville Altitude]]}} || [[Kameron Woods]] || [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
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! scope="row" | [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]]
| [[Edinburg, Texas]] || South || [[Bert Ogden Arena]] || align=center | 9,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2007 || [[Joseph Blair]] || [[Houston Rockets]]
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! scope="row" | [[Rip City Remix]]
| [[Portland, Oregon]] || West || [[Chiles Center]] || align=center | 4,852 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2023|| [[Sergi Oliva]] || [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
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! scope="row" | [[Salt Lake City Stars]]
| [[West Valley City, Utah]] || West || [[Maverik Center]] || align=center | 12,500 || align=center | 1997{{efn|Played as the Idaho Stampede in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.}} || align=center | 2006 ||[[Steve Wojciechowski]]||[[Utah Jazz]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Robbins|first=Jesse|title=Utah Jazz Purchase the Idaho Stampede|url=https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/utah-jazz-purchase-the-idaho-stampede/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=SaltLakeCity.GLeague.NBA.com|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113130017/https://saltlakecity.gleague.nba.com/news/utah-jazz-purchase-the-idaho-stampede/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Oceanside, California]] || West || [[Frontwave Arena]] || align=center| 7,500 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2017{{efn|As the [[Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario]]}} || [[Paul Hewitt]] || [[Los Angeles Clippers]] |-
! scope="row" | [[Santa Cruz Warriors]]
| [[Santa Cruz, California]] || West || [[Kaiser Permanente Arena]] || align=center | 2,505 || align=center | 1995{{efn|As the [[Dakota Wizards]]; played in the [[International Basketball Association]] and the [[Continental Basketball Association]] before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.}} || align=center | 2006 || [[Nick Kerr]] || [[Golden State Warriors]]
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! scope="row" | [[Sioux Falls Skyforce]]
| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] || Central || [[Sanford Pentagon]] || align=center | 3,250 || align=center | 1989{{efn|Played in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] and the [[International Basketball League (1999–2001)]] before joining the NBA D-League in 2006.}} || align=center | 2006 || Dan Bisaccio || [[Miami Heat]]
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! scope="row" | [[South Bay Lakers]]
| [[El Segundo, California]] || West || [[UCLA Health Training Center]] || align=center | 750 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2006{{efn|As the Los Angeles D-Fenders; did not field a team for the 2010–11 season.}} || Zach Guthrie || [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
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! scope="row" | [[Stockton Kings]]
| [[Stockton, California]] || West || [[Adventist Health Arena]] || align=center | 11,193 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2008{{efn|As the [[Reno Bighorns]]}} || [[Quinton Crawford]] || [[Sacramento Kings]]
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! scope="row" | [[Texas Legends]]
| [[Frisco, Texas]] || South || [[Comerica Center]] || align=center | 4,500 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2006{{efn|As the [[Colorado 14ers]]}} || Jordan Sears || [[Dallas Mavericks]]
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! scope="row" | [[Valley Suns]]
| [[Tempe, Arizona]] || West || [[Mullett Arena]] || align=center | 5,000 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2024 || [[John Little (basketball)|John Little]] || [[Phoenix Suns]]
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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, Idaho|Boise]], relocated the team to [[Salt Lake City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-04-04 |title=Idaho Stampede leaving Boise, headed for Salt Lake City |url=https://idahonews.com/sports/idaho-stampede/idaho-stampede-leaving-boise-headed-for-salt-lake-city |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=KBOI |language=en}}</ref> 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 NBA Development League season|2016–17 season]].<ref name="NAZSunsBuyJam">{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/phoenix-suns-buy-bakersfield-jam-relocate-team-to-prescott-valley-arizona/n-5124126|title=Phoenix Suns Buy Bakersfield Jam; Relocate Team to Prescott Valley, Arizona |publisher=OurSports Central |date= April 12, 2016}}</ref> On October 20, 2016, the [[Sacramento Kings]] bought the majority ownership of their affiliate of the previous eight seasons, the Reno Bighorns,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sacramento-kings-buy-controlling-interest-in-nba-development-leagues-reno-bighorns/n-5209914 |title=Sacramento Kings Buy Controlling Interest in NBA Development League's Reno Bighorns |publisher=OurSports Central |date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> and would eventually move the team to [[Stockton, California]], as the [[Stockton Kings]] after the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://gleague.nba.com/news/sacramento-kings-nba-g-league-franchise-reveals-identity-stockton-kings/ |title=Sacramento Kings NBA G League Franchise Reveals Identity As Stockton Kings |publisher=NBA G League |date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> On December 14, 2016, the Magic purchased their affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, with the intention to relocate the team to [[Lakeland, Florida]], in 2017.<ref name="MagicBuyBayHawks">{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/orlando-magic-purchase-nba-d-leagues-erie-bayhawks/n-5222118 |title=Orlando Magic Purchase NBA D-League's Erie BayHawks |publisher=OurSports Central |date=December 14, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Miami Heat]] purchased the controlling interest in the [[Sioux Falls Skyforce]] after being its primary affiliate since 2013. In July 2019, the [[Boston Celtics]] acquired its affiliate, the Maine Red Claws, then became the [[Maine Celtics]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maine Red Claws Renamed Maine Celtics |url=https://maine.gleague.nba.com/news/maine-celtics |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=Maine Celtics |language=en}}</ref>
Since 2020, the league added two teams without affiliation, with one of the teams closing after several years. On December 12, 2019, the [[
'''Parent club ownership:'''
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'''G League teams without an exclusive affiliate:'''
*[[Mexico City Capitanes]]
=== Defunct / relocated teams ===
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! Year !! Champion !! Result !! Runner-up !! Location
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|align=center|[[2019–20 NBA G League season|2019]]
|'''[[Salt Lake City Stars]]''' ([[Utah Jazz|UTA]])
|align=center|91–88
|[[Grand Rapids Drive]] ([[Detroit Pistons|DET]])
|align=center|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, NV]]
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|align=center|[[2020–21 NBA G League season|2020]]
|colspan=4 align=center|''No Winter Showcase due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
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|align=center|[[2021–22 NBA G League season|2021]]
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== 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
The minimum age to play in the G League is 18,<ref>{{cite web |title=D-League lowers the age requirement to 18 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=April 13, 2006 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2407522 }}</ref> 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 base annual salary is US$35,000 plus housing and insurance benefits. Players who are called up for NBA get bonuses totalling up to US$50,000.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/sports/basketball/g-league-salaries-increase.html Big Pay Raises Coming for G League Players] - Marc Stein, ''The New York Times'', April 17, 2018</ref>
=== Draft ===
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=== {{anchor|showcase}}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 evolved into a four-day event with each team playing two games apiece. From 2005 to 2017, 15 players were called-up or recalled during or immediately following the Showcase.{{
As of 2019, the event's location was the [[Mandalay Bay|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]]. Because of limited space at the conference center site, all games are played [[behind closed doors (sport)|without spectators]], although TV and Internet coverage is available for all games. The 2019 showcase was a series of mini-tournaments in which the winning team shared a $100,000 grand prize.{{
Before Las Vegas, host cities were [[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|Mississauga, Ontario]] in 2017 and 2018. It was not held in 2016.
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