NBA G League: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox sports league

| continent = [[FIBA Americas]]

| president = [[Shareef Abdur-Rahim]]

| champ_season =

| most_champs = [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]]<br>(4 titles)

| [[ESPN+]]

| [[NBA TV]]

| '''Canada:'''

| [[NBA TV Canada]]

}}

| sponsor = [[Gatorade]]

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== History ==

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! scope="row" | [[Greensboro Swarm]]

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! scope="row" | [[Long Island Nets]]

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! scope="row" | [[Maine Celtics]]

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! scope="row" | [[Motor City Cruise]]

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! scope="row" | [[Austin Spurs]]

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! scope="row" | [[Iowa Wolves]]

! 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" | [[Oklahoma City Blue]]

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! scope="row" | [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]]

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! scope="row" | [[Rip City Remix]]

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! scope="row" | [[Salt Lake City Stars]]

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! scope="row" | [[South Bay Lakers]]

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! scope="row" | [[Stockton Kings]]

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! scope="row" | [[Texas Legends]]

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! scope="row" | [[Valley 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>

 

 

'''Parent club ownership:'''

 

'''G League teams without an exclusive affiliate:'''

 

=== Defunct / relocated teams ===

bar:14 color:Suspended from:07/01/2020 till:07/01/2021

bar:14 color:tan1 from:07/01/2021 till:end

 

bar:15 color:other from:07/01/1995 till:06/01/2001 text:[[International Basketball Association|IBA]] (1995–2001)

bar:15 color:former from:07/01/2006 till:06/01/2012 text:[[Dakota Wizards]] (2006–12)

bar:15 color:tan1 from:07/01/2012 till:end text:[[Santa Cruz Warriors]] (2012–present)

 

bar:16 color:other from:07/01/1997 till:06/01/2001 text:[[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]] (1997–2001)

bar:36 color:former from:07/01/2020 till:07/01/2024 shift:0 text: [[NBA G League Ignite|Ignite]] (2020–24)

 

bar:38 color:tan1 from:07/01/2023 till:end shift:0 text:[[Rip City Remix]] (2023–present)

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! Year !! Champion !! Result !! Runner-up !! Location

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|align=center|[[2021–22 NBA G League season|2021]]

 

== Player allocations ==

 

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 ===

 

=== {{anchor|showcase}}NBA G League Showcase ===

 

 

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.