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Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung has been named to the 2024-25 All-NBA G League First Team, the NBA announced on X, formerly known as Twitter. The honor comes just months after McClung made history by winning his third consecutive Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. McClung joins a standout First Team lineup […]

Within two weeks of earning the 2024-2025 G League MVP award, JD Davison is now a full-time NBA player. Days ahead of their 2025 playoff run, the Boston Celtics promoted Davison to a standard contract, giving him their final roster spot on the active roster. The Celtics converted Davison’s two-way contract to a standard two-year […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Quincy Olivari to a two-way contract ahead of the 2024-25 season, it was met with positive reaction from the fanbase. Olivari had endeared himself to Laker Nation following a strong preseason performance after a viral media day photo with LeBron James. The Lakers ultimately cut Quincy […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been hit with a wave of injuries this season with both Joel Embiid and Paul George being ruled out for the remainder of the year. Amid the injuries the 76ers have been dealing with, they’ve been granted an injury exception from the league to temporarily exceed the 15-man maximum on the […]

The New York Knicks came into the 2024-25 season hoping to be a contender in the Eastern Conference following the blockbuster trade for Karl-Anthony Towns. While the Knicks have been a top team in the East, they just don’t seem to be quite on the level of the Cleveland Cavaliers or Boston Celtics. The Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t complacent about their three-point shooting lineup. Head coach Joe Mazzulla will soon welcome a 39.5% shooter to the lineup with the move made after taking down the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Boston is adding 6-foot-10 forward Miles Norris, per ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania. The insider shared Norris is coming from […]

This time of the season is a good time for NBA teams to give players roster tryouts by way of a 10-day contract. Sometimes it’s temporary help for the final stretch of the season, other times it’s to evaluate prospects. Teams like the Charlotte Hornets, used a 10-day contract to help with injuries. Following the […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been hit with major injury woes this season. During their last game against the Dallas Mavericks, seven players were sidelined due to injury including star guard LaMelo Ball. Ball has been dealing with an ankle injury this season. Amid the rising number of injuries, the Hornets made a recent roster move […]

It was the night of Oct. 11 and social media lit up with posts from Los Angeles Lakers fans. Undrafted guard Quincy Olivari had just led the Lakers to a comeback win against the Milwaukee Bucks in preseason. Against all odds, Quincy Olivari used that performance to secure a two-way contract from the organization, ensuring […]

To say the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2024-25 season has been disappointing is a massive understatement. The season has been downright horrendous for a team that was supposed to be an Eastern Conference contender following their free agency acquisition of Paul George. The 76ers have been filling in their on-the-margins roster spots since the trade deadline, and […]

Following the NBA trade deadline, teams are either looking for buyout players to fortify a playoff run, or searching for untapped young talent to evaluate when it comes to roster moves. It’s also a time that NBA teams evaluate their two-way contract players. The Chicago Bulls had an open two-way contract roster spot after waiving […]

LOS ANGELES – Since the beginning of the season, one of the biggest talking points surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers is their need for frontcourt depth, specifically a starting caliber center. Anthony Davis clamored for one before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. But the Lakers might have the future answer down in the […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the plan was always for him to spend most of his rookie season getting reps in the G League with the South Bay Lakers. So far, Bronny James has appeared in 11 games […]

Allan Wylie is the radio analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers G-League team, the Delaware Blue Coats. Just a college freshman at Rowan University in New Jersey, he has one of the best jobs any 18-year-old could imagine, calling games for a professional basketball team. But Wylie isn’t your average groundbreaking sports broadcaster. He’s much more […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were one of the most active teams leading up to the NBA trade deadline. After shocking the NBA world by acquiring Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks, they followed that up by addressing their center needs in Mark Williams in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets. The trades left the Lakers’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are starting to play some of their best basketball lately, and they are also getting very promising returns from their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. On Friday night, the Lakers’ G League squad picked up a big 122-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers’ G League team, the Rip […]

In what was a possible NBA Finals preview, the Oklahoma City Thunder dispatched the visiting Boston Celtics, 105-92. The Thunder improved to 30-5 while the Celtics dropped to 26-10. Immediately following the big win, the Thunder made a couple of roster moves on a pair of young players, as per Clemente Almanza of Thunder Wire. […]

The Detroit Pistons have been a vastly improved team behind the All-Star campaign of Cade Cunningham, firmly in the mix for a playoff spot after finishing with the worst record in the NBA in 2023-24. They recently suffered a setback though following the worrisome injury to Jaden Ivey. In a move that could address their backcourt […]

The Utah Jazz are one of the teams firmly in the tanking race for the 2025 NBA Draft where the top three players are expected to be Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. When a team is mired in a rebuild like the Jazz are, finding quality players on the edges and developing prospects […]

Since leaving Ohio in 2019, Bronny James only played basketball in his home state once before Oct. 30, when he recorded five garbage time minutes against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Two months later, James played in a more meaningful game in Cleveland as a member of the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G-League. The South […]

The Miami Heat are converting forward Keshad Johnson to a two-year NBA contract, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The move, announced Tuesday, follows Johnson’s impressive performances in the G League this season. Johnson, 23, has been a standout in the developmental league, averaging 21.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He […]

Two years removed from his last year in the NBA, John Wall is still holding out hope for one more shot in the league. However, aware that his retirement is just around the corner, Wall is dabbling in a potential broadcasting career with the G-League. Wall was hired by the G-League to commentate on a […]

All eyes were on the South Bay Lakers on Saturday as the 2024-25 G League season tipped-off with Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James beginning his assignment. Earlier this month, the Lakers revealed their G League plan for Bronny to get him live game reps. Bronny scored the first points of South Bay’s opening night […]

The 2024-25 G League season got underway this weekend, and plenty of eyes were on South Bay, the affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers as one Bronny James was set to make his debut. The Lakers laid out their plans for Bronny in the G League amid their recent five-game road trip. It was a […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is expected to take place on June 26 and 27 in Brooklyn, New York, and Alex Sarr is officially a name to watch. The 2024 draft class is not expected to be a particularly strong one, although the current list of prospects does appear to have a tremendous amount of potential, […]

A new era is about to start for the Charlotte Hornets next season. The squad will try all the options to get back into playoff contention and it all starts with head coaching. Coach Steve Clifford does not have much to show for his stint with the Lamelo Ball-led squad. So, a departure is looming […]

The NBA G-League, before known as the NBA D-League, is a great opportunity for basketball players to showcase their wares. Given the high level of competition, it’s not only a chance for basketball players to get professional status, but it’s also an opportunity to enter the NBA’s backdoor. Over the years, there have been several […]

The Sacramento Kings’ NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings, made history when they announced that Lindsey Harding has been hired to be their new head coach in addition to Anjali Ranadivé being named as the team’s general manager. Via Stockon’s official website: Today the Stockton Kings, NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, […]

G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson set the basketball world on fire as a walking highlight reel, drawing comparisons to future Hall of Famers like Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose with his athleticism and playmaking ability. A projected top-three selection in the 2023 NBA Draft, there are many who believe he should be the clear-cut […]

Having started 397 of the 504 games that he’s played in since joining the NBA, nobody can blame 29-year-old Elfrid Payton for wanting another shot at being in the NBA. Currently playing for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, a quality G League team affiliated with the Indiana Pacers, Payton has averaged 8.1 points, 6.0 assists, […]

Scoot Henderson, who is widely projected to be the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, will not play another game in the G League this season, according to ESPN Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony. “Scoot Henderson, projected No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, has been shut down by the G League […]

If you haven’t seen Victor Wembanyama play and just relied on what you’ve been hearing other people say about the NBA’s top prospect in the 2023 NBA Draft, you could have been led to the belief that he’s straight out of a laboratory. In a sense, that is what Wembanyama is, a freak basketball talent […]

Isaiah Thomas’ recent stint with the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t end up panning out. The point guard featured in four games for the Lakers back in late December but wasn’t offered another 10-day contract. He was then scooped up by the Dallas Mavericks on a 10-day, but saw a total of 13 minutes of game […]

The Denver Nuggets’ injury issues have been well-documented this season. Denver was bit by the injury bug before the season even began and has had to weather a bevy of absences, with eight players currently sidelined due to COVID issues and injury. Given the hits to their depth, Nuggets fans could potentially be seeing a […]

LiAngelo Ball had some nice moments for the Charlotte Hornets during Summer League, but he didn’t make the training camp roster ahead of the 2021-22 season. Now with the regular season approaching, Ball is signing a contract in the G League and will be in the Oct. 23 draft, according to Shams Charania of The […]

The NBA G League, previously known as the NBA D League, is a proven platform that allows players a chance to prove that they’re worthy of an NBA contract. Furthermore, aside from the NBA Draft, the G League serves as a back door for players who want to chase their NBA dream. Although the players […]

High school junior Scoot Henderson is forgoing his senior year at Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia, to sign with the G League Ignite. The deal will make Henderson the youngest professional in the history of American basketball, per Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. High school junior Scoot Henderson (@thereal013) — a five-star […]

Delaware Bluecoats forward Paul Reed not only captured his first G League MVP but also received G League Rookie of the year according to NBA Insider Shams Charania. Philadelphia 76ers rookie Paul Reed — aka BBall Paul — is the NBA G League MVP and Rookie of the Year for the 2020-21 season. — Shams […]

Emoni Bates is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and is viewed by some as the best prospect since LeBron James. Instead of suiting up for Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans as initially expected, many believe he will take the G League route in a bid to […]