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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 […]

The 2020-21 season is apparently full of redemption and comebacks for certain players. That’s been the case so far and continues to be the impression on Thursday. Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, both Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson are eyeing a comeback in pro basketball as they prepare for the G League Draft on Monday: […]

While guard Jeremy Lin’s chances of landing back in the NBA took a huge hit in December, the former Golden State Warriors guard may have found another way back. Though it took some time, Lin has landed back on a path to potentially join the Warriors if his production is up to par. According to […]

LiAngelo Ball isn’t currently on an NBA roster, but he is still trying to keep his dream alive to play in the NBA. After getting released by the Detroit Pistons before the 2020-2021 season, Ball is signing a contract to play in the NBA G League, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. LiAngelo Ball has signed […]

Though the NBA only recently crowned a champion in the 2019-20 campaign, the league remains at the forefront of how North American professional sports will operate in the coronavirus pandemic. With the NBA being the first major sport to halt its season in the early portion of the pandemic, the league then finished its season […]

The NBA is gearing up for a return to the hardwood in July after the board of governors overwhelmingly approved a return-to-play plan featuring 22 out of the league’s 30 teams. But while there was more urgency in finding a way to conclude the NBA season, there is less of an onus for the league’s […]

With a number of top prospects of the 2021 NBA draft recently declaring their intention to skip college and go straight to the G League, a new legitimate path to the NBA appears to have been paved. Now, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has weighed in on the matter. According to the Celtics rising star, […]

7-foot-2 phenom Kai Sotto of the Philippines has reportedly decided to skip college in order to take the G League path as he pursues his NBA dream, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Sotto, 18, is the first international prospect to go this route, joining American stars Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd and […]

G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim has taken plenty of heat after the supplemental NBA league has nicked some of the top high school prospects of the 2021 class, starting with No. 1 recruit Jalen Green. Abdur-Rahim has gone on the record to say the G League doesn’t plan to compete with the NCAA, let alone […]

Five-star recruit Daishen Nix has decided to decommit from UCLA to sign in the G League for somewhere in the neighborhood of $300,000, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Nix joins Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd as stud prospects bypassing college and going to the G League. Nix is […]

NBA G League players will vote over the upcoming weekend whether to create a new labor union and be represented in the workplace just like NBA players. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA’s union—the NBPA—is helping G Leaguers form a prospective union, with voting via electronically starting on Saturday. NBA’s G-League players will begin […]

The NBA G League has already reached out to a bevy of prospects of the 2021 class, hoping to convince them to opt to play professionally instead of joining the college ranks in the NCAA, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Aaron Torres of FOX Sports Radio concurred with the report, noting the G […]

In a transient period where not much is happening, the NBA’s G League is taking massive steps past the NCAA. It started on Thursday, as the top prospect for the 2021 NBA Draft, Jalen Green, was nabbed away by the prospect of making $500,000-plus in salary (maybe even over $1 million counting endorsements) this year […]

The remainder of the 2019-20 G League season is up for grabs after the CDC recommended no more gatherings of 50-plus persons for next eight weeks due to the growth of the coronavirus pandemic. While league officials and owners are hammering out the details of resuming play in mid-June and looking into arena openings in […]

The G League is normally a quiet place only heard of when players are called up or sent down from the NBA. But when a coach decides to go on an all-time rant, the whole league listens. Wisconsin Herd head coach Chad Buford, son of San Antonio Spurs renowned front office extraordinaire R.C. Buford, couldn’t […]

The league tried something new at this year’s NBA All-Star Game in order to promote competitiveness while also honoring the late Kobe Bryant. Rather than playing a traditional game with four 12-minute quarters in order to decide a winner, each team had the opportunity to “win” a quarter. The scores were erased after each quarter, […]

The National Players Basketball Association has voted in favor of the formation of a G League players’ union, one that would match the player-led representation of its constituents in its mirrored subsidiary, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Now that the NBA players have voted, the next step will be the formal approval at […]

Leaders of the NBPA are meeting with G League players to discuss the possibility of unionizing the NBA’s minor league, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Players and NBPA representatives will talk during the G League Showcase event in Las Vegas this week. Both sides talked about the prospect of making this happen during last year’s […]

The G League will experiment with a new rule that will render trips to the free-throw line to include only a single foul shot that could be worth one, two, or three points depending on the nature of the foul leading to the attempt, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. The NBA is hoping this test […]

The annual G League Showcase will take place in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center from December 19-22, and players on the winning team will receive $100,000 in prize money, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. G League Winter Showcase is set for December 19-22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas — […]

In an official statement that was released on Thursday afternoon, the Boston Celtics announced that they have entered an agreement to purchase the Maine Red Claws of the NBA’s G-League. The transaction is subject to successful finalization, according to the Celtics’ press release. Once the deal has been made, the Red Claws will serve as […]

The Detroit Pistons are planning to have their G League affiliate in Detroit and bring the developmental squad closer to the main team. Wayne State University has approved the plan to construct a new basketball arena on the edge of the campus. The new facility — which will be funded by the University and the […]