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 from 2005 until 2017. 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 2020–21 season, the league consists of 29 teams, 28 of which are either single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team, along with the NBA G League Ignite exhibition team.
Malik Jabari Rose is an American former professional basketball player. Rose played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 and 2003.
Joshua Longstaff is an American basketball coach. He is an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He was previously the head coach of the Erie BayHawks, and an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Tyler Jordon Harvey is an American professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Eastern Washington Eagles, where he led Division I in scoring as a senior. He primarily plays the point guard and shooting guard positions. Harvey graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School of Torrance, California in 2011. According to Eagles head coach Jim Hayford, Harvey was the player the team was "building their basketball program on" as a sophomore.
Craig Sword is an American basketball player for Omaha's Finest of The Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Mery Elizabeth Fernandes Andrade is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. She played five seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Jarrod Reed Uthoff is an American professional basketball player for the SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League. He played three seasons of college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The College Park Skyhawks are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. The team is based in College Park, Georgia, with home games at Gateway Center Arena at College Park after the franchise played its first two seasons in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Erie Insurance Arena as the Erie BayHawks. The team became the sixteenth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.
The Lakeland Magic is an American professional basketball team based in Lakeland, Florida. The team is the NBA G League developmental affiliate of the NBA's Orlando Magic. The Lakeland team began play in the 2017–18 season and plays their home games at the RP Funding Center.
Anthony Gregory Carr is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The 2017–18 NBA G League season was the 17th season of the NBA G League, the minor league for the National Basketball Association (NBA). It is the first season after the league rebranded to become the NBA G League as part of multi-year partnership with Gatorade.
The Capital City Go-Go is an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. Based in Washington, D.C., the team plays their home games at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena. The team became the twenty-third G League team to be owned by an NBA team.
Jaylen Morris is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Molloy College in the NCAA Division II.
John Benjamin Gillon III is an American professional basketball player for Alba Fehérvár of the NB I/A. He played in college for Little Rock, Colorado State, and Syracuse.
Omari Spellman is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, winning a national championship in 2018. Spellman was drafted 30th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft.
Eric Stuteville is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He competed in college at California State University, Sacramento.
Raymond "Ryan" Pannone is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Erie BayHawks.
The Birmingham Squadron are an American professional basketball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team is the NBA G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association. The team began play in 2019 in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the Erie BayHawks with home games at the Erie Insurance Arena, while the New Orleans Pelicans were planning to relocate their G League franchise to Birmingham to play at the renovated Legacy Arena beginning with the 2021–22 season. This was the third incarnation of the BayHawks team with the same name, which had been playing in the city continuously since 2008.
Jalen R. Adams is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.
The 2019–20 NBA G League season was the 19th season of the NBA G League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was suspended indefinitely on March 12, 2020, following the NBA's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remainder of the season was cancelled on June 4.
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