NBA Development League All-Star Game

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The NBA D-League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition basketball game held by the NBA Development League (D-League). The D-League was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) and later as the NBA Development League. [1] The league, now known as the NBA G League, serves as the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization.

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The game was first held during the 2006–07 season as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend. The D-League All-Star Game was played on Saturday in the same host city as the NBA All-Star Game. However, the game was not held in the same arena as all the other All-Star Saturday events. Instead, it was held on the NBA Jam Session's practice court. [2]

In addition to the All-Star Game, the D-League also held the D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, an event modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night. The event included popular competitions from the All-Star Saturday Night, such as the slam dunk contest and the three-point shootout. The Dream Factory Friday Night was first held during the second D-League All-Star Game in 2008. [3]

In 2018, the All-Star Game was replaced by the NBA G League International Challenge, and the league's top players were instead named to its Midseason All-NBA G League Team.

All-Star Game

Pops Mensah-Bonsu won the inaugural D-League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. Pops.jpg
Pops Mensah-Bonsu won the inaugural D-League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.

In the D-League All-Star Game, twenty of the league's top players were selected to the All-Star roster by a combination of fan balloting on the official league website and voting by the head coaches of the teams. NBA players assigned to D-League teams were eligible to be selected. Players selected by coaches and fans must have been on an active roster of a D-League team during the All-Star Weekend. If a player was unable to participate because of injury, a recall by his NBA team, or a call-up by an NBA team, a replacement player was named. The starting lineups were picked by the head coaches. [4] [5] The coaches for the All-Star game were the head coaches of the teams with the best winning percentage in the league through the three weeks before the All-Star game. [6] The first two games were played in four quarters of 12 minutes, similar to a regular D-League game. However, the next two games were played in two 20-minute halves, similar to a college basketball game and the NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge.

The inaugural D-League All-Star Game was held in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend. The players were divided into the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The East won by 14 points and Pops Mensah-Bonsu was named as the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. [7] In the second and third All-Star Game, the players were divided into the Blue Team and the Red Team since there were three divisions in the D-League at the time. The Blue Team won the 2008 game, while the Red Team won in 2009. Jeremy Richardson won the 2008 All-Star Game MVP award and two players, Blake Ahearn and Courtney Sims, were jointly named as the MVP of the 2009 game. [8] [9] In 2010, the players were divided into the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference after the league switched back into two conferences. The West won the game, led by Brian Butch who won the 2010 All-Star Game MVP award. [10]

In 2018, the NBA G League International Challenge replaced the traditional All-Star Game. [11] The International Challenge matched select American G League players against the Mexico national basketball team. The U.S. team, chosen by a USA Basketball committee, was also expected to compete in the 2019 Americas qualifiers for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. [12] In lieu of the All-Star Game, the league instead named Midseason All-NBA G League Teams for each conference. [11]

Results

YearResultHost arenaHost cityMost Valuable Player(s)
2007 East 114, West 100 Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas Pops Mensah-Bonsu, East–Fort Worth Flyers A
2008 Blue 117, Red 99 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans Jeremy Richardson, Blue–Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2009 Red 113, Blue 103 Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Blake Ahearn, Red–Dakota Wizards and Courtney Sims, Red–Idaho Stampede
2010 West 98, East 81 Dallas Convention Center Dallas Brian Butch, West–Bakersfield Jam
2011 East 115, West 108 Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles Courtney Sims, East–Iowa Energy
2012West 135, East 132 Orange County Convention Center Orlando Gerald Green, West–Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013Prospects 139, Futures 125 Sprint Arena Houston Travis Leslie, Prospects–Santa Cruz Warriors
2014Prospects 145, Futures 142 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans Robert Covington, Prospects–Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2015Futures 129, Prospects 94 Barclays Center Brooklyn Andre Emmett, Futures–Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2)
2016East 128, West 124 Ricoh Coliseum Toronto Jimmer Fredette, East–Westchester Knicks
2017East 105, West 100 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans Quinn Cook, East-Canton Charge

^A On assignment from the Dallas Mavericks

Dream Factory

The D-League Dream Factory was a series of basketball skills competitions modeled after the NBA All-Star Saturday Night. The event took place during the NBA All-Star Weekend and was held on the NBA Jam Session's practice court. The league first hosted the event during the 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend. The final event included the slam dunk contest, the three-point shootout and the shooting stars competition, all of which were also annual competitions in the NBA All-Star Saturday Night at the time. The H.O.R.S.E competition was discontinued after 2009 and the hot-shot competition was discontinued after 2008.

Slam Dunk Contest

James White won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2009. James White.JPG
James White won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2009.

The slam dunk contest showcased a player's skill in making a slam dunk. The contest was contested by four players. In the first round, each contestant performed two dunks. Two contestants with the highest score from those dunks advanced to the final round, where they had to perform two more dunks each to determine the dunk champion. [13]

YearWinner
2008 Brent Petway, Idaho Stampede
2009 James White, Anaheim Arsenal
2010 Dar Tucker, Los Angeles D-Fenders
2011 Dar Tucker (2), New Mexico Thunderbirds
2012 L. D. Williams, Springfield Armor
2013 Tony Mitchell, Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2014 Tony Mitchell (2), Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2)
2015 Jarvis Threatt, Maine Red Claws
2016 John Jordan, Raptors 905
2017 Troy Williams, Iowa Energy
2018 DeQuan Jones, Fort Wayne Mad Ants (3)

Three-Point Shootout

Blake Ahearn won the Three-Point Shootout in 2009. BlakeAhearn.jpg
Blake Ahearn won the Three-Point Shootout in 2009.

In the three-point shootout, four contestants attempted to make as many three-point field goals as possible from five shooting stations behind the three-point arc in one minute. Players began shooting from one corner of the court, and moved from station to station along the three-point arc until they reached the other corner. Each of the first four stations had four standard balls, worth one point each, and one specially-colored "money ball", worth two points. The fifth shooting station consisted of five two-point money balls. Two contestants with the highest score advanced to the final round, where they re-attempted the three-point shots again from the five shooting stations. [13]

YearWinner
2008 Adam Harrington, Tulsa 66ers
2009 Blake Ahearn, Dakota Wizards
2010 Andre Ingram, Utah Flash
2011 Booker Woodfox, Texas Legends
2012 Booker Woodfox (2), Texas Legends (2)
2013 Marcus Landry, Reno Bighorns [14]
2014 E. J. Singler, Idaho Stampede
2015 Jarell Eddie, Austin Spurs
2016 Andre Ingram (2), Los Angeles D-Fenders
2017 Scott Wood, Santa Cruz Warriors

Shooting Stars Competition

The Shooting Stars Competition was competed by four teams of three players each. In this competition, each team needed to make six shots from six shooting locations of increasing difficulties. Each team selected a specific player rotation to follow throughout the competition. Each shot must have been made before the next player began shooting in succession. The teams had two minutes to complete the course and the team who made all six shots with the fastest time wins the competition. [15]

YearWinners
2010 Pat Carroll, Iowa Energy
Trey Gilder, Maine Red Claws
Carlos Powell, Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2011 Shane Edwards, New Mexico Thunderbirds
Orien Greene, Utah Flash
Jeremy Wise, Bakersfield Jam
2012 Marqus Blakely, Sioux Falls Skyforce
Cameron Jones, Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Jerry Smith, Springfield Armor

H–O–R–S–E Competition

The objective of the H.O.R.S.E competition was to accrue as few of the five letters as possible. A player was given a letter every time they failed to duplicate the shot of another player. Each player was given 24 seconds to make or duplicate the shot (dunking was prohibited). Each player who failed to duplicate five shots was eliminated from the competition. The competition was contested by four players. The competition was discontinued after the 2009 event. [13]

YearWinner
2008 Lance Allred, Idaho Stampede
2009 Will Conroy, Albuquerque Thunderbirds

Hot-Shot Competition

In the Hot-Shot competition, four teams of a D-League player and a D-League fan had to score as many points as possible from the four shooting spots in one minute. The fan was allowed to attempt the one-point layup, while the player was allowed to attempt from any shooting spots, a one-point layup, a two-point free throw, a three-point shot from behind the arc, and a five-point half court shot. Two teams competed simultaneously at each end of the court and the winners advanced to the final round. The fan from the winning team had an opportunity to be a judge in the Slam Dunk Competition. [16] The event was discontinued after the inaugural event in 2008.

YearWinner
2008 Carlos Powell, Dakota Wizards

Next Up Game

In the 2022–23 season, the G League introduced the Next Up Game, consisting of 24 players who were voted in by fans. Iowa Wolves forward Luka Garza and NBA G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson were voted in as the captains, with each of the players selecting 12-man rosters consisting of themselves and eleven others during a draft. Salt Lake City Stars head coach Scott Morrison was chosen as the coach of Team Scoot, and Ontario Clippers head coach Paul Hewitt was chosen as the coach of Team Luka. [17]

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