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 2018–19 season, the league consists of 27 teams, all of which are either single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team.
Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Connecticut before being drafted second overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Miloš Teodosić is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. He primarily plays the point guard position, as well as the shooting guard position. He is a six time All-EuroLeague selection, and was voted EuroLeague MVP in 2010.
Gordon Daniel Hayward is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played two seasons of college basketball for Butler University, and was selected as the ninth overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2010 NBA draft. He played seven seasons in Utah before signing with Boston in 2017. In college, Hayward led Butler to the championship game of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. In 2017, Hayward was selected an NBA All-Star for the first time.
Stefan Jović is a Serbian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.98 m, he plays at the point guard position.
The Hiroshima Dragonflies (広島ドラゴンフライズ) are a professional basketball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. In October 2014 they commenced competing in the Western Conference of the Japanese National Basketball League. In September 2016 they joined the B.League, the NBL's successor league, and play in the lower division's Western Conference.
The 2016–17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 17th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the seventh under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 60th season of the premier level competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.
The 2016–17 Basketball Champions League was the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 27 September 2016, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 30 April 2017, at the Final Four.
The Vietnam Basketball Association, often abbreviated as VBA, is a Vietnamese national professional basketball league founded in 2016.
The Bambitious Nara is a professional basketball team that competes in the second division of the Japanese B.League.
The Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots is a professional basketball team that competes in the second division of the Japanese B.League.
The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League was the second season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 19 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 6 May 2018.
The 2017–18 Greek Basket League was the 78th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season started on October 7th, 2017, and ended on June 17th, 2018.
The ABA League Second Division is the 2nd-tier men's basketball division of the Adriatic league system. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition between men's teams from six countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
The Otsuka Corporation Koshigaya Alphas is a professional basketball team that competes in the third division of the Japanese B.League.
The Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue is a professional basketball team that competes in the third division of the Japanese B.League.
The Aisin AW Areions Anjo is a professional basketball team that competes in the third division of the Japanese B.League.
The Toyoda Gosei Scorpions is a professional basketball team that competes in the third division of the Japanese B.League.
The 2018–19 Basketball Champions League is the third season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began in September 2018, with the qualifying rounds, and will conclude in May 2019.
