How Many NBA G League Teams Are There?
The NBA G League is the official minor league of the National Basketball Association, and there are currently 28 teams in the league.
NBA G League Teams
The NBA G League is the official minor league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). There are currently 30 NBA G League teams: 27 are single-affiliated with an NBA team, while the other 3 operate as independent affiliate members.
There are currently 27 NBA G League teams.
As of the 2019-20 season, there are 27 NBA G League teams. 23 of these teams are owned by NBA franchises, while the other 4 are independently owned. The independently owned teams are the Agua Caliente Clippers, Long Island Nets, Phoenix Suns, and Raptors 905.
Of the 27 teams, 26 are located in the United States and one is located in Canada. The Raptors 905, who are based in Mississauga, Ontario, are the only Canadian team in the league.
The NBA G League began with 8 teams in 2001 and has steadily expanded since then. The league added 4 new expansion teams for the 2006-07 season (Bakersfield Jam, Idaho Stampede, Sioux Falls Skyforce, and Tulsa 66ers), 3 new expansion teams for the 2009-10 season (Erie BayHawks, Iowa Energy, and Reno Bighorns), 2 new expansion teams for the 2014-15 season (Maine Red Claws and Westchester Knicks), and 2 new expansion teams for the 2017-18 season (Lakeland Magic and Long Island Nets).
In 2018-19, each NBA team was allowed to have up to two affiliates in the G League as part of a pilot program. This program was expanded for 2019-20 to include all 30 NBA teams.
Each NBA team can have its own G League affiliate.
The NBA G League, formerly the D-League, is the NBA’s official minor league. Founded in 2001, the league features 28 teams, all of which are owned and operated by NBA franchises.
Each NBA team can have its own G League affiliate. This affiliation allows NBA teams to assign players to their G League affiliate to help them develop their skills and gain experience in a professional setting without risk of injury or losing their spot on the NBA roster.
In the past, NBA teams would often send players down to the D-League for a “rehab assignment” if they were injured and needed to get some playing time under their belt before rejoining the team. However, as the G League has grown in popularity and quality, more and more NBA teams are choosing to use their G League affiliate as a way to develop young players or give them a chance to play meaningful minutes that they might not otherwise get with the parent club.
There are currently 28 NBA G League teams: 24 of which are single-affiliated with an NBA team, while four others operate as “select” affiliates, meaning they can choose who assigns players to them from a pool of multiple NBA teams.
There are also three G League teams that are not affiliated with an NBA team.
The G League began with eight teams in the 2001-02 season. The league now has 26 teams, all of which are either owned or operated by an NBA team. There are also three G League teams that are not affiliated with an NBA team.
NBA G League Expansion
The NBA G League is expanding rapidly with the addition of 8 new teams for the 2020-2021 season. With the addition of these new teams, the league now has a total of 28 teams. This is a significant increase from the 18 teams that were in the league just 3 years ago. The G League is the official minor league of the NBA and is a great opportunity for players to develop their skills and get experience playing against high-level competition.
The NBA G League has plans to expand to 30 teams by the 2022-23 season.
The NBA G League is planning to expand to 30 teams by the 2022-23 season, a move that would give all NBA franchises their own minor-league affiliate and significantly bolster player development in the league.
The expansion, which was first reported by ESPN, would see the G League add three new teams each year for the next four seasons. The league currently has 27 teams, with one more (the College Park Skyhawks) set to join next season.
The expansion would be a major boon for player development in the NBA, as it would give every team its own affiliate to groom young players. Currently, there are 11 NBA franchises without their own G League team, including the Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers.
The G League has seen a major uptick in talent in recent years, as an increasing number of top prospects have chosen to forgo college and play in the minor league. Last season, nearly 50 percent of all first-round draft picks spent time in the G League, and the league is only getting more competitive.
With the addition of three new teams each year, the G League will eventually have enough teams to field its own separate division in the NBA Summer League. The league is also hoping to add an All-Star Game and a playoff system in the next few years
Two new NBA G League teams will be added for the 2020-21 season.
The NBA G League is expanding by two teams for the 2020-21 season, the league announced Wednesday.
The new teams will be located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Portland, Maine. They will bring the total number of NBA G League teams to 28.
“We are excited to welcome Erie and Portland to the NBA G League,” NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim said in a statement. “We are confident that these communities will provide strong support for their respective teams and provide a great environment for our players, coaches and staff.”
Erie and Portland were selected from among 10 finalists that also included Atlanta, Columbus (Ohio), Grand Rapids (Michigan), Greensboro (North Carolina), Reno (Nevada), St. Louis, Salt Lake City and Tulsa (Oklahoma).
The NBA G League has plans to add four more teams by the 2022-23 season.
The NBA G League is planning to add four more teams by the 2022-23 season, bringing the total number of teams to 28. The league currently has 24 teams, with each team affiliated with an NBA franchise.
The new teams will be located in Atlanta, Louisville, New Orleans, and Sacramento. The Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans will each have their own G League team, while the Atlanta Hawks and Louisville Cardinals will share a team.
The NBA G League has been aggressively expanding in recent years, adding eight new teams since 2014. The league’s goal is to have all 30 NBA franchises eventually owning and operating their own G League team.
