NBA G League

The NBA G League, or Gatorade League, is the National Basketball Association's officially sponsored and operated developmental basketball organization. When the league was formed in 2001, it was called the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). In 2005, it entered into a formal relationship with the NBA and became the NBA Development League, or D-League. After the 2016–17 season, the NBA entered a sponsorship deal with PepsiCo's Gatorade brand of sports drinks; the league first called itself the "Gatorade League", but settled on "G League", reflecting Gatorade's use of a single large "G" as its brand logo.

2016–17 teams[change | change source]

NBA G League
Atlantic Division
Team	City	NBA Affiliate
Delaware 87ers	Newark, DE	Philadelphia 76ers
Erie BayHawks	Erie, PA	Atlanta Hawks
Greensboro Swarm	Greensboro, NC	Charlotte Hornets
Long Island Nets	Uniondale, NY	Brooklyn Nets
Maine Red Claws	Portland, ME	Boston Celtics
Westchester Knicks	White Plains, NY	New York Knicks
Central Division
Team	City	NBA Affiliate
Canton Charge	Canton, OH	Cleveland Cavaliers
Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Fort Wayne, IN	Indiana Pacers
Grand Rapids Drive	Grand Rapids, MI	Detroit Pistons
Raptors 905	Mississauga, ON	Toronto Raptors
Windy City Bulls	Hoffman Estates, IL	Chicago Bulls
Southwest Division
Team	City	NBA Affiliate
Austin Spurs	Austin, TX	San Antonio Spurs
Iowa Wolves	Des Moines, IA	Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Blue	Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma City Thunder
Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Hidalgo, TX	Houston Rockets
Sioux Falls Skyforce	Sioux Falls, SD	Miami Heat
Texas Legends	Frisco, TX	Dallas Mavericks
West Division
Team	City	NBA Affiliates
Northern Arizona Suns	Prescott Valley, AZ	Phoenix Suns
Reno Bighorns	Reno, NV	Sacramento Kings
Salt Lake City Stars	Taylorsville, UT	Utah Jazz
Santa Cruz Warriors	Santa Cruz, CA	Golden State Warriors
South Bay Lakers	El Segundo, CA	Los Angeles Lakers

Future teams[change | change source]

Team	City	NBA Affiliate	Joining league in
Agua Caliente Clippers	Ontario, CA	Los Angeles Clippers	2017
College Park^[a]	College Park, GA	Atlanta Hawks	2019
Lakeland Magic^[a]	Lakeland, FL	Orlando Magic	2017
Memphis Hustle	Southaven, MS	Memphis Grizzlies	2017
Capital City Go-Go	Washington, DC	Washington Wizards	2018
Wisconsin Herd	Oshkosh, WI	Milwaukee Bucks	2017

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The original Erie BayHawks were bought by the Orlando Magic and moved to Lakeland, Florida to become the Lakeland Magic. A new Erie BayHawks team was formed in 2017 by the Atlanta Hawks; this team will play in Erie until 2019, when the Hawks will move the team to a new arena being built in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Georgia.

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[Erie-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The original Erie BayHawks were bought by the Orlando Magic and moved to Lakeland, Florida to become the Lakeland Magic. A new Erie BayHawks team was formed in 2017 by the Atlanta Hawks; this team will play in Erie until 2019, when the Hawks will move the team to a new arena being built in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Georgia.

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