Upcoming season or competition: 2024–25 NBA G League season | |
 The NBA G League's logo | |
| Formerly | NBA D-League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2001 |
| First season | 2001–02 |
| President | Shareef Abdur-Rahim |
| No. of teams | 31 |
| Countries | United States (29 teams) Canada (1 team) Mexico (1 team) |
| Continents | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | Oklahoma City Blue (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (4 titles) |
| TV partner(s) |
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| Sponsor(s) | Gatorade |
| Official website | GLeague.NBA.com |
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the minor league organization of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), renamed the NBA Development League (NBA D-League) in 2005. It received its present name in 2017 under a deal with Gatorade, becoming the first U.S. professional sports league named for an advertiser.[1][2]
Initially eight teams, the league expanded after 2005 under a plan by NBA commissioner David Stern to develop it into a true minor-league farm system, with each NBA D-League team affiliated with one or more NBA teams. By mid-2014, one-third of NBA players had spent time in the NBA D-League, up from 23% in 2011.
As of the 2024–25 season, the league consists of 31 teams. All are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except the independent Mexico City Capitanes.
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