2024–25 NBA G League season

2024–25 NBA G League season
League	NBA G League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 8, 2024 – April 2025
Number of teams	31
Draft
Top draft pick	Matt Ryan
Picked by	Westchester Knicks

The 2024–25 NBA G League season is the 24th season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The season consists of each team playing 16 Tip–Off Tournament games starting November 8, followed by the top eight teams playing in the Winter Showcase, which is then followed by 34 regular-season games for each team starting December 27.^[1] The Winter Showcase concluded on December 22 with the Westchester Knicks defeating the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the final.^[2]

League changes

For the start of the 2024–25 season, the NBA G League added one new franchise, lost one franchise, and relocated another franchise:

• The Ontario Clippers relocated to San Diego and rebranded as the San Diego Clippers.^[3]
• The NBA shut down the franchise NBA G League Ignite after four seasons.^[4]
• Phoenix launched its new G League affiliate, the Valley Suns, this season in Tempe, Arizona, becoming the 31st NBA G League franchise.^[5] All 30 NBA franchises have their own G League affiliates for the first time ever.
• The Showcase Cup was renamed to the Tip–Off Tournament.

Tip–Off Tournament

East Division

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Capital City Go-Go (WAS)	10	4	.714	—
2	Westchester Knicks (NYK)	10	4	.714	—
3	Greensboro Swarm (CHA)	9	5	.643	1
4	College Park Skyhawks (ATL)	8	6	.571	2
5	Delaware Blue Coats (PHI)	7	7	.500	3
6	Maine Celtics (BOS)	6	8	.429	4
7	Raptors 905 (TOR)	4	10	.286	6
8	Long Island Nets (BKN)	2	12	.143	8

Source: ^[6]

Central Division

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Iowa Wolves (MIN)	11	3	.786	—
2	Grand Rapids Gold (DEN)	10	4	.714	1
3	Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA)	10	4	.714	1
4	Motor City Cruise (DET)	7	7	.500	4
5	Cleveland Charge (CLE)	7	7	.500	4
6	Indiana Mad Ants (IND)	5	9	.357	6
7	Windy City Bulls (CHI)	4	10	.286	7
8	Wisconsin Herd (MIL)	2	12	.143	9

Source: ^[6]

South Division

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Oklahoma City Blue (OKC)	11	3	.786	—
2	Austin Spurs (SAS)	9	5	.643	2
3	Mexico City Capitanes	8	6	.571	3
4	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU)	7	7	.500	4
5	Memphis Hustle (MEM)	6	8	.429	5
6	Osceola Magic (ORL)	5	9	.357	6
7	Birmingham Squadron (NO)	5	9	.357	6
8	Texas Legends (DAL)	5	9	.357	6

Source: ^[6]

West Division

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Valley Suns (PHX)	10	4	.714	—
2	Stockton Kings (SAC)	10	4	.714	—
3	San Diego Clippers (LAC)	9	5	.643	1
4	Salt Lake City Stars (UTA)	6	8	.429	4
5	Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW)	6	8	.429	4
6	South Bay Lakers (LAL)	4	10	.286	6
7	Rip City Remix (POR)	4	10	.286	6

Source: ^[6]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Birmingham Squadron (NO)	0	0	—	—
2	Capital City Go-Go (WAS)	0	0	—	—
3	Cleveland Charge (CLE)	0	0	—	—
4	College Park Skyhawks (ATL)	0	0	—	—
5	Delaware Blue Coats (PHI)	0	0	—	—
6	Grand Rapids Gold (DEN)	0	0	—	—
7	Greensboro Swarm (CHA)	0	0	—	—
8	Indiana Mad Ants (IND)	0	0	—	—
9	Long Island Nets (BKN)	0	0	—	—
10	Maine Celtics (BOS)	0	0	—	—
11	Motor City Cruise (DET)	0	0	—	—
12	Osceola Magic (ORL)	0	0	—	—
13	Raptors 905 (TOR)	0	0	—	—
14	Westchester Knicks (NYK)	0	0	—	—
15	Windy City Bulls (CHI)	0	0	—	—
16	Wisconsin Herd (MIL)	0	0	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Austin Spurs (SAS)	0	0	—	—
2	Iowa Wolves (MIN)	0	0	—	—
3	Memphis Hustle (MEM)	0	0	—	—
4	Mexico City Capitanes	0	0	—	—
5	Oklahoma City Blue (OKC)	0	0	—	—
6	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU)	0	0	—	—
7	Rip City Remix (PDX)	0	0	—	—
8	Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA)	0	0	—	—
9	Salt Lake City Stars (UTA)	0	0	—	—
10	San Diego Clippers (LAC)	0	0	—	—
11	Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW)	0	0	—	—
12	South Bay Lakers (LAL)	0	0	—	—
13	Stockton Kings (SAC)	0	0	—	—
14	Texas Legends (DAL)	0	0	—	—
15	Valley Suns (PHO)	0	0	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs

• First Round: April
• Conference Semifinals: April
• Conference Finals: April
• NBA G League Finals: April

	Conference Quarterfinals					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Finals Best-of-three
						1
	Eastern Conference
						2
						1
	Western Conference
						2

Media

Nationally, NBA G League games are broadcast on ESPN, NBA TV, The Roku Channel and Tubi.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Locally games are aired on the following networks:

Team	Network	Notes/Source
Austin Spurs	FanDuel Sports Network Southwest	[11]
Birmingham Squadron	WABM	[12]
Capital City Go-Go	Monumental Sports Network	[13]
Cleveland Charge	Rock Entertainment Sports Network	[14]
College Park Skyhawks	WPCH-TV	[15]
Long Island Nets	YES Network	[16]
Maine Celtics	NBC Sports Boston	[17]
Motor City Cruise	Facebook	[18]
Osceola Magic	FanDuel Sports Network Sun	26 games[19]
Rio Grande Valley Vipers	KRGV-DT3	[20]
Salt Lake City Stars	Jazz+	[21]
San Diego Clippers	ClipperVision YurView California	50 games on ClipperVision[22][23]
Santa Cruz Warriors	NBC Sports Bay Area	[24]
Sioux Falls Skyforce	FanDuel Sports Network Sun	[25]
South Bay Lakers	Spectrum SportsNet	[26]
Texas Legends	Urban Edge Network	[27]
Valley Suns	Arizona's Family Sports	[28]
Westchester Knicks	MSG Network	[29]
Windy City Bulls	Chicago Sports Network	[30]
Wisconsin Herd	WACY-TV	[31]

References

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6. "Standings". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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12. "BIRMINGHAM SQUADRON ANNOUNCE FULL 2024-25 SCHEDULE". Birmingham Squadron. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
13. "Monumental Sports Network, Home of the Wizards, Capitals, Mystics, and More, Is Now Offering Direct-To-Consumer Memberships". The Moco Show. October 10, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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16. "YES App to stream all Long Island Nets home games this season". YES Network. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
17. "2024-25 Schedule Released". Maine Celtics. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
18. "Motor City Cruise Introduce New Mascot, Nitro". Motor City Cruise. October 17, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
19. "26 Osceola Magic Games to Air and Stream on FanDuel Sports Network". Our Sports Central. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
20. "VIPERS ANNOUNCE 2024-25 SEASON SCHEDULE". Rio Grande Valley Vipers. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
21. "Utah Jazz Expand Jazz+ Programming to Encompass Live Game Broadcasts for their NBA G League Affiliate, SLC Stars Select Stars home games will stream live on Jazz+ starting tonight as the team takes on the NBA G League Ignite". Salt Lake City Jazz. November 13, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
22. "ClipperVision". NBA. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
23. "San Diego Clippers Debut in Oceanside: Watch Live on YurView". YurView Jazz. October 29, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
24. "Broadcast Schedule". Santa Cruz Warriors. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
25. "Sioux Falls Skyforce Bally Sports Sun Broadcast Schedule". Miami Heat. February 2, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
26. "Spectrum SportsNet Schedule". South Bay Lakers. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
27. "LEGENDS ANNOUNCE HISTORIC BROADCASTING PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN EDGE NETWORK". Texas Legends. July 18, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
28. "VALLEY SUNS ANNOUNCE 2024-25 SCHEDULE". Valley Suns. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
29. "MSG Networks Announces 2022-23 Westchester Knicks Telecast Schedule". MSG Network. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
30. "Windy City Bulls Announce 2024-25 Season Schedule". Windy City Bulls. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
31. "WISCONSIN HERD ANNOUNCE 2023-24 BROADCAST SCHEDULE". Wisconsin Herd. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

External links

• Official website