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Upcoming season or competition: 2024–25 NBA G League season | |
 The NBA G League's logo | |
| Formerly | NBA D-League |
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| 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 comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, all are single-affiliated or owned by an NBA team except the independent Mexico City Capitanes.
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 team affiliated with one or more NBA teams. By mid-2014, one-third of NBA players had spent time in the league, up from 23% in 2011.
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