2024–25 NBA G League season
American basketball season
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The 2024–25 NBA G League season was the 24th season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2024–25 NBA G League season | |
|---|---|
| League | NBA G League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 8, 2024 – April 14, 2025 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Matt Ryan |
| Picked by | Westchester Knicks |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Osceola Magic Stockton Kings |
| Season MVP | JD Davison (Maine Celtics) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Stockton Kings |
| Runners-up | Osceola Magic |
| Finals MVP | Mason Jones (Kings) |
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.
International Draft
On July 10, 2024, the league organized an International Draft for foreign players.[6]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sarem Jafari | F |  Iran |
Texas Legends |
| 2nd | Kenny Kasiama | F |  France |
Salt Lake City Stars |
| 3rd | Milhan Charles | F | France |
San Diego Clippers |
| 4th | Isaac Nogués | G |  Spain |
Rip City Remix |
Tip–Off Tournament
East Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westchester Knicks (NYK) | 13 | 4 | .765 | — |
| 2 | Capital City Go-Go (WAS) | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Greensboro Swarm (CHA) | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.5 |
| 4 | College Park Skyhawks (ATL) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Maine Celtics (BOS) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Raptors 905 (TOR) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Long Island Nets (BKN) | 2 | 14 | .125 | 10.5 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
Central Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa Wolves (MIN) | 12 | 4 | .750 | — |
| 2 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 |
| 4 | Cleveland Charge (CLE) | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 |
| 5 | Motor City Cruise (DET) | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 |
| 6 | Indiana Mad Ants (IND) | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 |
| 7 | Windy City Bulls (CHI) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7 |
| 8 | Wisconsin Herd (MIL) | 3 | 13 | .188 | 9 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
South Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) | 12 | 4 | .750 | — |
| 2 | Austin Spurs (SAS) | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2 |
| 3 | Mexico City Capitanes | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3 |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4 |
| 5 | Memphis Hustle (MEM) | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6 |
| 6 | Birmingham Squadron (NO) | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas Legends (DAL) | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6 |
| 8 | Osceola Magic (ORL) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
West Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Clippers (LAC) | 10 | 6 | .625 | — |
| 2 | Valley Suns (PHX) | 10 | 6 | .625 | — |
| 3 | Stockton Kings (SAC) | 10 | 6 | .625 | — |
| 4 | Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 |
| 6 | South Bay Lakers (LAL) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5 |
| 7 | Rip City Remix (POR) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
Winter Showcase Cup
| Quarterfinals December 19 | Semifinals December 21 | Showcase Cup Championship December 22 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma City Blue | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Grand Rapids Gold | 124 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Grand Rapids Gold | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Westchester Knicks | 113 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Westchester Knicks | 127 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Valley Suns | 119 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Westchester Knicks | 125 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 119 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Capital City Go-Go | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 117 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa Wolves | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iowa Wolves | 124 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Stockton Kings | 99 | ||||||||||||
Standings
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osceola Magic (ORL) | 22 | 12 | .647 | — |
| 2 | Westchester Knicks (NYK) | 22 | 12 | .647 | — |
| 3 | Maine Celtics (BOS) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 |
| 4 | Indiana Mad Ants (IND) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 5 | Greensboro Swarm (CHA) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 6 | Capital City Go-Go (WAS) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 7 | Motor City Cruise (DET) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin Herd (MIL) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3 |
| 9 | College Park Skyhawks (ATL) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5 |
| 10 | Long Island Nets (BKN) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5 |
| 11 | Cleveland Charge (CLE) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 |
| 12 | Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 |
| 13 | Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 8 |
| 14 | Raptors 905 (TOR) | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9 |
| 15 | Birmingham Squadron (NO) | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 |
| 16 | Windy City Bulls (CHI) | 11 | 23 | .324 | 11 |
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockton Kings (SAC) | 22 | 12 | .647 | — |
| 2 | Austin Spurs (SAS) | 22 | 12 | .647 | — |
| 3 | Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 5 | Valley Suns (PHX) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 |
| 8 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 |
| 9 | South Bay Lakers (LAL) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 |
| 10 | Mexico City Capitanes | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 |
| 11 | Memphis Hustle (MEM) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 |
| 12 | Rip City Remix (POR) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 8 |
| 13 | San Diego Clippers (LAC) | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 |
| 14 | Texas Legends (DAL) | 8 | 26 | .235 | 14 |
| 15 | Iowa Wolves (MIN) | 7 | 27 | .206 | 15 |
Playoffs
- First Round: April 1
- Conference Semifinals: April 3
- Conference Finals: April 6
- NBA G League Finals: April 8, April 11, April 14
| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Finals Best-of-three | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana Mad Ants | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana Mad Ants | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Greensboro Swarm | 110 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine Celtics | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Westchester Knicks | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine Celtics | 124 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine Celtics | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Capital City Go-Go | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 129 | 126 | 110 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stockton Kings | 118 | 144 | 118 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stockton Kings | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Valley Suns | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Valley Suns | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stockton Kings | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Austin Spurs | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Austin Spurs | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Salt Lake City Stars | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Salt Lake City Stars | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finals boxscore
April 8, 2025 8:00 p.m. ET |
| Stockton Kings 118, Osceola Magic 129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–32, 30–28, 27–38, 31–31 | ||
| Pts: Terry Taylor 28 Rebs: Skal Labissiere 10 Asts: Mason Jones 5 |
Pts: Myron Gardner 30 Rebs: Alex Morales 11 Asts: Mac McClung, Alex Morales 7 | |
Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida Attendance: 1,724 Referees:
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April 11, 2025 10:00 p.m. ET |
| Osceola Magic 126, Stockton Kings 144 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–41, 43–27, 29–42, 22–34 | ||
| Pts: Mac McClung 33 Rebs: Alex Morales 7 Asts: Mac McClung 8 |
Pts: Mason Jones 27 Rebs: Brian Bowen II, Terry Taylor 10 Asts: Mason Jones 12 | |
Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, California Attendance: 4,194 Referees:
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April 14, 2025 8:00 p.m. ET |
| Stockton Kings 118, Osceola Magic 110 | ||
| Pts: Dexter Dennis 23 Rebs: Isaac Jones 13 Asts: Mason Jones 13 |
Pts: Ethan Thompson 28 Rebs: Myron Gardner 14 Asts: Mac McClung, Jarrett Culver 5 | |
| Stockton Kings win 2–1 | ||
Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida Attendance: 3,421 Referees:
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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] |
| Delaware Blue Coats | DETV 28 WPSG |
[16] |
| Greensboro Swarm | WMYV (4 games) | [17] |
| Long Island Nets | YES Network | [18] |
| Maine Celtics | NBC Sports Boston | [19] |
| Motor City Cruise | [20] | |
| Osceola Magic | FanDuel Sports Network Sun | 26 games[21] |
| Rio Grande Valley Vipers | KRGV-DT3 | [22] |
| Salt Lake City Stars | Jazz+ | [23] |
| San Diego Clippers | ClipperVision YurView California |
50 games on ClipperVision[24][25] |
| Santa Cruz Warriors | NBC Sports Bay Area | [26] |
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | FanDuel Sports Network Sun | [27] |
| South Bay Lakers | Spectrum SportsNet | [28] |
| Texas Legends | KFAA-TV Urban Edge Network |
[29][30] |
| Valley Suns | Arizona's Family Sports Suns Live |
24 home games on Arizona's Family Sports[31][32] |
| Westchester Knicks | MSG Network | [33] |
| Windy City Bulls | Chicago Sports Network | [34] |
| Wisconsin Herd | WACY-TV | [35] |