2025–26 NBA G League season
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The 2025–26 NBA G League season is the 25th season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2025–26 NBA G League season | |
|---|---|
| League | NBA G League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2025 – April 2026 |
| Teams | 31 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Dillon Jones |
| Picked by | South Bay Lakers |
| Finals champions | Greensboro Swarm |
| Runners-up | Stockton Kings |
| Finals MVP | Tosan Evbuomwan |
League changes
- The Indiana Mad Ants moved to Noblesville, Indiana, and re-branded as the Noblesville Boom.[1]
International Draft
On July 8, 2025, the league organized an International Draft for foreign players.[2]
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aliou Diarra | C |  Mali |
Texas Legends |
| 2nd | Nathan Missia-Dio | F |  Belgium |
Salt Lake City Stars |
| 3rd | Reynan dos Santos | G |  Brazil |
Mexico City Capitanes |
| 4th | Noam Yaacov | G |  Israel |
Cleveland Charge |
| 5th | Jean-Jacques Boissy | G |  Senegal |
Memphis Hustle |
| 6th | Carlin Davison | F |  New Zealand |
Rip City Remix |
| 7th | Fabian Giessmann | G |  Germany |
Oklahoma City Blue |
| 8th | Wei Lin | G |  China |
Texas Legends |
| 9th | Michael Caicedo | F |  Spain |
Rip City Remix |
| 10th | Higen Hasegawa | F |  Japan |
Westchester Knicks |
| 11th | Joel Mäntynen | G |  Finland |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 12th | Enrique Medina | C |  Venezuela |
Greensboro Swarm |
| 13th | Tomás Chapero | C |  Argentina |
Grand Rapids Gold |
| 14th | Gabriel Campos | G | Brazil |
Austin Spurs |
| 15th | Stefan Simanić | C |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Cleveland Charge |
| 16th | Sergio Conceição | C | Brazil |
Texas Legends |
| 17th | Emmanuel Beya | F |  DR Congo |
Rip City Remix |
Tip–Off Tournament
East Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raptors 905 (TOR) | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | Greensboro Swarm (CHA) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 |
| 3 | Maine Celtics (BOS) | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 |
| 4 | Long Island Nets (BKN) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 |
| 5 | Capital City Go-Go (WAS) | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 |
| 6 | College Park Skyhawks (ATL) | 5 | 9 | .357 | 9 |
| 7 | Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 |
| 8 | Westchester Knicks (NYK) | 1 | 13 | .071 | 13 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
Central Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) | 10 | 4 | .714 | — |
| 2 | Cleveland Charge (CLE) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 |
| 3 | Iowa Wolves (MIN) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 |
| 4 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 |
| 5 | Windy City Bulls (CHI) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 |
| 6 | Motor City Cruise (DET) | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 |
| 7 | Noblesville Boom (IND) | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5 |
| 8 | Wisconsin Herd (MIL) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
South Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Spurs (SAS) | 12 | 2 | .857 | — |
| 2 | Osceola Magic (ORL) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 |
| 3 | Texas Legends (DAL) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| 5 | Memphis Hustle (MEM) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Mexico City Capitanes | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 |
| 7 | Birmingham Squadron (NO) | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
West Division
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) | 12 | 2 | .857 | — |
| 2 | Stockton Kings (SAC) | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 |
| 3 | San Diego Clippers (LAC) | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 |
| 4 | Rip City Remix (POR) | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 |
| 5 | South Bay Lakers (LAL) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 |
| 6 | Valley Suns (PHX) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 |
| 7 | Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) | 1 | 13 | .071 | 11 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
Winter Showcase Cup
| Quarterfinals December 19 | Semifinals December 21 | Winter Showcase Championship December 22 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Raptors 905 | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | San Diego Clippers | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Raptors 905 | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Rapids Gold | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Greensboro Swarm | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Rapids Gold | 119 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Raptors 905 | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Salt Lake City Stars | 137 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Austin Spurs | 117 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Stockton Kings | 119 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Stockton Kings | 123 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Salt Lake City Stars | 127 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Salt Lake City Stars | 123 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Maine Celtics | 107 | ||||||||||||
Standings
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osceola Magic (ORL) | 26 | 10 | .722 | — |
| 2 | Greensboro Swarm (CHA) | 24 | 12 | .667 | 2 |
| 3 | Cleveland Charge (CLE) | 23 | 13 | .639 | 3 |
| 4 | Raptors 905 (TOR) | 23 | 13 | .639 | 3 |
| 5 | Motor City Cruise (DET) | 22 | 14 | .611 | 4 |
| 6 | Capital City Go-Go (WAS) | 19 | 17 | .528 | 7 |
| 7 | Maine Celtics (BOS) | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8 |
| 8 | Long Island Nets (BKN) | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8 |
| 9 | Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8 |
| 10 | Noblesville Boom (IND) | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham Squadron (NO) | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10 |
| 12 | Windy City Bulls (CHI) | 15 | 21 | .417 | 11 |
| 13 | College Park Skyhawks (ATL) | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12 |
| 14 | Westchester Knicks (NYK) | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12 |
| 15 | Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) | 11 | 25 | .306 | 15 |
| 16 | Wisconsin Herd (MIL) | 10 | 26 | .278 | 16 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bay Lakers (LAL) | 26 | 10 | .722 | — |
| 2 | Mexico City Capitanes | 24 | 12 | .667 | 2 |
| 3 | Stockton Kings (SAC) | 23 | 13 | .639 | 3 |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) | 23 | 13 | .639 | 3 |
| 5 | Austin Spurs (SAS) | 23 | 13 | .639 | 3 |
| 6 | Iowa Wolves (MIN) | 21 | 15 | .583 | 5 |
| 7 | Rip City Remix (PDX) | 19 | 17 | .528 | 7 |
| 8 | San Diego Clippers (LAC) | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8 |
| 9 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8 |
| 10 | Texas Legends (DAL) | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12 |
| 11 | Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12 |
| 12 | Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12 |
| 13 | Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) | 12 | 24 | .333 | 14 |
| 14 | Valley Suns (PHO) | 11 | 25 | .306 | 15 |
| 15 | Memphis Hustle (MEM) | 11 | 25 | .306 | 15 |
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
Playoffs
- First Round: March 31 & April 1
- Conference Semifinals: April 3
- Conference Finals: April 5
- NBA G League Finals: April 8, 10, 13 (if necessary)[3]
| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Finals Best-of-three | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Long Island Nets | 117 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Motor City Cruise | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Raptors 905 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Motor City Cruise | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Greensboro Swarm | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Greensboro Swarm | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Maine Celtics | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Greensboro Swarm | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Capital City Go-Go | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cleveland Charge | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Capital City Go Go | 126 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Greensboro Swarm | 111 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stockton Kings | 107 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Bay Lakers | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Diego Clippers | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Bay Lakers | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 117 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Austin Spurs | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Bay Lakers | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stockton Kings | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mexico City Capitanes | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rip City Remix | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rip City Remix | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stockton Kings | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stockton Kings | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Iowa Wolves | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finals boxscore
April 8, 2026 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Stockton Kings 107, Greensboro Swarm 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–38, 20–25, 27–27, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: DaQuan Jeffries 25 Rebs: Patrick Baldwin Jr., Dexter Dennis, Jon Elmore 7 Asts: DaQuan Jeffries 6 |
Pts: Marcus Garrett 21 Rebs: Jonas Aidoo 14 Asts: Terrell Brown Jr., Liam McNeeley 2 | |
Novant Health Fieldhouse, Greensboro, North Carolina Attendance: 1,678 Referees:
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April 10, 2026 10:00 p.m. ET |
| Greensboro Swarm 119, Stockton Kings 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 37–31, 27–33, 30–21 | ||
| Pts: Tosan Evbuomwan 22 Rebs: Tidjane Salaün 10 Asts: Terrell Brown Jr. 10 |
Pts: DaQuan Jeffries 27 Rebs: DaQuan Jeffries 10 Asts: Jon Elmore 7 | |
| Greensboro Swarm win series 2–0 | ||
Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, California Attendance: 4,020 Referees:
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Media
Nationally, NBA G League games are broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, ESPN, NBA TV and The Roku Channel.[4][5][6][7]
Locally games are aired on the following networks:
| Team | Network | Notes/Source |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Spurs | FanDuel Sports Network Southwest | [8] |
| Birmingham Squadron | WABM | [9] |
| Capital City Go-Go | Monumental Sports Network | [10] |
| Cleveland Charge | Rock Entertainment Sports Network | [11] |
| College Park Skyhawks | WPCH-TV | [12] |
| Delaware Blue Coats | DETV 28 WPSG |
[13] |
| Long Island Nets | YES Network/Gotham Sports App | [14] |
| Maine Celtics | NBC Sports Boston | [15] |
| Rip City Remix | KUNP | [16] |
| Osceola Magic | FanDuel Sports Network Sun | 26 games[17] |
| Salt Lake City Stars | Jazz+ | [18] |
| Santa Cruz Warriors | NBC Sports Bay Area | [19] |
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | FanDuel Sports Network Sun WPLG (12 games) |
[20] |
| South Bay Lakers | Spectrum SportsNet | [21] |
| Texas Legends | KFAA-TV Urban Edge Network MavsTV |
[22][23] |
| Valley Suns | Arizona's Family Sports Suns Live |
24 home games on Arizona's Family Sports[24][25] |
| Westchester Knicks | MSG Network Gotham Sports App |
[26] |
| Windy City Bulls | Chicago Sports Network | [27] |
| Wisconsin Herd | WACY-TV | [28] |