The G League

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TheFameProtector said:
This could be right but is going to be very difficult to prove. Plenty of good coaches have come out of the G League, particularly relative to its lifespan. Nick Nurse and Dave Joerger being two that quickly come to mind.
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Not sure it would be difficult to prove, but clearly there is subjectivity involved. And it's also a relative compare. If the ultimate criteria is who can develop players to get to THE league - that is clearly different than who is the best Xs and Os coach type criteria. I would imagine the NBA wants the former type coach at the G League level, yet that coach may be there with a motive to be a game coach and not just a developer guy so he can make it to the league.
 
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This most recent season, 33% of NBA players had been in the D/G League at some point. That’s been an upward trend since it was founded.

The NBA is gradually turning it into a full-fledged minor league. My prediction is that eventually the assumed path is that everyone other than the sure-fire, top-flight lottery picks are going to be playing in the G League for at least a half season before they find a permanent spot on the big league roster.

Jumping straight from HS to G League for the top ~5% of players will also become more and more common.
 
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champaignchris said:
This most recent season, 33% of NBA players had been in the D/G League at some point. That’s been an upward trend since it was founded.

The NBA is gradually turning it into a full-fledged minor league. My prediction is that eventually the assumed path is that everyone other than the sure-fire, top-flight lottery picks are going to be playing in the G League for at least a half season before they find a permanent spot on the big league roster.

Jumping straight from HS to G League for the top ~5% of players will also become more and more common.
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If 33% of NBA players were in the GLeague at one point or another it is the 9-12 slots of team players that never play in a game anyway. Not only do I never go to the GLeague games here in Dallas but I dont know anyone that does either. For an added deterrent 80% of the GLeague games are scheduled on the same nights the dallas Mavericks are playing nba games. They don’t market real basketball fans but cater to kids 10 & under with carnival games and mascots.