Why the NBA s G League Ignite has not lived up to its promise wgauradio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgauradio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Currently, the NBA’s minor league has 31 teams, with only one NBA franchise — the Phoenix Suns — lacking an G-League affiliate. The rise of NIL in the realm of NCAA sports, has however, potentially altered the future of G-League Ignite, an NBA created team that was intended to provide “a path for pre-draft eligible players to be paid to play basketball before being eligible to enter the NBA due to the league’s age limit for prospects,” league commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN. “I think given that that’s (NIL) happened, I think we are in the process of reassessing Team Ignite,” Silver said Saturday night during his All-Star Weekend news conference in Indianapolis.
Silver says the NBA s 65-game policy for awards is leading to players playing more - The Daily Reporter greenfieldreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greenfieldreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In Adam Silver’s eyes, the NBA’s new 65-game policy is working. The commissioner, in his annual All-Star weekend news conference, said Saturday night he believes the league’s rules, which mandate players must generally play in at least 65 games to be eligible for postseason awards, have had their intended effect.
In Adam Silver’s eyes, the NBA’s new 65-game policy is working. The commissioner, in his annual All-Star weekend news conference, said Saturday night he believes the league’s rules, which mandate players must generally play in at least 65 games to be eligible for postseason awards, have had their intended effect. “I can tell you that the number of games that players have participated in is up this season,” Silver said.