G League Ignite — the new team formed this season to serve primarily as a one-year development program for elite NBA draft prospects.
Eventually, eight teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff.Former NBA players who have signed with the G League in recent weeks include 2008 No.
2 overall draft pick Michael Beasley, Lance Stephenson, Jeremy Lin and Nik Stauskas. All did so with plans of playing in the Disney bubble.“We worked closely with our teams, the Basketball Players Union, and public health experts to develop a structure that allows our teams to gather at a single site and safely play,” NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim said.