2022–23 NBA G League season

2022–23 NBA G League season
LeagueNBA G League
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 4, 2022 – April 6, 2023
Number of teams30
Draft
Top draft pickSam Merrill
Picked byCleveland Charge
Regular season
Top seedLong Island Nets
Stockton Kings
Season MVPCarlik Jones (Windy City Bulls)
Finals championsDelaware Blue Coats
  Runners-upRio Grande Valley Vipers
Finals MVPJaden Springer (Delaware Blue Coats)
NBA G League seasons

The 2022–23 NBA G League season was the 22nd season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second consecutive season, the schedule was split into two parts: the 18-game Showcase Cup began on November 4, 2022, followed by a 32-game regular season tipped off on December 27.[1] The Delaware Blue Coats defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2–0 in the 2023 NBA G League Finals.

Structure

[edit]

The Showcase Cup began on November 4, 2022, and it will end with a single-elimination tournament to crown a champion at the G League's Winter Showcase from December 19 to 22. During the Showcase Cup, teams are separated into four regional pods and play 16 games against one another in each respective NBA G League markets. The teams with the best winning percentage in each regional pod, along with the next four teams across the league with the best win-percentages, will advance to compete for the Showcase Cup during Winter Showcase.[1]

Notable occurrences

[edit]

Showcase Cup

[edit]

Standings

[edit]

Central

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IND) 12 6 .667 —
2 Cleveland Charge (CLE) 12 6 .667 —
3 Windy City Bulls (CHI) 12 7 .632 0.5
4 Iowa Wolves (MIN) 11 7 .611 1
5 Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) 11 7 .611 1
6 Wisconsin Herd (MIL) 8 10 .444 4
7 Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) 5 13 .278 7
8 Motor City Cruise (DET) 4 14 .222 8
Source: GLeague.NBA.com

East

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 College Park Skyhawks (ATL) 12 6 .667 —
2 Maine Celtics (BOS) 11 7 .611 1
3 Long Island Nets (BKN) 10 8 .556 2
4 Capital City Go-Go (WAS) 9 9 .500 3
5 Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) 8 10 .444 4
6 Greensboro Swarm (CHA) 7 11 .389 5
7 Raptors 905 (TOR) 7 11 .389 5
8 Westchester Knicks (NYK) 6 12 .333 6
Source: GLeague.NBA.com

South

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) 13 5 .722 —
2 Capitanes de Ciudad de México 12 6 .667 1
3 Memphis Hustle (MEM) 11 7 .611 2
4 Texas Legends (DAL) 9 9 .500 4
5 Lakeland Magic (ORL) 7 11 .389 6
6 Birmingham Squadron (NO) 6 12 .333 7
7 Austin Spurs (SAS) 5 13 .278 8
Source: GLeague.NBA.com

West

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 Ontario Clippers (LAC) 15 4 .789 —
2 South Bay Lakers (LAL) 13 5 .722 1.5
3 Stockton Kings (SAC) 9 9 .500 5.5
4 Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) 8 10 .444 6.5
5 Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) 8 10 .444 6.5
6 Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) 6 12 .333 8.5
7 NBA G League Ignite 4 14 .222 10.5
Source: GLeague.NBA.com

Showcase Cup Tournament

[edit]
Quarterfinals
December 19 		Semifinals
December 20 		Showcase Cup Championship
December 22
         
1 South Bay Lakers 106
8 Maine Celtics 112
8 Maine Celtics 112
4 Ontario Clippers 124
4 Ontario Clippers 121
5 Iowa Wolves 95
4 Ontario Clippers 99
7 Windy City Bulls 97
3 College Park Skyhawks 104
6 Cleveland Charge 120
6 Cleveland Charge 94
7 Windy City Bulls 96
2 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 96
7 Windy City Bulls 102

Statistics

[edit]
Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Luka Garza Iowa Wolves 29.8
Rebounds per game Orlando Robinson Sioux Falls Skyforce 12.8
Assists per game Chris Chiozza Long Island Nets 10.4
Steals per game Shaquille Harrison South Bay Lakers 2.6
Blocks per game Jay Huff South Bay Lakers 3.2

Source: NBA G League Statistics[7]

Standings

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]

Eastern Conference

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 y – Long Island Nets (BKN) 23 9 .719 —
2 x – Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) 20 12 .625 3
3 x – Capital City Go-Go (WAS) 19 13 .594 4
4 x – Maine Celtics (BOS) 19 13 .594 4
5 x – Cleveland Charge (CLE) 18 14 .563 5
6 x – Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IND) 18 14 .563 5
7 e – Windy City Bulls (CHI) 18 14 .563 5
8 e – Lakeland Magic (ORL) 18 14 .563 5
9 e – Motor City Cruise (DET) 17 15 .531 6
10 e – Raptors 905 (TOR) 16 16 .500 7
11 e – College Park Skyhawks (ATL) 15 17 .469 8
12 e – Greensboro Swarm (CHA) 11 21 .344 12
13 e – Wisconsin Herd (MIL) 11 21 .344 12
14 e – Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) 9 23 .281 14
15 e – Westchester Knicks (NYK) 9 23 .281 14
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
e – Eliminated; x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Clinched top seed

Western Conference

[edit]
Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 y – Stockton Kings (SAC) 25 7 .781 —
2 x – Memphis Hustle (MEM) 23 9 .719 2
3 x – South Bay Lakers (LAL) 21 11 .656 4
4 x – Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) 20 12 .625 5
5 x – Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) 20 12 .625 5
6 x – Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) 18 14 .563 7
7 e – Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) 18 14 .563 7
8 e – Capitanes de Ciudad de México 18 14 .563 7
9 e – Ontario Clippers (LAC) 17 15 .531 8
10 e – Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) 13 19 .406 12
11 e – NBA G League Ignite 11 21 .344 14
12 e – Birmingham Squadron (NO) 11 21 .344 14
13 e – Iowa Wolves (MIN) 9 23 .281 16
14 e – Austin Spurs (SAS) 8 24 .250 17
15 e – Texas Legends (DAL) 7 25 .219 18
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
e – Eliminated; x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Clinched top seed

Playoffs

[edit]
  • Quarterfinals: March 28 & March 29[8]
  • Semifinals: March 30 & March 31
  • Conference Finals: April 2
  • G League Finals: April 4 & April 6

For the first time since the 2014–15 NBA Development League season, two teams played against each other in the Finals for the second straight year, as the Rio Grande Valley Vipers faced the Delaware Blue Coats in a rematch from 2022, where the Vipers had won in two games. Delaware, who previously reached the Finals in 2021 and 2022, was the first team since the Santa Cruz Warriors (2013-2015) to reach the Finals in three straight years. The Vipers were the fifth defending champion to reach the Finals the following year. The Blue Coats won in a straight sweep for their first title.

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Finals
Best-of-three
              
1 Long Island Nets 111
5 Cleveland Charge 107
4 Maine Celtics 100
5 Cleveland Charge 113
1 Long Island Nets 94
Eastern Conference
2 Delaware Blue Coats 108
3 Capital City Go-Go 101
6 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 87
2 Delaware Blue Coats 104
3 Capital City Go-Go 99
E2 Delaware Blue Coats 134 114
W6 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 120 110
1 Stockton Kings 97
5 Sioux Falls Skyforce 98
4 Salt Lake City Stars 107
5 Sioux Falls Skyforce 115
5 Sioux Falls Skyforce 105
Western Conference
6 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 110
3 South Bay Lakers 122
6 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 124
2 Memphis Hustle 108
6 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 110

Finals boxscore

[edit]
April 4, 2023
9:00 p.m. ET
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 120, Delaware Blue Coats 134
Scoring by quarter: 21–41, 36–33, 33–36, 24–30
Pts: TyTy Washington Jr. 34
Rebs: TyTy Washington Jr. 11
Asts: TyTy Washington Jr. 8		 Pts: Jaden Springer 43
Rebs: Charlie Brown Jr. 15
Asts: Mac McClung 7
Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, Delaware
Attendance: 1,545
Referees:
  • #34 Brent Haskill
  • #73 Pat O'Connell
  • #46 Intae Hwang
  • #41 Tyler Mirkovich
April 6, 2023
8:30 p.m. ET
Delaware Blue Coats 114, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 110
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 32–31, 30–17, 24–36
Pts: Mac McClung 30
Rebs: Jaden Springer, Justin Smith, Louis King 9
Asts: Mac McClung 8		 Pts: TyTy Washington Jr. 38
Rebs: Darius Days 15
Asts: TyTy Washington Jr. 5
Delaware wins series, 2–0
Bert Ogden Arena, Edinburg, Texas
Attendance: 6,117
Referees:
  • #80 JD Ralls
  • #77 Jenna Reneau
  • #18 Isaac Barnett
  • #63 Sha'Rae Mitchell

Awards

[edit]

[9]
Most Valuable Player:

Defensive Player of the Year:

Rookie of the Year:

All-NBA G League First Team

[edit]
Player G League Team NBA team and contract
Carlik Jones Windy City Bulls Two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls
Neemias Queta Stockton Kings Two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings
David Duke Jr. Long Island Nets Two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets
Kenneth Lofton Jr. Memphis Hustle Two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies
Jay Huff Capital City Go-Go Two-way contract with the Washington Wizards

All-NBA G League Second Team

[edit]
Player G League Team NBA team and contract
Sharife Cooper Cleveland Charge None
Jamaree Bouyea Sioux Falls Skyforce None
Darius Days Rio Grande Valley Vipers Two-way contract with the Houston Rockets
Mfiondu Kabengele Maine Celtics Two-way contract with the Boston Celtics
Luka Samanic Maine Celtics None

All-NBA G League Third Team

[edit]
Player G League Team NBA team and contract
Chris Chiozza Long Island Nets None
Xavier Moon Ontario Clippers Two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers
Isaiah Mobley Cleveland Charge Two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Moussa Diabate Ontario Clippers Two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers
Justin Anderson Fort Wayne Mad Ants None

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "2022-23 NBA G League season tips off Nov. 4". NBA.com: NBA Communications. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "New rules: G League will set a target score for OT games". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "NBA G League Ignite Moves To The Dollar Loan Center In Henderson, Nevada". NBA G League. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a.gonzalez (September 1, 2022). "Capitanes CDMX: Anunció su calendario para la Temporada 2022-23". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Report: LA Clippers' G League affiliate renamed to Ontario Clippers". Clips Nation. July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Wolves' Garza And Ignite's Henderson Named Captains For NBA G League Next Up Game". gleague.nba.com. February 8, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "NBA G League Stats". Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Schedule".
  9. ^ "NBAGL Announces 2022/23 All-League Awards". Hoops Rumors. April 13, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Adams, Luke (March 5, 2023). "Bulls' Carlik Jones Named 2022/23 G League MVP". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jay Huff Named 2022-23 KIA NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year". NBA.com. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Grizzlies' Lofton Named G League Rookie Of The Year". Hoops Rumors. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022–23_NBA_G_League_season&oldid=1216993279"