The NBA is shutting down the G League Ignite following the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, the league announced Thursday. NBA G League President Shareef…
Personally, I think the Ignite team was a blazing success during its 4-year existence. Not only did they compensate the players financially, but also helped maintain the draft stock of top prospects like Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga and Scoot Henderson.
The only complaint I heard about the Ignite team was that from a player development standpoint it was crap compared to college programs. I can’t recall it in detail but something about both coaches and on the floor everyone was trying to do their own thing, there was no team development, and it didn’t serve those players well in the NBA as the college guys were noticeably further along than them. Of course, that could in theory be fixed, as it did many good things as you mentioned
Personally, I think the Ignite team was a blazing success during its 4-year existence. Not only did they compensate the players financially, but also helped maintain the draft stock of top prospects like Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga and Scoot Henderson.
The only complaint I heard about the Ignite team was that from a player development standpoint it was crap compared to college programs. I can’t recall it in detail but something about both coaches and on the floor everyone was trying to do their own thing, there was no team development, and it didn’t serve those players well in the NBA as the college guys were noticeably further along than them. Of course, that could in theory be fixed, as it did many good things as you mentioned