The 2023–24 NBA G League season was the 23rd season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Structure The Showcase Cup started in November 2023 and concluded with a single-elimination tournament to crown a champion at the G League Winter Showcase in December. During the Showcase Cup, teams were separated into four regional pods and played 16 games against one another in each of the 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, advanced to play for the Showcase Cup during the Winter Showcase, which was held from December 19 to December 22. The Westchester Knicks won the Showcase Cup Championship, defeating the Indiana Mad Ants.https://gleague.nba.com/news/2023-g-league-winter-showcase-schedule-results
The regular season schedule for all teams was released on September 5, which had each team scheduled to play 34 games. The Stockton Kings ended the regular season with the best record. The top six teams in each league advanced to the playoffs, with the top two seeds earning byes in the first round. The Oklahoma City Blue won the playoffs, defeating the Maine Celtics in the three-game final series.
League changes For the start of the 2023–24 season, the NBA G League added one new team, with two teams rebranding and relocating: Portland launched its new G League affiliate, the Rip City Remix, this season in Portland, Oregon, becoming the 31st NBA G League franchise. The Lakeland Magic moved within Florida from Lakeland to Kissimmee and became the Osceola Magic. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants rebranded as the Indiana Mad Ants and are playing home games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the 2023–24 season, in anticipation of a move to a new arena in the suburb of Noblesville and a team rebrand in 2024–25. The Birmingham Squadron moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference following the addition of Rip City.
International draft The league held the first ever NBA G League International Draft on June 28, 2023. Returning player rights for ten NBA draft-eligible international players from ten different countries were selected by G League teams. PickPlayerPos.CountryTeam1 F Mexico City Capitanes2 G South Bay Lakers3 G Salt Lake City Stars4 C Wisconsin Herd5 G Capital City Go-Go6 C Westchester Knicks7 C Texas Legends8 C Rip City Remix9 G Cleveland Charge10 F Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Showcase Cup Standings Central
East
South
West
Showcase Cup Tournament
Statistics
Category Player Team(s) Statistic Points per game Cam Whitmore Rio Grande Valley Vipers 26.2 Rebounds per game Oscar Tshiebwe Indiana Mad Ants 16.0 Assists per game Markquis Nowell Raptors 905 10.2 Steals per game Colby Jones Stockton Kings 2.7 Blocks per game Greg Brown III Texas Legends 3.6
Source: NBA G League Statistics
Standings Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Playoffs First Round: April 2 Conference Semifinals: April 4 & April 5 Conference Finals: April 7 NBA G League Finals: April 9, April 12 and April 15https://gleague.nba.com/news/2024-nba-g-league-playoffs-bracket-schedule
* denotes overtime
Finals boxscore
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