NBA G League, also known as the NBA Development League, was once called the NBDL League. As the NBA's lower league, the NBA Development League has also developed well in the past few years. Its scale has expanded to 28 teams, and its attention has increased a little compared to before.
has gathered all kinds of basketball players in the G League, but are far from being a world-class league overall. Some of the average level or veterans who are waiting to retire here are those who are delegated to the NBA team to find their state, and some are those who are not in a good position in the Development League to make a good performance in the Development League. In addition, in recent years, more and more young players do not choose to go to NCAA, but instead choose the Development League as a springboard to play for potential NBAs to see, and go to the draft until they meet the specified age.
Therefore, fans will always see some familiar faces in the G League. What are the representatives of this NBA Development League this season? In this article, the author will take stock of the top 10 people for reference.
0, Kevin Murphy
Kevin Murphy, the No. 47th pick in 2012, played in Utah Jazz only in the NBA season in the 12/13 season, and was eliminated by the NBA after leaving a season average of 0.9 points per game. For this player, domestic fans mostly come from his years of working in China from 2015 to 2017.
In 2015, he joined CBA's Zhejiang Guangsha . In 2017, he joined NBL's powerful Guangxi Weizhuang, and then went to Croatia to play basketball. He is currently in the Development League. As a small foreign aid, Kevin Murphy's level is average. When he played for Zhejiang Guangsha in the 14/15 season, he averaged only 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Guangsha was replaced in less than one season. Currently, this 31-year-old man works in the IGNITE team in the Development League. He averages 20.8 minutes per game, contributes 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting percentage of 55.5% and three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%.
9, Amir Johnson
Amir Johnson, 34, is the No. 56th pick in 2005 and the last high school player in NBA history.
He is a very hard-working player in that field. In the past, he relied on active fighting and solid pick-and-roll skills to play in the NBA for 13 seasons. From 2005 to 2019, he played for teams such as Pistons , Raptors , Celtics , 76ers, and his career data was 7.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 50.0%. He was considered a competent substitute blue-collar power forward.
After 2019, Amir Johnson developed in NBDL. Currently, he plays for the IGNITE team in the Development League. He is the spiritual mentor of young people in the team and the third oldest player in the league. He averages 8.1 minutes per game, contributes 1.2 points and 1.8 rebounds, and has a shooting percentage of 42.9%. It is basically impossible to return to the NBA and wait for retirement.
8. David Stockton
As the son of Jazz legend John Stockton , David Stockton, now 30 years old, has a bit of the meaning of a tiger father and a dog son. As a undraft in 2014, Stockton played in the summer league for Suns and Wizards after undrafting. He then won a 10-day short contract with the Kings. He then appeared in the NBDL League for a long time and was finally completely abandoned by the Kings.
is more or less protected by his parents. Jazz still gives old Stockton a face and also gives Stockton a chance. In 2018, David Stockton received a one-year contract from the Jazz. In his NBA career in the last two seasons, David Stockton played only 6 games, contributing 3 points and 1.5 assists.
Compared to the tough old Stockton, Little Stockton's body is much different. On the street, he looks like an ordinary white guy, 6 cm shorter than his 185CM father, with an average wingspan, average speed, average explosive power. His personal basic skills are far from his father, and he doesn't have much spiritual energy. In foreign countries, he only played in Germany, , Puerto Rico, , but couldn't make it, and then returned to the Development Alliance.
At present, David Stockton is surging in the Development League team under the Memphis Grizzlies. This season, averaging 10.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists, with a shooting percentage of 30.0%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%. Even the Development League cannot play well. However, his love and hard work for basketball is still worthy of recognition, and the subsequent direction should also be the basketball talent outside the players.
Speaking of which, Stockton has 6 children, 4 sons and 2 daughters. Except for the eldest son, who played football and the youngest son, who was not interested in sports, everyone played basketball and tried to take the path of professional basketball players, but their development was not as good as ideal. To be fair, David Stockton, who has appeared in the NBA, is actually the hardest one, and he tried his best not to lose face.
7. Andre Ingram
36-year-old Ingram , a former Lakers NBA player, a veteran and inspirational brother in the Development League. Fans love to call him [Lao Yingge]. As the undraft of the 2007 draft, Ingram played as a spot guard. Except for the accurate and reliable three-pointer, his other abilities were mediocre.
After missing the NBA, Lao Yingge has played in the Lakers' team Nanwan Lakers, a subsidiary of the Development League. He is the historical appearance king and historical three-pointer king of the Development League. He is currently the chairman of the Development League's Players' Union. During the long years of the development alliance's struggle, Ingram also needs part-time tutoring students for physics to help make up for their home use.
In 2018 & 2019, Ingram received two opportunities for a 10-day short contract, which to some extent was a commendation from the Lakers management for his persistence in his dreams and unremitting efforts. In the NBA league, Ingram played 6 games, averaging 4.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 34.8% from the field and 41.7% from three-pointers.
This season, Ingram averaged 19.1 minutes per game in the Development League, contributing 5.3 points and 1.0 rebounds. The shooting percentage is 33.3% and the three-point shooting percentage is 27.8%. As the second oldest player in the Development League and a totem-like figure in the Development League, Lao Yingge may be about to retire. As for who is the first person in the Development League at present, I believe senior CBA fans are very familiar with it.
6. Eugene Poole Jett
Do you still remember CBA foreign aid Jett and he led the Shandong men's basketball team to the golden age of high speed?
Time goes back to the 2006 draft, and Jeter becomes the undraft. As an attacking point guard, Jeter has a strong ability to hold the ball, but is only 178cm tall, and it is difficult to survive in the NBA. There are too many players of the same type who are taller and faster than Jeter.
Despite this, Jeter did not give up his NBA dream. After losing the election, he continued to play in the summer league. He played in the Development League's Colorado 14-man team, and finally won the Kings' contract for one year. In the 10/11 season, Jeter played the only NBA season with the NBA Kings, averaging 4.1 points and 2.6 assists per game, and having a starting experience in one game, which is also a dream come true. After
, Jet was in the European League development, and changed his Ukrainian nationality in the middle, played European Championship for Ukraine, and then there is the CBA years that domestic fans are more familiar with. Back in the 12-13 CBA season, Eugene Jet made his first appearance in the CBA. As a small foreign aid, he averaged 25 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per game, leading the team to the finals and becoming the runner-up. In the years ahead of Shandong and during his time in Tianjin and Fujian, Jeter performed well and had a fair price. He was considered a conscientious foreign aid.
In the 19/20 season, Jeter, who is already 36 years old, can still play in the Fujian team in the CBA, with a shooting percentage of 53%, scoring 24.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. If it weren't for the later outbreak of the epidemic, maybe he would still play in the CBA now. After the 19/20 season, he has been in the United States playing jungle ball + mixed salary in the Development League with a short schedule.
In the NBA Development League roster this season, 38-year-old Jeter is the oldest player in the league, averaging 24 minutes per game, contributing 9.3 points, 4.1 assists and 1.9 rebounds.It seems that Jet is old and really can't fight. It's time to consider retiring and transforming.
, Alfonso McKinney
From 2017 to 2021, MKinney played for four teams, Raptors, Warriors, Cavaliers, and Lakers. These four teams are popular teams that are more popular for fans. Common sense, there are many NBA players of Alfonso McKinney's level, and few fans can have an impression of it. However, due to the team's resume, many fans still have a deep impression of this substitute who averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in his career.
Currently, McKinney, 28, plays for the Clear Acura Capitanas in the Development League, averaging 38.2 minutes per game, contributing 24.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting percentage of 46.6% and three-point shooting percentage of 44.8%. In terms of his ball-holding ability, there is no problem dealing with the second division, and there may be a chance to return to the NBA in the future.
, Luka Shamanic
Luka Shamanic from Croatia is a young power forward who was selected by the Spurs in 2019 with the No. 19 pick. Before joining the NBA, Shamanic led the Croatian national youth team to win the European Youth Championship. He is the MVP of the 2017 event and his development prospects are highly favored by the outside world.
In terms of the style of the game, Shamanic is a young European player with good athletic talent, smooth feel, excellent dribbling and shooting ability, but his physical confrontation is poor, his skeleton is small, and his rebound protection is soft. In the past two seasons, Shamanic's performance has disappointed Popovich. With 10 minutes per game, he can score 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 43.0% and a three-point shooting percentage of 27.9%. He did not continue to give up and gave up directly.
After the Spurs gave up Shamanic this year, the New York Knicks came to pick up the bargain, signed him and arranged to play and level up in Westchester, a team under the Development League. The opportunity to prove yourself is hard-won and you must strive for it. Shamanic is currently very strong in the Development League, averaging 31.9 minutes per game, contributing 28.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists, shooting percentage of 55.2% and three-point shooting percentage of 41.5%. Considering that Luka Shamanic is only 21 years old, if the New York Knicks don’t mention him coming up, there is a high probability that the NBA team will give him a chance to try him later. It feels like it's a bit too early for the Spurs to give up on him.
. Brandon Knight
30-year-old Brandon Knight is a high talent show who was ruined by frequent injuries and a tragic genius without the halo of the protagonist. As the No. 8 show in 2011, Knight was famous all over the United States in high school. He was the third genius to defend the best high school student in Gatorade in the country after James and Oden . Shortly after entering the league, he realized his talent at the Pistons.
As the fast double-energy guard , Knight has very good dribbling skills, has a dexterity in cutting and breakthrough, strong breakthrough and finishing ability, long wingspan and good defense. Before the rookie contract ended, Knight scored 18 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per game in Bucks . Unfortunately, before he could improve his jump shot to the level of success, his injury came to him and caused him to die.
The most tragic thing is that Knight is too fragile. After each comeback, he will immediately continue to be injured and become a ill, thus becoming a ronin on the edge of the league. Throughout his NBA career, Knight averaged 14.1 points and 4.0 assists per game, shooting percentage of 41.1% and three-point shooting percentage of 35.3%, and his results are actually OK.
You should know that the last time he appeared in the league for a short time, he was a Pistons player who averaged 11.6 points and 4.2 assists per game, and he still has strength. At the beginning of the new season in October this year, Knicks briefly signed Knight, and later cut him before the start of the game.
At present, Brandon Knight is the Development League team Sky Power and other opportunities in Heat . This season, he played 39.4 minutes, contributed 21.6 points, 6.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds, shooting percentage of 42.6%, and three-point shooting percentage of 39.7%. It is easy to play in the Development League.If he doesn't have the chance to return to the NBA, Knight can also make a lot of money when he comes to the CBA, the European League, and the Australian League. His skills are so good, it depends on what he thinks.
, Lance Stephenson
31-year-old Lance Stephenson currently plays for the Denver Nuggets' team in the Development League, Great River City Gold Team. In the already-run Development League games, Lance Stephenson averaged 33.7 minutes per game, contributing 19.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists, shooting 45.5% from the field and 35.0% from three-point shooting.
As one of the five Pacers in the past, Stephenson, nicknamed [Junior Brother], has excellent control ability, singles ability, and on-field skills, but his basketball IQ and solo style have been criticized.
Review Stephenson's NBA career may be unfinished. After playing in the NBA for 8 seasons, he averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. The Peak Pacers' Years have 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The year when I played for Hornets in the 14/15 season can be said to be the turning point in Stephenson's reputation in 's NBA career.
That season, his junior brother jumped to the Hornets and received a new contract salary of $9 million. He was too chaotic on the court and ignored the coach's tactics and executed three-pointers many times. As a result, he shot 17.1% of the three-point shooting percentage, becoming the player with the worst shooting percentage in NBA history with more than 100 goals in a single season.
There is no doubt that during the offseason, the Hornets, who were frightened to know that the signing was caught, traded Stephenson to Clippers . After that, my junior brother became an NBA ronin player. The last time he appeared in the NBA league was when he played for the Lakers in the 18/19 season, and then he went out to play and made a living, leaving his footprints in the CBA Liaoning team.
In terms of ability, players like Stephenson who are good at singles are a killer in mainstream Asian leagues and European leagues. If you come to make gold, it is still not a big problem to earn $2 million.
However, Stephenson obviously has a heart to return to the league, and he is actually very smart. Knowing that the Nuggets' forward guards are injured more often, he signed a team under , Nuggets' , and the Nuggets are really going to transfer players from the Development League team recently.
However, the tragic thing is that the person the Nuggets want is not him, but his teammate in the Development League, averaging 15.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 2017.
can only be said that although Stephenson's data is better, it is based on the average of 4.2 turnovers per game and the assist rate is less than 30%. It is better to wait or go overseas. By the way, this Big River City Golden Team is currently leading the junior brother's head coach, and is also an acquaintance of fans, especially the Mavericks fans. The nickname is [Jets] and the name is Jason Terry.
, Zeng Fanbo
At the end of last year, Zeng Fanbo chose the last one among the three paths of Beijing Shougang leveling, NCAA Gonzaga University leveling, and Development League leveling, and joined the Ignition Team. These three paths have their pros and cons, depending on personal practice. Because the joining and leveling here by young Chinese player Zeng Fanbo, more fans in China are paying attention to this deserted second-tier league than in previous years. The main reason is that everyone is also paying attention to Zeng Fanbo's performance in every game and actively commenting or giving suggestions in the topic area.
Frankly speaking, it was not easy for me to borrow Jeho Lin ’s recent opinions and experiences of people who have experienced it. As a young yellow-skinned ball-holder, you really have to practice playing basketball in these places in the United States, but you must be two or three steps faster than other teammates before you believe you and give you the ball. In this case, you still have to work hard and start with what you can do.
Return to the reality. Xiao once was a four-star high school student. He is indeed a very outstanding existence among the yellow people. In high school, he was the best small forward in Florida state and was selected as the first team of high school students in the state.The problem is that Zeng Fanbo is waiting for the ignition team to train young players to become NBA players. The team also has two five-star high school students and three four-star high school students. They can all play and hold the ball. It is normal for Zeng Fanbo to not have the turn.
At the data level, Zeng Fanbo currently averaged 10.9 minutes this season, contributing 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks, shooting percentage of 35.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 57.1%, free throw shooting percentage of 50.0%, plus or negative value on the court -7.3, and fouls per game averaged 3.2 times.
To be honest, Xiao Zeng is currently in the Development League except for the stable and accurate three-pointers and high block efficiency, which is considered to be very brave to fight. These two points are worthy of praise. The other parts are not good enough and even hard to describe, especially the two problems of being 3.2 fouls per game and low personal shooting percentage at the basket are very serious, showing that his confrontation is really not level enough. When a player keeps giving free throws to the opponent on the court, it is unrealistic for the coach to let him play more, and he wants to lose his job. However, it is a good thing to try when you are young, and you don’t have enough understanding and choose the right direction to work hard. After all, it is a good thing to continue cheering on the NBA stage. If it really doesn’t work, come back.
