[Charania] Sources: The NBA is shutting down the G League Ignite team after this season, canceling the development squad of elite draft prospects and veterans that launched in 2020.
Sources: The NBA is shutting down the G League Ignite team after this season, canceling the development squad of elite draft prospects and veterans that launched in 2020.
Full details at @TheAthletic: https://t.co/7KAYBVX1lI
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 21, 2024
by MarvelsGrantMan136
29 Comments
Good. Ignite was a flop
Almost every prospect that played there and went to the NBA struggled heavily in their first few years. They play AAU type ball over there. Going to college and learning a real system under a real coach is way more beneficial to your development
G League Extinguished
NBA saw scoot play this year and said experiment OVER
Mfs saw Scoot’s shooting splits this year and said we’ve had enough
Makes sense, seeing Keyonte being a better player than Scoot
I’ll vote for anyone that promises to shut down the AAU next
With endorsements this move became inevitable
With the college players able to make money now there’s really no point for the ignite. They’ve also done a horrible job at actually developing their prospects while they were down there
The flop of prospects, plus NIL made it pointless
But Jalen was just getting started with fatherhood.
The program getting scrapped may have been inevitable by NIL, but the fact that the G Leaguers weren’t as good out of the gate is still very surprising to me.
Glad to see this. Gets a lot of the big names and higher level talent back onto the national stage.
Curious how overtime elite will continue to fare
Jalen green and scoot henderson send their regards
They can make money going to college anyway.
G League ignite is 2-28 this year btw with a -15 net rating.
Jalen Green had a historically bad rookie season, Scoot Henderson can’t make a damn shot
I think Holland will struggle next year too
I don’t think ignite has helped much
it was pretty stupid.
now that NCAA players can get paid anyway there really is no need.
I think the vision was carried out in good faith. But it just wasn’t effective. Shutting down is the right choice, IMO.
This was Adam Silver’s worst idea, and that’s saying a lot
How did they think pitting teenagers against grown men fighting for millions would go?
I’ve been saying that program has NOT been working. People kept trying to tell me “wins don’t matter it’s about development” mf they’ve won 6 total games and are 2-28 since the winter showcase getting blown out EVERY GAME.
There are NO fans at the games. No coverage outside their exhibitions. The players are not getting better. Some top projected guys plummeted down draft boards. Most importantly these dudes come out not ready for the next level.
It’s beyond embarrassing that some of the OTE guys like Barlow and the Thompson twins look more league ready than the G league guys.
NIL money basically made it obsolete. It was also awful for development. They were throwing a bunch of teenagers against people coming in and out of NBA rotations
Good idea in theory, but now it’s also a good idea to kill it.
College basketball won!
Really though, it was hard to justify it when every player from the program was coming into the NBA with similar bad habits. The coaching staff was not doing their players any favors.
Wow that was quick wtf.
So NCAA is gonna be saved or allow high schoolers again?
NIL killed the entire concept. These guys can get paid just as much or more in NIL money and also get much more exposure in college vs the G league.
Wild to announce this on the first day of March Madness
Was always going to fail if it didn’t break from the idea it’s a HS showcase team.
Should have never made it a separate thing. Throw the kids in the actual draft then force them onto the team’s g league team. Then they actually learn from their affiliated team.
Sam Vecenie did a good podcast few months back about the Ignite failures and suggested they might not be around too long. Very basically, brought in talent whilst ignoring any kind of team structure or having veterans to guide the younger guys.