G League Releases Schedule, Starting With Rebranded Tip-Off Tournament

The G League has released its 2024-25 schedule, and the Winter Showcase is no more. Actually, it still exists, it’s just called something different.

That would be no less than the newly named Tip-Off Tournament, and it is exactly as it sounds. All 31 teams will play 14 games after being split into four regions, and the four with the best winning percentages at the end, along with the next four from any region, will advance to the single-elimination tournament.

Everything tips off on Nov. 8, with the semifinals taking place Dec. 19-21 in Orlando. 

After that, the 34-game regular season begins, with teams divided into two conferences (just as in the NBA, they are called the Eastern and Western). The regular season runs from Dec. 27 to March 29.

After that, it’s the G League playoffs, consisting of the top six teams from each conference.

There will again be 31 teams, though the G League Ignite no longer exist. They have been replaced by the Valley Suns, Phoenix’s affiliate. Also, the Clippers’ affiliate is moving to San Diego and has been renamed the San Diego Clippers. (No word on if Swen Nater and Randy Smith will return.)

This year also marks the first time each of the 30 NBA teams has its own affiliate G League club. The Mexico City Capitanes are the lone unaffiliated team.

You can check out the full G League schedule here.

Also, just in case, here are all 31 G League teams:

1. Atlanta Hawks: College Park Skyhawks
2. Boston Celtics: Maine Celtics
   
3. Brooklyn Nets: Long Island Nets
4. Charlotte Hornets: Greensboro Swarm
5. Chicago Bulls: Windy City Bulls
6. Cleveland Cavaliers: Cleveland Charge
   
7. Dallas Mavericks: Texas Legends
8. Denver Nuggets: Grand Rapids Gold
9. Detroit Pistons: Motor City Cruise
10. Golden State Warriors: Santa Cruz Warriors
11. Houston Rockets: Rio Grande Valley Vipers
12. Indiana Pacers: Indiana Mad Ants
13. Los Angeles Clippers: San Diego Clippers
14. Los Angeles Lakers: South Bay Lakers
15. Memphis Grizzlies: Memphis Hustle
16. Miami Heat: Sioux Falls Skyforce
17. Milwaukee Bucks: Wisconsin Herd
18. Minnesota Timberwolves: Iowa Wolves
19. New Orleans Pelicans: Birmingham Squadron
20. New York Knicks: Westchester Knicks
21. Oklahoma City Thunder: Oklahoma City Blue
22. Orlando Magic: Osceola Magic
23. Philadelphia 76ers: Delaware Blue Coats
24. Phoenix Suns: Valley Suns
25. Portland Trail Blazers: Rip City Remix
26. Sacramento Kings: Stockton Kings
27. San Antonio Spurs: Austin Spurs
28. Toronto Raptors: Raptors 905
29. Utah Jazz: Salt Lake City Stars
30. Washington Wizards: Capital City Go-Go
31. No affiliation: Mexico City Capitanes