The 2018–19 NBA G League season was the 18th season of the NBA G League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA).
League changes The league expanded by one team, the Capital City Go-Go owned by the Washington Wizards, to have 27 teams for the season.
There were three relocations, with two of them within the team's existing market. The most significant relocation was that of the Reno Bighorns, which were moved by their parent club, the Sacramento Kings, to Stockton, California and renamed the Stockton Kings. One of the in-market relocations was that of the Delaware 87ers, which were moved into a new nearby facility in Wilmington from their former home in Newark, and rebranded as the Delaware Blue Coats. Finally, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers moved within the urban area at the southernmost end of Texas, going from Hidalgo to nearby Edinburg with the opening of Bert Ogden Arena.
With the addition of the Go-Go, the league slightly realigned its six divisions. The Go-Go were added to the Southeast and Delaware was shifted to the Atlantic.
During the season, league president Malcolm Turner stepped down to become the athletics director at Vanderbilt University. He was replaced by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Regular season Final standings:
x – qualified for playoffs; y – Division champion; z – Conference champion
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division Team (affiliate) z – Long Island Nets (BKN) 34 16 0 19–6 15–10 29 21 5 16–9 13–12 x – Raptors 905 (TOR) 29 21 5 13–12 16–9 21 29 13 13–12 8–17 Maine Red Claws (BOS) 19 31 15 11–14 8–17
Central Division Team (affiliate) 28 22 0 14–11 14–11 x – Windy City Bulls (CHI) 27 23 1 15–10 12–13 23 27 5 14–11 9–16 Canton Charge (CLE) 22 28 6 10–15 12–13 Wisconsin Herd (MIL) 12 38 16 8–17 4–21
Southeast Division Team (affiliate) 32 18 0 18–7 14–11 Capital City Go-Go (WAS) 25 25 7 14–11 11–14 Greensboro Swarm (CHA) 24 26 8 10–15 14–11 Erie BayHawks (ATL) 24 26 8 17–8 7–18
Western Conference
Midwest Division Team (affiliate) 34 16 0 17–8 17–8 x – Memphis Hustle (MEM) 28 22 6 16–9 12–13 Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) 24 26 10 13–12 11–14 Iowa Wolves (MIN) 20 30 14 13–12 7–18
Pacific Division Team (affiliate) 34 16 0 20–5 14–11 x – Stockton Kings (SAC) 30 20 4 18–7 12–13 26 24 8 14–11 12–13 21 29 13 13–12 8–17 12 38 22 7–18 5–20
Southwest Division Team (affiliate) 34 16 0 18–7 16–9 x – Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) 27 23 7 15–10 12–13 Austin Spurs (SAS) 20 30 14 13–12 7–18 Texas Legends (DAL) 16 34 18 14–11 2–23
Playoffs For the second straight season, the league enacted a six-team playoff, with one-game series for the first three rounds and first-round byes for the top two seeds in each conference. For the Finals, a tiebreaker was required since both teams had the same record, for which there existed three tiebreakers: best winning percentage against each other, record against the other conference, or random drawing, which resulted in the Long Island Nets hosting the first and last game of the Finals against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Nets won Game 1 117–107, but the Vipers won Game 2 127–116 and then won the series in Game 3 129–112 to win their third league title, most for any team in history.
Finals boxscore
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Jordan McRae Capital City Go-Go 30.4 Rebounds per game Isaiah Hartenstein Rio Grande Valley Vipers 14.8 Assists per game Marcus Williams Stockton Kings 9.6 Steals per game Gary Payton II Rio Grande Valley Vipers 3.0 Blocks per game Amida Brimah Austin Spurs 3.0 Turnovers per game Gary Payton II Rio Grande Valley Vipers 3.9 Fouls per game Norvel Pelle Delaware Blue Coats 3.7 Minutes per game Nick Johnson Wisconsin Herd 35.5 FG% Norvel Pelle Delaware Blue Coats 70.3 FT% Dusty Hannahs Memphis Hustle 92.6 3FG% Keith Hornsby Texas Legends 48.5 +/− Chris Boucher Raptors 905 8.4 Double-doubles Ángel Delgado Agua Caliente Clippers 36 Triple-doubles Shannon Scott Long Island Nets 3
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Tyler Harvey Memphis Hustle 58 Rebounds Angel Delgado Agua Caliente Clippers 31 Assists Shannon Scott Long Island Nets 20 Steals Brianté Weber Sioux Falls Skyforce 8 Blocks Chris Boucher Raptors 905 9 Three-pointers Tyler Harvey Memphis Hustle 12
Team statistic leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Long Island Nets 117.7 Rebounds per game Long Island Nets 53.9 Assists per game Erie BayHawks 26.7 Steals per game Santa Cruz Warriors 10.8 Blocks per game Austin Spurs 7.8 Turnovers per game Rio Grande Valley Vipers 19.8 FG% Agua Caliente Clippers 47.9 FT% Lakeland Magic 78.6 3FG% Lakeland Magic 37.8 +/− Oklahoma City Blue 5.2
References
External links Official website 2018-19 NBA G-League season at Basketball Reference