The 2022–23 NBA G League season was the 22nd season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second consecutive season, the schedule was split into two parts: the 18-game Showcase Cup began on November 4, 2022, followed by a 32-game regular season tipped off on December 27. The Delaware Blue Coats defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2–0 in the 2023 NBA G League Finals.
Structure The Showcase Cup began on November 4, 2022, and it will end with a single-elimination tournament to crown a champion at the G League's Winter Showcase from December 19 to 22. During the Showcase Cup, teams are separated into four regional pods and play 16 games against one another in each 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, will advance to compete for the Showcase Cup during Winter Showcase.
Notable occurrences Each game that ends in overtime had an Elam ending, with a "target score" of seven points to win the game. The NBA G League Ignite debuted its new home arena, The Dollar Loan Center, in Henderson, Nevada, on November 6 against the Oklahoma City Blue. The Capitanes de la Ciudad de México hosted the first-ever NBA G League regular season game played in México at the Arena Ciudad de México when it took on the defending champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers on November 6. The Agua Caliente Clippers were renamed to the Ontario Clippers for the 2022–23 season. The NBA G League Next Up Game took place on February 19 during the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City.
Showcase Cup Standings Central
East
South
West
Showcase Cup Tournament
Statistics
Category Player Team(s) Statistic Points per game Luka Garza Iowa Wolves 29.8 Rebounds per game Orlando Robinson Sioux Falls Skyforce 12.8 Assists per game Chris Chiozza Long Island Nets 10.4 Steals per game Shaquille Harrison South Bay Lakers 2.6 Blocks per game Jay Huff South Bay Lakers 3.2
Source: NBA G League Statistics
Standings Regular season Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Playoffs Quarterfinals: March 28 & March 29 Semifinals: March 30 & March 31 Conference Finals: April 2 G League Finals: April 4 & April 6
For the first time since the 2014–15 NBA Development League season, two teams played against each other in the Finals for the second straight year, as the Rio Grande Valley Vipers faced the Delaware Blue Coats in a rematch from 2022, where the Vipers had won in two games. Delaware, who previously reached the Finals in 2021 and 2022, was the first team since the Santa Cruz Warriors (2013–2015) to reach the Finals in three straight years. The Vipers were the fifth defending champion to reach the Finals the following year. The Blue Coats won in a straight sweep for their first title.
Finals boxscore
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Carlik Jones for the Windy City Bulls (via the Chicago Bulls)
Defensive Player of the Year: Jay Huff for the Capital City Go-Go (via the Washington Wizards)
Rookie of the Year: Kenneth Lofton Jr. for the Memphis Hustle (via the Memphis Grizzlies)
All-NBA G League First Team Player G League Team NBA team and contract Carlik Jones Windy City Bulls Two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls Neemias Queta Stockton Kings Two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings David Duke Jr. Long Island Nets Two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets Kenneth Lofton Jr. Memphis Hustle Two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies Jay Huff Capital City Go-Go Two-way contract with the Washington Wizards
All-NBA G League Second Team Player G League Team NBA team and contractSharife CooperCleveland ChargeNoneJamaree BouyeaSioux Falls SkyforceNoneDarius DaysRio Grande Valley VipersTwo-way contract with the Houston RocketsMfiondu KabengeleMaine CelticsTwo-way contract with the Boston CelticsLuka SamanicMaine CelticsNone
All-NBA G League Third Team Player G League Team NBA team and contractChris ChiozzaLong Island NetsNoneXavier MoonOntario ClippersTwo-way contract with the Los Angeles ClippersIsaiah MobleyCleveland ChargeTwo-way contract with the Cleveland CavaliersMoussa DiabateOntario ClippersTwo-way contract with the Los Angeles ClippersJustin AndersonFort Wayne Mad AntsNone
References
External links Official website