The NBA G League Next Up Game (formerly NBA G League Up Next Game and NBA G League Next Gem Game) is an annual mid-season all-star basketball event held by the NBA G League to celebrate the league's best players up to that point of the season. After the 2022 NBA G League Next Gem Game, the Up Next Game became the monicker for the annual exhibition game by the G League held during the NBA All-Star Weekend in 2023. In 2024, the event was converted from a two-team game to a four-team tournament. The 2023 event, the NBA G League Next Up Game, was a two-team game held in Salt Lake City under the naming rights sponsorship of AT&T. I.e., the game became the 2024 NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T. AT&T held the naming rights sponsorship in 2025 and 2026 as well. In 2026, the game name was revised as the 2026 NBA G League Next Up Game presented by AT&T. As the NBA G League is the official development league of the NBA, the NBA traces the heritage of the Next Up Game back to the NBA Development League All-Star Game, which started in 2007 as an event of the NBA Development League.
History The G League substituted a G League International Challenge in 2018 and 2019 for the All-Star Game and had no All-star events in 2020 and 2021. The 2022 NBA G League Next Gem Game, which was not an all-star game, was held in Cleveland. The 2023 NBA G League Next Up Game took place in Salt Lake City. The 2024 NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T happened in Indianapolis. The 2025 NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T happened in San Francisco. The 2026 NBA G League Next Up Game presented by AT&T took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Results Note: Venue names are listed as of the date of the All-Star Game.
Date Result Host arena Host city MVP Name Notes Ref Cleveland Charge 96 – 92 NBA G League Ignite Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH Not selected NBA G League Next Gen Game No MVP, no all-star selections Team Luka 178 – 162 Team Scoot Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT NBA G League Next Up Game (2) 12-man teams Team Earn Your Leisure 30 – 21 Team Ball Is Life Galef Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T (4) 7-man teams managed by influencers Team Braxton 30 – 26 Team Swish Cultures Moscone Center San Francisco, CA NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T(4) 7-man teams managed by influencers Team Black 31 – 29 Team White Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA NBA G League Next Up Game presented by AT&T(4) 7-man teams
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