| 2023–24 NBA G League season | |
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| League | NBA G League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 10, 2023[1] – April 15, 2024[2] |
| Number of teams | 31 |
| Draft | |
| Finals champions | Oklahoma City Blue |
| Runners-up | Maine Celtics |
| NBA G League seasons | |
The 2023–24 NBA G League season was the 23rd season of the NBA G League, the minor league basketball league of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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The Showcase Cup started in November 2023 and concluded with a single-elimination tournament to crown a champion at the G League Winter Showcase in December. During the Showcase Cup, teams were separated into four regional pods and played 16 games against one another in each of the 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, advanced to play for the Showcase Cup during the Winter Showcase, which was held from December 19 to December 22. Westchester won the showcase over Indiana.[3]
The regular season schedule for all teams was released on September 5, which had each team scheduled to play 34 games.[2]
For the start of the 2023–24 season, the NBA G League added one new team, with two teams rebranding and relocating:
The league held the first ever NBA G League International Draft on June 28, 2023. Returning player rights for ten NBA draft-eligible international players from ten different countries were selected by G League teams.[8]
| Pick | Player | Pos. | Country | Team |
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| 1 | Malique Lewis | F |  Trinidad and Tobago
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Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
| 2 | Sharif Barfi | G |  Denmark
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South Bay Lakers |
| 3 | Sediq Garuba | G |  Spain
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Salt Lake City Stars |
| 4 | Hassane Gueye | C |  Senegal
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Wisconsin Herd |
| 5 | Daryl Doualla | G |  France
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Capital City Go-Go |
| 6 | Abdullah Ahmed | C |  Egypt
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Westchester Knicks |
| 7 | Antonios Karagiannidis | C |  Greece
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Texas Legends |
| 8 | Jakub Urbaniak | C |  Poland
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Rip City Remix |
| 9 | Þorvaldur Orri Árnason | G |  Iceland
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Cleveland Charge |
| 10 | Ričards Vanags | F |  Latvia
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Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Mad Ants (IND) | 15 | 2 | .882 | — |
| 2 | Motor City Cruise (DET) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Windy City Bulls (CHI) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Iowa Wolves (MIN) | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Cleveland Charge (CLE) | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Wisconsin Herd (MIL) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 9.5 |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westchester Knicks (NYK) | 13 | 4 | .765 | — |
| 2 | College Park Skyhawks (ATL) | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Birmingham Squadron (NO) | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Long Island Nets (BKN) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Capital City Go-Go (WAS) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Maine Celtics (BOS) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Raptors 905 (TOR) | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Greensboro Swarm (CHA) | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.5 |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osceola Magic (ORL) | 10 | 6 | .625 | — |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) | 10 | 6 | .625 | — |
| 3 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 |
| 4 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 |
| 5 | Austin Spurs (SAS) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 |
| 6 | Texas Legends (DAL) | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4 |
| 7 | Memphis Hustle (MEM) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) | 11 | 5 | .688 | — |
| 2 | Ontario Clippers (LAC) | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 |
| 3 | Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 |
| 4 | South Bay Lakers (LAL) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3 |
| 5 | Rip City Remix (POR) | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3 |
| 6 | Stockton Kings (SAC) | 5 | 11 | .313 | 6 |
| 7 | NBA G League Ignite | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7 |
| Quarterfinals December 19 | Semifinals December 20 | Showcase Cup Championship December 22 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana Mad Ants | 113 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Capital City Go-Go | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana Mad Ants | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | College Park Skyhawks | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ontario Clippers | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | College Park Skyhawks | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana Mad Ants | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Westchester Knicks | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Motor City Cruise | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Westchester Knicks | 127 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 114 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Westchester Knicks | 114 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México | 104 | ||||||||||||
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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| Points per game | Cam Whitmore | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 26.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Oscar Tshiebwe | Indiana Mad Ants | 16.0 |
| Assists per game | Markquis Nowell | Raptors 905 | 10.2 |
| Steals per game | Colby Jones | Stockton Kings | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | Greg Brown III | Texas Legends | 3.6 |
Source: NBA G League Statistics[9]
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | Osceola Magic (ORL) | 22 | 12 | .647 | — |
| 2 | Maine Celtics (BOS) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 |
| 3 | Indiana Mad Ants (IND) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 |
| 4 | Capital City Go-Go (WAS) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 |
| 5 | Long Island Nets (BKN) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3 |
| 6 | Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3 |
| 7 | Wisconsin Herd (MIL) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5 |
| 8 | College Park Skyhawks (ATL) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5 |
| 9 | Motor City Cruise (DET) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 |
| 10 | Birmingham Squadron (NO) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 |
| 11 | Cleveland Charge (CLE) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 |
| 12 | Greensboro Swarm (CHA) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 |
| 13 | Windy City Bulls (CHI) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 7 |
| 14 | Raptors 905 (TOR) | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9 |
| 15 | Westchester Knicks (NYK) | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 |
| 16 | Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) | 11 | 23 | .324 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | Stockton Kings (SAC) | 24 | 10 | .706 | — |
| 2 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) | 22 | 12 | .647 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 3 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4 |
| 5 | Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4 |
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4 |
| 7 | Austin Spurs (SAS) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4 |
| 8 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México | 19 | 15 | .559 | 5 |
| 9 | Texas Legends (DAL) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6 |
| 10 | Rip City Remix (PDX) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6 |
| 11 | South Bay Lakers (LAL) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6 |
| 12 | Memphis Hustle (MEM) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 9 |
| 13 | Ontario Clippers (LAC) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 9 |
| 14 | Iowa Wolves (MIN) | 7 | 27 | .206 | 17 |
| 15 | NBA G League Ignite | 2 | 32 | .059 | 22 |
| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Finals Best-of-three | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Osceola Magic | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Long Island Nets | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Capital City Go-Go | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Long Island Nets | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Long Island Nets | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine Celtics | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana Mad Ants | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware Blue Coats | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine Celtics | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware Blue Coats | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine Celtics | 106 | 89 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma City Blue | 86 | 99 | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stockton Kings | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Salt Lake City Stars | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stockton Kings | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma City Blue | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma City Blue | 126* | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma City Blue | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime
April 9, 2024 |
| Oklahoma City Blue 86, Maine Celtics 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–33, 28–26, 19–25, 25–22 | ||
| Pts: Jaden Shackelford21 Rebs: Olivier Sarr13 Asts: Ousmane Dieng, Jaden Shackelford4 |
Pts: JD Davison23 Rebs: Neemias Queta13 Asts: JD Davison12 | |
Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine
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April 11, 2024 |
| Maine Celtics 89, Oklahoma City Blue99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 32–30, 23–28, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Drew Peterson29 Rebs: Neemias Queta13 Asts: JD Davison12 |
Pts: Lindy Waters III27 Rebs: Olivier Sarr9 Asts: Adam Flagler, Hunter Maldonado, Lindy Waters III 5 each | |
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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April 15, 2024 |
| Oklahoma City Blue 117, Maine Celtics 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 34–18, 29–27, 25–33 | ||
| Pts: Ousmane Dieng25 Rebs: Olivier Sarr13 Asts: Ousmane Dieng4 |
Pts: JD Davison22 Rebs: Drew Peterson8 Asts: JD Davison10 | |
| Oklahoma City wins series, 2–1 | ||
Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine
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