The NBA G League today unveiled NBA G League Ignite as the name for its new team of elite prospects. A team dedicated to developing top young players through a one-year program, NBA G League Ignite is focused on NBA Draft readiness and growth of professional life skills.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to officially announce NBA G League Ignite as the name of our new team for elite prospects and we think it\u2019s a fitting moniker for a group comprised of young players taking the first step of their promising professional careers,\u201d said NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim. \u201cThese players have a passion for the game and a desire to develop their skills for the next level and it brings us a lot of pride for them to blaze trails as inaugural members of NBA G League Ignite.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bold, capitalized font of the NBA G League Ignite wordmark heralds the team\u2019s energetic commitment to basketball development and serves as an anchor for the team\u2019s full identity and uniform designs, which will be unveiled at a later date.<\/p>\n
Top high school prospects Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Daishen Nix, Kai Sotto and Isaiah Todd, along with NBA Global Academy graduate Princepal Singh will begin their professional careers with NBA G League Ignite and receive mentorship and life skills training as part of the professional development program.<\/p>\n
Five-time NBA champion Brian Shaw will serve as head coach of NBA G League Ignite, which is unaffiliated with any existing NBA G League franchise or NBA team. NBA G League Ignite gathered in Walnut Creek, CA, last week to begin one-on-one skill development training with Shaw and his staff, which includes assistant coach Rasheed Abdul-Rahman, video coordinator Jerry Woods and athletic trainer Pete Youngman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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