2021–22 NBA G League season (Redirected from 2021-22 NBA G League season)

2021–22 NBA G League season
LeagueNBA G League
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 5, 2021 – April 2, 2022
Number of teams30
Draft
Top draft pickShamorie Ponds
Picked byDelaware Blue Coats
Regular season
Top seedRaptors 905
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Season MVPTrevelin Queen (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
Finals championsRio Grande Valley Vipers
  Runners-upDelaware Blue Coats
Finals MVPTrevelin Queen (Rio Grande Valley)
NBA G League seasons

The 2021–22 NBA G League season was the 21st season of the NBA G League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The prior season, the league played a shortened season with 18 teams and all games were held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida, in similar to the 2020 NBA Bubble due to the ongoing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021–22 season consisted of two phases: a Showcase Cup from November 5 to December 22, with all 30 teams participating before 28 of the league teams underwent a traditional regular season intended to span 36 games for each team from January 5 to April 2 before postseason. Untimely postponements, however, would lead to a varying level of games played before the end of the season, which meant roughly 31-35 games were played by each team.

League changes

The NBA G League added one new team, had three teams relocate, and two teams rebrand for the 2021–22 season:

Additionally, the Westchester Knicks temporarily relocated their home games from White Plains, New York, to Bridgeport, Connecticut, as their home arena, the Westchester County Center, was still being used as a COVID-19 vaccination site.

The league changed its season format to be played in two stages: a 14-game Showcase Cup and then an intended 36-game regular season with a playoff. All 30 teams played in the Showcase Cup that ended with the NBA G League Winter Showcase on the weekend of December 19 to 22. The regular season was then set to start on December 27, but was then pushed back to January 5. The league standings reset for the start of the regular season for qualifying for the playoffs. The NBA G League Ignite and Capitanes de Ciudad de México will not participate in the regular season or playoffs, but will play a few exhibition games that do not count towards the other teams standings.

Other changes

This season is the first for Wilson as the G League's official ball brand. On May 14, 2020, the NBA announced a multi-year partnership with Wilson as the manufacturer and supplier of G League game balls, to succeed Spalding, which supplied the league since 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL).

Winter Showcase

Standings

Central

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 x – Wisconsin Herd (MIL) 9 3 .750
2 x – Motor City Cruise (DET) 8 4 .667 1
3 x – Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IND) 8 4 .667 1
4 Cleveland Charge (CLE) 6 6 .500 3
5 Iowa Wolves (MIN) 6 6 .500 3
6 Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) 5 6 .455 3.5
7 Windy City Bulls (CHI) 2 7 .222 5.5
8 Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) 1 9 .100 7
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
x – Qualified for Showcase Cup

East

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 y – Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) 11 1 .917
2 x – Maine Celtics (BOS) 10 2 .833 1
3 Capital City Go-Go (WAS) 6 6 .500 5
4 Westchester Knicks (NYK) 4 8 .333 7
5 Long Island Nets (BKN) 4 8 .333 7
6 Raptors 905 (TOR) 4 8 .333 7
7 College Park Skyhawks (ATL) 3 9 .250 8
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
x – Qualified for Showcase Cup; y – Clinched top seed in Showcase Cup

South

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 x – Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) 9 3 .750
2 Birmingham Squadron (NO) 7 5 .583 2
3 Texas Legends (DAL) 7 5 .583 2
4 Austin Spurs (SAS) 7 5 .583 2
5 Memphis Hustle (MEM) 6 6 .500 3
6 Lakeland Magic (ORL) 5 7 .417 4
7 Capitanes de Ciudad de México 4 8 .333 5
8 Greensboro Swarm (CHA) 3 9 .250 6
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
x – Qualified for Showcase Cup

West

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 x – South Bay Lakers (LAL) 9 3 .750
2 x – Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) 8 4 .667 1
3 Agua Caliente Clippers (LAC) 7 5 .583 2
4 NBA G League Ignite 6 6 .500 3
5 Stockton Kings (SAC) 6 6 .500 3
6 Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) 4 8 .333 5
7 Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) 2 10 .167 7
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
x – Qualified for Showcase Cup

Showcase Cup

Final Results:

Quarterfinals
Dec. 19
Semifinals
Dec. 21
Showcase Cup Championship
Dec. 22
         
1 Delaware Blue Coats 126
8 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 101
1 Delaware Blue Coats 122
4 South Bay Lakers 108
4 South Bay Lakers 119
5 Wisconsin Herd 112
1 Delaware Blue Coats 104
6 Oklahoma City Blue 96
3 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 113
6 Oklahoma City Blue 119 (OT)
6 Oklahoma City Blue 99
7 Motor City Cruise 97
2 Maine Celtics 103
7 Motor City Cruise 116

Statistics

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Saben Lee Motor City Cruise 30.9
Rebounds per game Freddie Gillespie Memphis Hustle 12.5
Assists per game Ryan Arcidiacono Maine Celtics 7.8
Steals per game Shaquille Harrison Delaware Blue Coats 3.3
Blocks per game Freddie Gillespie Memphis Hustle 2.8
Turnovers per game Vernon Carey Jr. Greensboro Swarm 4.5
Minutes per game Tyler Hall Westchester Knicks 39.8
Efficiency per game Nathan Knight Iowa Wolves 36.6
Double-doubles Terry Taylor Fort Wayne Mad Ants 11

Regular season

As of April 2, 2022.

Eastern Conference

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 y – Raptors 905 (TOR) 24 8 .750
2 x – Motor City Cruise (DET) 22 10 .688 2
3 x – Delaware Blue Coats (PHI) 22 10 .688 2
4 x – Capital City Go-Go (WAS) 21 10 .677 2.5
5 x – College Park Skyhawks (ATL) 20 13 .606 4.5
6 x – Long Island Nets (BKN) 18 15 .545 6.5
7 e – Grand Rapids Gold (DEN) 17 15 .531 7
8 e – Westchester Knicks (NYK) 17 15 .531 7
9 e – Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IND) 17 17 .500 8
10 e – Maine Celtics (BOS) 16 16 .500 8
11 e – Windy City Bulls (CHI) 15 19 .441 10
12 e – Lakeland Magic (ORL) 11 21 .344 13
13 e – Greensboro Swarm (CHA) 9 24 .273 15.5
14 e – Wisconsin Herd (MIL) 8 24 .250 16
15 e – Cleveland Charge (CLE) 6 26 .188 18
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
e – Eliminated; x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Clinched top seed

Western Conference

Pos Team W L PCT GB
1 y – Rio Grande Valley Vipers (HOU) 24 10 .706
2 x – Agua Caliente Clippers (LAC) 22 11 .667 1.5
3 x – South Bay Lakers (LAL) 21 11 .656 2
4 x – Birmingham Squadron (NO) 18 14 .563 5
5 x – Texas Legends (DAL) 19 15 .559 5
6 x – Santa Cruz Warriors (GSW) 15 17 .469 8
7 e – Iowa Wolves (MIN) 15 17 .469 8
8 e – Stockton Kings (SAC) 15 18 .455 8.5
9 e – Memphis Hustle (MEM) 15 19 .441 9
10 e – Oklahoma City Blue (OKC) 15 20 .429 9.5
11 e – Austin Spurs (SAS) 13 19 .406 10
12 e – Sioux Falls Skyforce (MIA) 14 21 .400 10.5
13 e – Salt Lake City Stars (UTA) 9 23 .281 14
Source: GLeague.NBA.com
e – Eliminated; x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Clinched top seed

Playoffs

  • Quarterfinals: April 5 (one game)
  • Semifinals: April 7/8 (one game)
  • Conference Finals: April 9 & 10 (one game)
  • Finals: April 12 & April 14 (best-of-three)

For the fifth time in the best-of-three series era and for the first time since 2018, a team went undefeated in postseason play, as the Rio Grande Valley Vipers went 4-0 to win their fourth league title, defeating the Delaware Blue Coats in two games. The Vipers set a couple of records during the G League Finals, most notably in Game 1 when they scored 145 points in a 145–128 victory, which was the most points scored by a team in G League Finals history. Trevelin Queen scored 44 points, the second most scored in a Final; two triple-doubles were recorded by the Vipers: Daishen Nix scored 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists and Anthony Lamb scored 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. This was the first time a triple-double had been recorded in the League since 2013 and it was the first Finals game to feature two triple-doubles in the same game. Mfiondu Kabengele recorded eight blocks, a Finals record. The Blue Coats became the first team since the Santa Cruz Warriors (2013, 2014) to lose back-to-back G League Finals.

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Finals
Best-of-three
              
1 Raptors 905 131*
4 Capital City Go-Go 126
4 Capital City Go-Go 131
5 College Park Skyhawks 122
1 Raptors 905 139
Eastern Conference
3 Delaware Blue Coats 143
3 Delaware Blue Coats 133
6 Long Island Nets 116
2 Motor City Cruise 116
3 Delaware Blue Coats 124
3 Delaware Blue Coats 128 114
1 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 145 131
1 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 120
5 Texas Legends 103
4 Birmingham Squadron 100
5 Texas Legends 115
1 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 125
Western Conference
2 Agua Caliente Clippers 114
3 South Bay Lakers 134
6 Santa Cruz Warriors 123
2 Agua Caliente Clippers 112
3 South Bay Lakers 110

Finals boxscore

April 12, 2022
Delaware Blue Coats 128, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 145
Scoring by quarter: 36–35, 29–42, 32–36, 31–32
Pts: Patrick McCaw 24
Rebs: Patrick McCaw 9
Asts: Shamorie Ponds 9
Pts: Trevelin Queen 44
Rebs: Mfiondu Kabengele 14
Asts: Daishen Nix 11
April 14, 2022
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 131, Delaware Blue Coats 114
Scoring by quarter: 43–28, 26–29, 35–29, 27–28
Pts: Mfiondu Kabengele 29
Rebs: Daishen Nix 11
Asts: Daishen Nix 8
Pts: Myles Powell 28
Rebs: Shaquille Harrison 12
Asts: Shaquille Harrison 9
Rio Grande Valley wins series, 2–0

Statistics

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Carsen Edwards Salt Lake City Stars 26.7
Rebounds per game Petr Cornelie Grand Rapids Gold 13.0
Assists per game Derrick Walton Motor City Cruise 9.5
Steals per game Gabe York Fort Wayne Mad Ants 3.3
Blocks per game Tacko Fall Cleveland Charge 2.7
Turnovers per game Craig Randall Long Island Nets 4.5
Minutes per game 40.8
FG% Tacko Fall Cleveland Charge 76.6%
FT% Joe Chealey Greensboro Swarm 92.2%
3FG% Micah Potter Sioux Falls Skyforce 44.1%
Efficiency per game Justin Tillman College Park Skyhawks 29.1

Awards

Player of the Week

Date Player
November 9–16 Saben Lee
November 16–23 Charlie Brown Jr.
November 23–30 Tacko Fall
November 30–December 7 Luka Šamanić
December 7–14 Paul Reed
January 4–11 Craig Randall II
January 11–18 Carlik Jones
January 18–25 Daishen Nix
January 25–February 1 Justin Tillman
February 1–8 Saben Lee
February 8–15 Chris Clemons
February 22–March 1 Isaiah Thomas
March 1–March 8 Nik Stauskas
March 8–March 15 Justin Anderson
March 15–March 22 Cat Barber
March 22–March 29 Jerome Robinson
March 29–April 5 Charles Bassey

Player of the Month

Date Player
November Saben Lee
January Mason Jones
February Craig Randall II
March Chris Clemons

Winter Showcase

Most Valuable Player

All-Showcase Team

Notable occurrences


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