Tonje, a 6’4, 218-pound guard, played only two games with the Jazz’s summer league team after being drafted, as he was hampered by a right ankle injury. Now, to start the season, he has joined the Salt Lake City Stars, Utah’s G-League team. And he’s not the only one.

From September to October, NBA teams trim their rosters from a maximum of 20 players invited to training camp to 15 on opening night. The “affiliate player rule” allows them to retain up to four of the players that they waive,

The Philadelphia 76ers made the decision on Thursday to send Jared McCain down to the G League in an effort to get him up to speed. It's tough to ask a player who hasn't played in nearly a year to be thrown into legitimate NBA action and produce and the Sixers want to make sure he is back to his usual self.

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Yang Hansen is poised to play in his first basketball game since October. But it won’t come with the Portland Trail Blazers. The team on Thursday assigned Hansen to the NBA G League for a two-game stint with the Rip City Remix,

The South Bay Lakers intend to acquire guard Kobe Bufkin, who is entering the NBA G League player pool, reports Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link).

Here are the affiliate players for the other 30 squads to open the 2025/26 season, which tipped off last week: Note: The Celtics also designated RJ Luis and Wendell Moore Jr. as affiliate players, but Luis has since been waived and Moore has since signed a two-way contract with the Pistons.

BYU gets commitment from a Knicks' NBA G League center to play college basketball originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It seems that college basketball may have lost the plot a bit. But while the rules allow it, coaches are attempting to take advantage.