Call-Ups: NBA G League Insight
Call-Ups brings you an interview with Abdul Gaddy, the former point guard of the Oklahoma City Blue. The Blue are the G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Gaddy represented the Blue between 2018 and 2020. This past season he posted averages of 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 8.8 assists. On 48.1% shooting, 43% […]
Jaylen Adams of the Wisconsin Herd is signing for the Portland Trail Blazers for the remainder of the season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Adams is believed to have been brought in as a substitute player for the Trail Blazers. This was after Trevor Ariza announced that he would not be part of the […]
On June 22, it was announced that Gabe Vincent had been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Most Improved Player. The Sioux Falls Skyforce guard won the award as a way of a vote by the league’s 28 head coaches and general managers. Over the past season the 24-year-old averaged 20.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and […]
Christ Koumadje has taken the NBA G League by storm this past season. The 23-year-old rookie led the league in blocks per game, with 4. He also led the league in total number of blocks by quite a distance, with 133. Kenny Wotten who sits second on the list, recorded 96 blocks. Alongside the blocks, […]
On June 18, it was officially announced that Tremont Waters of the Maine Red Claws had been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Rookie of the Year. Waters won the award as a way of vote from the league’s 28 head coaches and general managers. A two-way player with the Boston Celtics, 5-foot-10 Waters averaged […]
On June 17, the G League officially announced that center Christ Koumadje of the Delaware Blue Coats had been named the 2019-20 NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year. 28 of the league’s head coaches, and general managers, voted for the 23-year-old Chad native to win the award. The 7-foot-4 rookie led the entire […]
Call-Ups brings you an interview with forward Roger Moute a Bidias of the Santa Cruz Warriors. Santa Cruz are the G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors. Roger speaks about his upbringing and how his brother Luc Mbah a Moute impacted his basketball aspirations. Along with his career to date through college, and in […]
It’s easy to get caught up in the glamorous statistic of points per game when looking at G League players. But rebounding can be just as important, if not more. It can shore up a team’s defense and limit opponents to just the single look. On the offensive end, it can provide extra possessions, as […]
The first-ever edition of the NBA G League International Challenge was introduced in 2018. As an All-Star selection of G League players under the name of Team USA, coached by Jeff Van Gundy, faced-off against Mexico’s senior men’s national team. Team USA picked up a 88-67 victory at the Verizon Up Arena, in Los Angeles. […]
Call-Ups brings you an interview with guard D.J. McCall of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. D.J. has just completed his rookie season in the G League with the Mad Ants. The Mad Ants are the G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers. D.J. speaks about his basketball journey to-date, being the first-ever Fort Wayne native […]