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Sources: NBA prospect Pate, 18, joins Capitanes
Dink Pate, who became the youngest known pro basketball player in U.S. history last year at age 17, is joining the G League's Mexico City Capitanes, sources told ESPN.
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Ignite's Smith, ranked 21st by ESPN, enters draft
G League Ignite's Tyler Smith, ranked No. 21 among NBA prospects by ESPN, will enter the 2024 draft.
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Lottery prospect Buzelis enters 2024 NBA draft
Matas Buzelis, the No. 6 prospect in ESPN's Top 100 prospects list, averaged 14.1 points and 6.6 rebounds for the G League Ignite this season after choosing the NBA's feeder program over several top college basketball programs.
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Harding first woman to be G League's top coach
Lindsey Harding guided the Stockton Kings to a league-best 24-10 record this season, her first leading the team.
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G League Ignite, citing NIL, to fold after season
The G League Ignite, citing "the changing basketball landscape" with NIL and the transfer portal, will fold after its final game this season on March 28.
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Celtics
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Jordan Jackson honors his mother, Sheryl Swoopes, in dunk contest win
Jordan Jackson, a first-year guard for the Maine Celtics and G League dunk contest winner, paid homage to his mom, Sheryl Swoopes, by wearing her Houston Comets jersey during one of his attempts.
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G League Ignite's Holland (thumb) out for season
G League Ignite forward Ron Holland told ESPN's Andscape at the latest taping of his season diary on Saturday morning that he will miss rest of season out of caution to protect his injured right thumb.
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Pacers
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'Brought it home': Mathurin wins Rising Stars MVP
Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin put on a show for Pacers fans Friday night, earning the Rising Stars MVP award after scoring 13 points in a 26-13 victory in the championship game.
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Not much has gone right this season for the G League Ignite
ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo explain why it's hard to reasonably expect Ignite to consistently succeed as constituted, along with a check-in of the program's NBA draft prospects.
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G League player, girlfriend to face murder charge
Chance Comanche, a G League player, and his girlfriend will face open murder charges in the death of a woman whose remains were found outside Las Vegas, police said.