Charlotte Hornets second-round pick Vernon Carey Jr. headlines the group of players expected to participate in the 2021 NBA G League season with the Greensboro Swarm at the Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.
The Swarm are one of 18 teams set to play a 12-to-15 game schedule in a single-site location beginning next month. The league will announce the complete game schedule at a later date but the top eight teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff, set to run in March.
In addition to Carey, Nick Richards, Grant Riller and Nate Darling are among the rookie players set to join the Swarm in the bubble. Richards and Riller were both second-round picks while Darling went undrafted, but, like Riller, is signed to a two-way contract.
| Name | Pos. | Prior/Country | Classification |
| Vernon Carey Jr. | C | Duke/USA | Assignment |
| Keandre Cook | G | Missouri State/USA | Affiliate |
| Nate Darling | G | Delaware/Canada | Two-Way |
| Javin DeLaurier | F | Duke/USA | Affiliate |
| Ahmed Hill | G | Virginia Tech/USA | Returning Rights |
| Ray McCallum | G | Detroit-Mercy/USA | Returning Rights |
| Jalen McDaniels | F/C | San Diego State/USA | Assignment |
| KJ McDaniels | F | Clemson/USA | Returning Rights |
| Nick Richards | C | Kentucky/Jamaica | Assignment |
| Grant Riller | G | Charleston/USA | Two-Way |
| Jeff Roberson | F | Vanderbilt/USA | Returning Rights |
| Admiral Schofield | F | Tennessee/USA | Draft |
| Kobi Simmons | G | Arizona/USA | Returning Rights |
| Xavier Sneed | F | Kansas State/USA | Affiliate |
| Kahlil Whitney | F | Kentucky/USA | Affiliate |
Players, coaches, team and league staff living on the campus at Disney will be guided by comprehensive league-wide health and safety protocols, which are based on the core principles of social distancing, mask-wearing, hand hygiene and COVID-19 testing.
Teams were expected to arrive in Orlando this week to begin a mandatory quarantine period. Players will be tested daily for the coronavirus and must register three negative PCR tests at least 24 hours apart before receiving clearance to play.
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