The NBA G League is launching a brand new team for top prospects who would prefer to forego the traditional route of college basketball.
Prolific Prep’s Jalen Green was the first player to commit to the program, which exists in many ways to convince players to be in their pipeline rather than go overseas in Australia and play in the NBL like LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton did in 2019-20.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony, former NBA Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell is “expected to be considered” as an option to lead the team.
We have provided brief profiles on Green, who will headline the show in Southern California, as well as several other prospects who could join him.
Jalen Green, Guard
6-foot-5, 17 years old, Prolific Prep (California)
Jalen Green is an incredibly explosive athlete who also has improved as a shooter over the past few years. The scorer has become a more consistent and reliable option, offering an attacking mentality that will develop further as competition continues. One of Green’s crowning achievements thus far: He took home tournament MVP during the U17 World Cup in 2018, leading the United States to the gold medal behind 15.7 points per game. He also averaged 7.7 threes per 40 minutes, showing he is a fearless shooter. His natural stroke from the free-throw line shows that his 3-point percentage will likely increase within time, too.