NBA TV To Broadcast Inaugural NBA G League Fall Invitational
-- Pair of Preseason Games Showcases Top 2024 NBA Draft Prospects --
Official Release /August 16, 2023
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HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 16, 2023– NBA G League Ignite will face off against the Perth Wildcats in a pair of preseason games airing live on NBA TV and the NBA App on Wednesday, Sept. 6 and Friday, Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. ET each night. The games are part of the inaugural NBA G League Fall Invitational and are slated to feature several top 2024 NBA Draft prospects including Ignite’s Matas Buzelis and Ron Holland and Perth’s Alexandre Sarr.
Along with Buzelis and Holland, Ignite’s latest roster includes second-year players London Johnson and Babacar Sane, FIBA U19 World Cup Most Valuable Player Izan Almansa, NBA Academy graduate Thierry Darlan, five-star prospect Tyler Smith, and Texas standout Dink Pate.
Ignite has produced four top 10 NBA Draft picks in the previous three years – the most by any program in that span – in Jalen Green (2021, No. 2, Houston Rockets), Jonathan Kuminga (2021, No. 7, Golden State Warriors), Dyson Daniels (2022, No. 8, New Orleans Pelicans) and Scoot Henderson (2023, No. 3, Portland Trail Blazers). Additionally, Ignite has had a total of 10 NBA Draft picks in the last three years, which is the highest total for a program in that period.
Single-game tickets to both games at The Dollar Loan Center are now on sale. To purchase, please click here or visit https://www.axs.com/. Fans can follow Ignite on Twitter and Instagram for the team’s latest news and updates.
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