An all-time high 167 players on NBA Opening Night rosters have NBA G League experience, representing 38 percent of the league.
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That number has more than doubled over the last five seasons. Thirteen years ago, just fifteen players on NBA Opening Night rosters had NBA G League experience.
| Former NBA G League Players on NBA Opening Day Rosters | ||||||||||||||
| Season | ’04-’05 | ’05-’06 | ’06-’07 | ’07-’08 | ’08-’09 | ’09-’10 | ’10-’11 | ’11-’12 | ’12-’13 | ’13-’14 | ’14-’15 | ’15-’16 | ’16-’17 | ’17-’18 |
| No. of Alums | 15 | 17 | 35 | 44 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 88 | 84 | 103 | 115 | 132 | 135 | 167 |
Once again, every NBA team has at least one player with NBA G League experience on its roster. The Detroit Pistons lead the league with 11 NBA G League alums.
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11: Detroit Pistons
10: Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
9: Chicago Bulls
8: Miami Heat
See below for a full list of NBA G League alums on NBA Opening Day rosters*:
*Note: List does not include players who have signed Two-Way Contracts.
Atlanta Hawks: Luke Babbitt, Kent Bazemore, DeAndre’ Bembry, Dewayne Dedmon, Ersan Ilyasova, Mike Muscala, Taurean Prince, Dennis Schroder, Miles Plumlee
Boston Celtics: Aron Baynes, Shane Larkin, Abdel Nader, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart, Guerschon Yabusele, Marcus Morris
Brooklyn Nets: Quincy Acy, DeMarre Carroll, Joe Harris, Sean Kilpatrick, Jeremy Lin
Charlotte Hornets: Treveon Graham, Jeremy Lamb, Johnny O’Bryant III, Julyan Stone
Chicago Bulls: Kay Felder, Cristiano Felicio, Jerian Grant, Justin Holiday, David Nwaba, Bobby Portis, Denzel Valentine, Paul Zipser, Cameron Payne
Cleveland Cavaliers: Jae Crowder
Dallas Mavericks: JJ Barea, Yogi Ferrell, Salah Mejri, Dwight Powell, Seth Curry, Josh McRoberts
Denver Nuggets: Will Barton, Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez
Detroit Pistons: Avery Bradley, Reggie Bullock, Henry Ellenson, Langston Galloway, Reggie Jackson, Stanley Johnson, Jon Leuer, Boban Marjanovic, Ish Smith, Anthony Toliver, Eric Moreland
Golden State Warriors: Damian Jones, Shaun Livingston, Kevon Looney, Patrick McCaw
Houston Rockets: Tarik Black, Clint Capela, PJ Tucker, Chinanu Onuaku, Troy Williams
Indiana Pacers: Cory Joseph, Damien Wilkins, Joe Young, Glenn Robinson III
LA Clippers: Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Brice Johnson, Willie Reed, Lou Williams
Los Angeles Lakers: Jordan Clarkson, Tyler Ennis, Ivica Zubac
Memphis Grizzlies: Deyonta Davis, James Ennis, JaMychal Green, Andrew Harrison, Jarell Martin, Wayne Selden
Miami Heat: James Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Jordan Mickey, Josh Richardson, Okaro White, Hassan Whiteside, AJ Hammons, Rodney McGruder
Milwaukee Bucks: Khris Middleton, Rashad Vaughn, DeAndre Liggins
Minnesota Timberwolves: Cole Aldrich, Aaron Brooks, Marcus Georges-Hunt, Tyus Jones, Shabazz Muhammad
New Orleans Pelicans: Ian Clark, Jordan Crawford, Cheick Diallo, Darius Miller, Alexis Ajinca, Solomon Hill
New York Knicks: Ron Baker, Tim Hardaway Jr., Ramon Sessions, Lance Thomas
Oklahoma City Thunder: Josh Huestis, Dakari Johnson, Patrick Patterson, Andre Roberson
Orlando Magic: Shelvin Mack, Jonathon Simmons, Khem Birch
Philadelphia 76ers: Justin Anderson, Robert Covington, Amir Johnson, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Richaun Holmes
Phoenix Suns: Eric Bledsoe, Troy Daniels, Derrick Jones Jr., Tyler Ulis, TJ Warren, Alan Williams
Portland Trail Blazers: Ed Davis, Jake Layman, CJ McCollum, Shabazz Napier, Noah Vonleh
Sacramento Kings: Kosta Koufos, Skal Labissiere, Malachi Richardson, Garrett Temple, Georgios Papagiannis
San Antonio Spurs: Kyle Anderson, Davis Bertans, Bryn Forbes, Danny Green, Patty Mills, Dejounte Murray, Brandon Paul
Toronto Raptors: Alfonzo McKinnie, CJ Miles, Lucas Nogueira, Jakob Poeltl, Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Delon Wright, Bruno Caboclo, KJ McDaniels
Utah Jazz: Alec Burks, Rudy Gobert, Raul Neto
Washington Wizards: Carrick Felix, Tim Frazier, Marcin Gortat, Ian Mahinmi, Chris McCullough, Mike Scott, Sheldon Mac
