NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T
NBA G LEAGUE UP NEXT GAME PRESENTED BY AT&T RECAP: Team BallisLife defeated Team Giraffe Stars, 32-25 in Game 1 of the Semifinals after a 10 PTS performance from Cleveland Charge's Emoni Bates. Team EYL won the matchup over Team StrictlyBball, 30-27, after Sioux Falls Sky Force's Alondes Williams dropped 14 PTS in Game 2 of the Semifinals helping Team EYL advance. Team BallisLife and Team EYL met in the the G League Up Next Game Finals with Team EYL claiming the win, 30-21, featuring an MVP performance from Osceola Magic's Trevelin Queen.
WHAT: The NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T will be held as part of NBA All-Star 2024 on Sunday, February 18 at 1:30 p.m. ET at G League Park in NBA Crossover at the Indiana Convention Center. The event features an exciting new tournament-style format where each team will have its own influencer general manager, who will draft their squad, customize their teams’ jersey, and stream the game on their own digital platforms. The NBA G League AT&T Slam Dunk will take place on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. ET and feature four of the league’s top dunkers. Each competitor will complete two dunks in the first round, with each judge awarding six to 10 points for each dunk. Dunkers will have 60 seconds to complete each dunk. The two players with the highest composite scores after the first round move on to the second round, where the time limits and scoring system remain the same. The player with the highest composite score for his two dunks in the final round is crowned the 2024 NBA G League AT&T Slam Dunk champion.
HOW TO ATTEND: Fans can attend the NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T by purchasing general admission tickets to NBA Crossover, starting at $35 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at http://NBAEvents.com and through the NBA Events App, which can be downloaded in the Apple Store or Google Play Store. All seats for the Up Next Game presented by AT&T will be unassigned and on a first-come first-served basis.
HOW TO WATCH FROM HOME: The NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T will stream live here on nbagleague.com, the G League App, on the NBA G League’s YouTube channel, NBA App, and co-stream on the individual digital platforms of the team’s general managers.
GAME DETAILS: The NBA G League Up Next Game presented by AT&T will feature four teams of seven players competing in two semifinal games. The winner of each semifinal will face off in a Championship game.
The teams will be made up of 28 NBA G League players, including 10 selected by a fan vote. The remaining 18 players will be selected by the NBA G League and will include eight members of NBA G League Ignite and at least one member of the Indiana Mad Ants, the G League affiliate of the All-Star hosting Indiana Pacers. Each team will be coached by a member of the Indiana Mad Ants coaching staff.
The G League Up Next Game will be played with rules similar to Panini Rising Stars. Two teams will square off in Semifinals matchups to 30 points, and the winning teams will face off in a championship game to end the afternoon.
FAN VOTING: Fans can vote for their favorite NBA G League players on the NBA G League app or NBAGLeague.com/vote. Voting opens on Tuesday, January 2 at 9:00 a.m. ET and closes Tuesday, January 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
One full ballot comprises three frontcourt players and two backcourt players. All current NBA G League contract players and NBA Two-Way players in at least one NBA G League game this year will be available for selection.
Full Draft Results
Team Giraffe Stars
Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite
Collin Gillespie, Grand Rapids Gold
Ron Holland, G League Ignite (Replaced by Adama Sanogo)
Keyontae Johnson, Oklahoma City Blue
Kenneth Lofton Jr., Delaware Blue Coats (Replaced by Kyle Mangas)
Kyle Mangas, Indiana Mad Ants
Jermaine Samuels, Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Adama Sanogo, Windy City Bulls
Quinndary Weatherspoon, South Bay Lakers
Team EYL
Ashton Hagans, Rip City Remix
Dink Pate, G League Ignite
Trevelin Queen, Osceola Magic
Babacar Sane, G League Ignite
Ethan Thompson, Mexico City Capitanes
Oscar Tshiebwe, Indiana Mad Ants
Alondes Williams, Sioux Falls Skyforce
Team BallIsLife
Izan Almansa, G League Ignite
Emoni Bates, Cleveland Charge
Kendric Davis, Santa Cruz Warriors
JD Davison, Maine Celtics (Replaced by Kendric Davis)
Kevon Harris, Osceola Magic
Javan Johnson, Santa Cruz Warriors
London Johnson, G League Ignite
Skal Labissiere, Stockton Kings
Team Strictly
Dominick Barlow, Austin Spurs
Darius Bazley, Delaware Blue Coats
Thierry Darlan, G League Ignite
Luka Garza, Iowa Wolves
Markquis Nowell, Raptors 905 (Replaced by Isaiah Wong)
Tyler Smith, G League Ignite
Cole Swider, Sioux Falls Skyforce
Isaiah Wong, Indiana Mad Ants
NBA G League AT&T Slam Dunk
The NBA G League AT&T Slam Dunk will take place on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. ET and feature four of the league’s top dunkers. Each competitor will complete two dunks in the first round, with each judge awarding six to 10 points for each dunk. Dunkers will have 60 seconds to complete each dunk. The two players with the highest composite scores after the first round move on to the second round, where the time limits and scoring system remain the same. The player with the highest composite score for his two dunks in the final round is crowned the 2024 NBA G League AT&T Slam Dunk champion.
Participants
Jordan Jackson, Maine Celtics
Taevion Kinsey, Salt Lake City Stars
Cameron McGriff, Memphis Hustle
Maozinha Pereira, Mexico City Capitanes
Up Next Game Fan Vote Leaders
G League Up Next Game - Final Returns
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | NBA Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rip City Remix | Ashton Hagans | G | Kentucky |  | |
| 2 |  Stockton Kings | Skal Labissiere | F | Kentucky |  | |
| 3 |  Motor City Cruise | Treveon Graham | G | VCU |  | |
| 4 |  Santa Cruz Warriors | Javan Johnson | F | DePaul |  | |
| 5 |  South Bay Lakers | Quinndary Weatherspoon | G | Mississippi State |  | |
| 6 |  Raptors 905 | Markquis Nowell | G | Kansas State |  | |
| 7 |  Osceola Magic | Kevon Harris | G | Stephen F. Austin |  | |
| 8 |  Iowa Wolves | Luka Garza | C | Iowa |  | |
| 9 | Osceola Magic | Trevelin Queen | G | New Mexico State | | |
| 10 |  Cleveland Charge | Emoni Bates | G | Eastern Michigan |  |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | NBA Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rip City Remix | Ashton Hagans | G | Kentucky | | |
| 2 | Raptors 905 | Markquis Nowell | G | Kansas State | | |
| 3 | Osceola Magic | Trevelin Queen | G | New Mexico State | | |
| 4 | Stockton Kings | Skal Labissiere | F | Kentucky | | |
| 5 | Motor City Cruise | Treveon Graham | G | VCU | | |
| 6 | Iowa Wolves | Luka Garza | C | Iowa | | |
| 7 | South Bay Lakers | Quinndary Weatherspoon | G | Mississippi State | | |
| 8 | Cleveland Charge | Emoni Bates | G | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 9 |  Oklahoma City Blue | Keyontae Johnson | F | Kansas State |  | |
| 10 | Osceola Magic | Mac McClung | G | Texas Tech | |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | NBA Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raptors 905 | Markquis Nowell | G | Kansas State | | |
| 2 | Iowa Wolves | Luka Garza | C | Iowa | | |
| 3 | Cleveland Charge | Emoni Bates | G | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 4 | Oklahoma City Blue | Keyontae Johnson | G | Florida | | |
| 5 | Osceola Magic | Mac McClung | G | Texas Tech | | |
| 6 |  Austin Spurs | Dominick Barlow | F | Overtime Elite |  | |
| 7 |  Delaware Blue Coats | Kenneth Lofton Jr. | F | Louisiana Tech |  | |
| 8 | Rip City Remix | Duop Reath | C | LSU | | |
| 9 |  Wisconsin Herd | Alex Antetokounmpo | F | Greece |  | |
| 10 | Delaware Blue Coats | Darius Bazley | F | |
Meet The GMs
Team Ball Is Life
Ballislife.com started in May 2005. A group of friends who loved to make mixtapes decided they wanted to build a website of their own and produce original content. The thought of becoming an actual company never really crossed their minds. Instead, they kept pushing with the hobby and continued their passion and represented their name by the work they did. Many people think that "ball is life" means basketball is life. What it really means is that in order to make it in life you must put in the work and grind it out. Success never comes easy, you have to work at it and craft your skill. Essentially, you have to ball.
With that mindset Ballislife decided to create our own designs and market the name which so many fans, athletes, and friends loved. We decided to create a brand that represented the people who put in hours of work daily to accomplish a goal of making a success story for themselves and their family. We started out selling our product in Southern California, and it was instantly a hit. We then took it online and have sold to over 50 different countries and still counting.
Team Strictly
StrictlyBBall, led by Joe Doerrer and Nolan Newberg, stands out in the basketball social media sphere. This brand is a dynamic blend of passion and precision, focused on entertaining and engaging its audience through compelling basketball stories and live event coverage. Going beyond the game, Joe and Nolan have crafted an experience that effortlessly aligns with the evolving preferences of the next generation of sports fans. StrictlyBBall isn't just a platform; it's a captivating tapestry that brings the energy, excitement, and narratives of basketball to life, connecting enthusiasts worldwide in a unique and compelling way.
Team Giraffe Stars
Kris London is one of YouTube's most recognizable faces in the sports and gaming community, not just because he's hard to miss at 6-foot-10, but because his enthusiasm and passion for sports and gaming has led him to over 3M subscribers on his YouTube channels. His content consists of, playing NBA 2K, filming IRL basketball challenges and vlogs, and often as part of the 2Hype group of creators he's part of. He’s filmed videos with such celebrities as James Harden, Paul George, and Victor Wembanyama and partnered with brands like the NBA, Nike, SeatGeek, Gatorade, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Adidas.
Team EYL
Earn Your Leisure is a revolutionary media platform which gives rise to emerging and established content creators from the world of business, finance, and entrepreneurship whose perspective, expertise and in-depth insight has been undervalued and overlooked. At its core, Earn Your Leisure’s ultimate purpose is to build, as we climb as a community highlighting collaboration over competition. Earn Your Leisure has three Top 100 podcasts under its umbrella, including “Earn Your Leisure”. The Earn Your Leisure Show has amassed over fifty million downloads and is consistently ranked in the Top 20 Business Podcasts in the United States, peaking at #1 on the Apple Podcast charts.
Earn Your Leisure has over 3 million followers across social media, and 900,000 YouTube subscribers. EYL hosts live events across the globe, which includes the biggest financial literacy festival in the world “Invest Fest”. Over 14,000 attended Invest Fest 2022, with keynote speakers including Steve Harvey and Tyler Perry. Earn Your Leisure also includes an online educational platform, “EYL University”. EYL University is an online interactive community that includes over 200+ archived webinars covering a range of business, finance, and entrepreneurial topics. EYL University has over 12,000 active members and is one of the fastest-growing private business education communities in existence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the G League Up Next Game Presented by AT&T?
Taking place during 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, the NBA G League Up Next Game Presented by AT&T will feature some of the top talent from across the NBA G League. The event will consist of four teams, drafted by influencer GMs. The NBA G League Up Next Game Presented by AT&T will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 1:30 p.m. ET at NBA crossover and will stream live on the NBA G League YouTube page as well as the NBA App.
Who will be taking part in the game?
Twenty-eight NBA G League players, including 10 selected by a fan vote, will compete in the Up Next Game Presented by AT&T. The remaining 14 players will be selected by the NBA G League and will include members of NBA G League Ignite and at least one member of the Indiana Mad Ants, the G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.
What is the format of the game?
Four influencer GMs will draft their teams from the pool of 28 players. NBA G League head coaches will help lead the squads.
The event format will be similar to that of the Rising Stars Challenge, with two semi-final games, immediately followed by one Championship game.
Is there a fan vote?
Fans can vote for up to five players they would like to see in the G League Up Next Game Presented by AT&T with each ballot they submit. Updates will be provided on the G League website and social channels to show which players lead in votes. After voting closes on Tues., January 23 the top 10 players in total votes will be invited to participate in the Up Next Game Presented by AT&T during All-Star Weekend.
Which players can I vote for?
All NBA G League contract players currently on rosters and NBA Two-Way players who have played in at least one game in the NBA G League are eligible to be selected. Standard NBA contract players who have played in the G League on assignment and NBA G League Ignite players are not eligible to be selected in the fan vote.
How many players can I vote for?
Each fan is able to vote for up to five players per ballot - three frontcourt players (forward and centers) and two backcourt (guards) players. There is no limit to how many times a fan can vote, they will just have to resubmit a new ballot for each entry.
Where and when can I vote?
Fans voting starts on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. ET and closes on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Votes can be made at on the NBA G League App and website, and links to vote will also be posted across league and team social media accounts throughout the voting period.