Category: National Basketball Development League

Jay Scrubb on the cover of a 2023 Lakeland Magic program from the NBA G-League

Lakeland Magic

May 8, 2022

The Lakeland Magic were the NBA G-League minor league affiliate of the Orlando Magic for six seasons between 2017-2023. The team played at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, an hour south of Orlando on I-4. The Magic won the G-League championship during the abbreviated 2020-21 season that was severely disrupted by COVID-19, but made no appearances in Lakeland that year, as all games were played in pandemic isolation in Bay Lake, Florida. The Orlando Magic moved their G-League operation out of Lakeland to Kissimmee, Florida in 2023.

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2004-05 Florida Flame program from the NBA D-League

Florida Flame

April 22, 2017

National Basketball Development League (2004-2005) NBA Development League (2005-2006) Born: June 30, 2004 – The Charleston Lowgators relocate to Fort Myers, FL Folded: 2007 First Game: November

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2007-08 Idaho Stampede Program from the NBA Development League

Idaho Stampede

November 25, 2016

The Idaho Stampede were a long-running minor league basketball franchise that played in both Boise and nearby Nampa during an 18-year lifespan. The Stampede survived a turbulent decade as one of the most stable franchises in the Continental Basketball Association before jumping to the NBA-backed D-League in 2006. The Stampede won their lone league championship in 2008, defeating the Austin Toros in the D-League championship series. The franchise relocated to Salt Lake City in 2016.

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Asheville Altitude

Asheville Altitude

November 12, 2016

The Asheville Altitude were one of eight founding franchises of the National Basketball Developmental League in 2001. The NBDL, more commonly known today as the “G-League” is an NBA-sponsored minor league system. The Altitude won back-to-back NBDL championships during its final two seasons, but poor attendance doomed the team in Asheville.

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