The biggest misconception about the NBA G League continues to dissipate more and more in recent years. For the longest time, the organization was seen as a demotion, an exile, a place where one’s basketball career began spiraling towards insignificance.
It’s a perception that couldn’t be further from the truth and the late-season play of Dwayne Bacon and Devonte’ Graham has just been more evidence to the contrary. The pair made numerous, sometimes concurrent, assignments to the Greensboro Swarm, and took advantage of golden opportunities to play heavy minutes in high-leverage situations.
For Bacon, he entered his second NBA season on the outside of the rotation, although did see regular playing time during an eight-game span from Nov.