Breaking down G League Ignite's London Johnson, Leonard Miller and more NBA draft prospects.
The NBA G League’s Winter Showcase wrapped up Thursday, bringing together a large swath of team executives and front office personnel for a four-day summit. The event annually serves a few purposes: it’s a proving ground for G League prospects, it’s a testing ground for new rules (this year, the league experimented with a fourth-quarter, target-score rule), and it’s an opportunity for teams to meet and discuss trades and other business.
In the context of the 2023 draft, the main draw at the Showcase was G League Ignite, who were without Scoot Henderson when I watched on Tuesday (he’s nearing a return after a late-November concussion and nose injury).