Trail Blazers to Launch G League Team in 2023-24, Completing NBA Affiliate Network

The Portland Trail Blazers will launch a G League affiliate team starting with the 2023-24 season, leaving only the Phoenix Suns as the lone NBA squad without a G League affiliate. The Blazers' G League team will play at the Chiles Center on the campus of the University of Portland. G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim said there is "hope" for all NBA teams to have G League squads by the 2024-25 season. The purpose of the G League Ignite was to give high school seniors another option instead of going to college or playing overseas for a year before declaring for the NBA draft.