Tag: G League

G League’s Highsmith shows perseverance whether in Phoenix or Philadelphia

by Bob Young
  • Slug: Sports-Highsmith Hoops, 1,475 words.
  • No photo available.

By Dylan Hunter Carter

Cronkite News

PHOENIX – Working to solidify his place in the professional basketball landscape, forward Haywood Highsmith maintains a humble and diligent mindset everywhere he goes, and for now that is to the G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Highsmith was expected to sign what is known as an Exhibit 10 contract with the Phoenix Suns and join them at training camp, but he had a change of heart and returned to the 76ers organization under the same kind of contract. Exhibit 10 deals are one-year contracts that pay the NBA’s minimum salary, but include bonuses.

It isn’t the first time that Highsmith has swallowed his pride to chase a basketball dream.

Continue reading “G League’s Highsmith shows perseverance whether in Phoenix or Philadelphia”

Players in NBA’s minor league pursue big-time dreams in small-town settings

by Bob Young

Slug: Sports-NAZ Suns, 1,200 words.
photos available.

By ALEC HENDEN
Cronkite News

PRESCOTT VALLEY — Life in the G League can feel as if it is the furthest thing from professional basketball. Teams play in small gyms in front of sparse crowds in cities without international airports.

The NBA’s official minor league has a middle-America, small-town feel far away from the NBA and its glistening stadiums.

But for players clinging to an NBA dream, the G League is a place they can keep it alive.

For a former four-year collegiate player like George King, playing in a small town like Prescott Valley can be ideal.

Continue reading “Players in NBA’s minor league pursue big-time dreams in small-town settings”