G League Select picks Ignite as its name

The G League is set to Ignite

Earlier this month, the NBA G League unveiled the name for the team of their elite prospects.

Called the NBA G League Ignite, the unaffiliated team will be based in Walnut Creek, California, and are under the tutelage of former NBA head coach Brian Shaw. Prospects participating with this program are being prepared for the NBA Draft, as well as with the other life skills necessary once he enters the professional ranks.

League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim shares, "We are thrilled to officially announce NBA G League Ignite as the name of our new team for elite prospects and we think it’s a fitting moniker for a group comprised of young players taking the first step of their promising professional careers. These players have a passion for the game and a desire to develop their skills for the next level and it brings us a lot of pride for them to blaze trails as inaugural members of NBA G League Ignite."

The Ignite already have six players on their initial roster: top high school prospects Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Daishen Nix, Kai Sotto, and Isaiah Todd, and NBA Global Academy graduate Princepal Singh. They are already conducting their on-court preparations, as well as receiving the off-court mentoring and life skills training. Helping them on-court in Walnut Creek are assistant coach Rasheed Abdul-Rahman, video coordinator Jerry Woods, and athletic trainer Pete Youngman.

In releasing the name, the G League also revealed the wordmark of the Ignite, which highlights the bold and capitalized font of the monicker. According to the league, it heralds the team's energetic commitment to basketball development and serves as an anchor for the team's full identity and uniform designs, which are still to be determined.