The 2021 NBA G League season begins on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL.
Much like the NBA, which had 19 Canadian players on opening-night rosters, there will be plenty of Canadian representation in the upcoming G League season, with nine players across six different teams. Most recently, Montreal's Chris Boucher and Luguentz Dort carved their respective paths to the NBA through excellent play at the G League level.
Below, find the list of Canadian players that will participate in the upcoming G League Bubble.
| Name | Team | Status | From |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | Westchester Knicks | Assignment | Oakville, ON* |
| Oshae Brissett | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Draft Pick | Mississauga, ON |
| Nate Darling | Greensboro Swarm | Two-Way | Halifax, NS |
| Justin Jackson | Lakeland Magic | Returning Rights | Toronto, ON |
| Karim Mané | Lakeland Magic | Two-Way | Montreal, QC* |
| Naz Mitrou-Long | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | Affiliate | Mississauga, ON |
| Simisola Shittu | Westchester Knicks | Returning Rights (via trade) | Burlington, ON* |
| Nik Stauskas | Raptors 905 | NBA Vet Exception | Mississauga, ON |
| Lindell Wigginton | Iowa Wolves | Returning Rights | Dartmouth, NS |
*Brazdeikis was born in Kaunas, Lithuania
*Mané was born in Dakar, Senegal
*Shittu was born in Harrow, London, England
A closer look…
– Brazdeikis is on assignment from the New York Knicks but is on a standard NBA contract.
– Brissett was the lone Canadian selected in the past G League Draft and was taken 19th overall.
– Both Darling (Charlotte Hornets) and Mané (Orlando Magic) are on two-way contracts with their respective franchises and can be called up to the NBA at any point of the G League season, or at the conclusion.
– Jackson was selected with the No. 43 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft but injuries have limited his career with the Magic organization up to this point.
– Mitrou-Long was on a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers organization last season, appearing in five games with Indiana and 15 games with Fort Wayne in 2019-20
– Shittu, 21, was acquired by the Westchester Knicks via trade. He averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 rebounds with the Windy City Bulls in the 2019-20 season.
– Stauskas, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, is an NBA Veteran Exception for Raptors 905 as he is a native of Mississauga.
– Wigginton returns to the Iowa Wolves after averaging 15.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists over 42 G League games in 2019-20.
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