the NBA announced that the league is shutting down the G League Ignite following the conclusion of this season. In 2020, the NBA founded the Ignite, who competed in the G League and were meant to be an alternative path to the NBA for graduating high school seniors, while also earning a paycheck. It was created right as Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights were getting off the ground in the NCAA, so there was certainly an avenue for something like the Ignite to exist.
However, with the rapid rise of NIL deals and the transfer portal working like NBA free agency in men's college basketball these days, the need for the Ignite doesn't seem to be there anymore.
