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Each team may carry 3 players on a G League roster. They are paid in full but do not occupy an active roster spot, so assigning a player is how you keep a prospect without spending one of your 12–15.

Eligibility

A player with 164 or fewer career NBA games played may be assigned to your G League roster. That threshold is two seasons of service.

Eligibility is checked against career games played on basketball-reference.com.

Situation	Rule
164 or fewer career games	May be sent down and recalled as often as you like
Crosses 164 while in the G League	May stay for the remainder of that season
Called up after crossing 164	Cannot be sent back down
Start of the next season	Must be active — no longer on the G League roster

How to post

Create a topic in the NBA: G League + Injured Reserve forum. The title is the player's name and the description is the move — Demote/Promote.

Both promotions and demotions must state the player's contract in the body, and a demotion must also state his career games played or it will be denied:

Sonics demote Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x) to the G League - 57 GP

Sonics promote Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x) to the active roster

TAB only replies to a G League move if it is invalid. Silence means the move stands — do not wait for an approval that will not come.

Then move him between the active and G League sections of your roster post.

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 {{1TC NBA rules}}
-Each team may carry '''3 players''' on a G League roster. They are paid in full but do not occupy an active roster spot, so assigning a player is how you keep a prospect without spending one of your 12–15.
+Each team may carry '''3 players''' on a G League roster. They are [[NBA:Salary Cap#What counts against it|paid in full]] but do not occupy an [[NBA:Rosters#Roster size|active roster spot]], so assigning a player is how you keep a prospect without spending one of your 12–15.
 == Eligibility ==
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 |-
 | 164 or fewer career games
-| May be assigned
+| May be sent down and recalled as often as you like
 |-
 | Crosses 164 '''while in the G League'''
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 |}
-The grandfather is one-way. A player who crosses the threshold mid-season can finish the season down, but the moment you call him up the door closes behind him.
+== How to post ==
-== Slots and the cap ==
+Create a topic in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=74 NBA: G League + Injured Reserve] forum. The title is the player's name and the description is the move — <code>Demote/Promote</code>.
-{| class="wikitable"
+Both promotions and demotions must state the player's '''contract''' in the body, and a demotion must also state his '''career games played''' or it will be denied:
-|-
-| Slots
-| '''3'''
-|-
-| Counts against your active roster
-| '''No'''
-|-
-| Counts against the [[NBA:Salary Cap|salary cap]]
-| '''Yes — full salary'''
-|}
-An assignment buys roster flexibility, never cap room. See [[NBA:Rosters#Roster size|Rosters]].
-== Moving players ==
-'''Below the threshold, movement is unlimited.''' A player with 164 or fewer career games may be sent down and recalled as often as you like, and may stay down as long as you want him there.
+<pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">
+Sonics demote Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x) to the G League - 57 GP
-Above it, the [[#Eligibility|call-up is final]].
-'''TAB only replies to a G League move if it is invalid.''' Silence means the move stands — do not wait for an approval that will not come.
-== How to post ==
-Moves go in the [https://2teams1cup.com/forum/index.php?showforum=74 NBA: G-League + Injured Reserve] forum. Both promotions and demotions must state the player's '''contract''', and a demotion must also state his '''career games played''' or it will be denied:
-<pre>
-Suns demote Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x) to the G League — 57 GP
 </pre>
-<pre>
+<pre style="white-space:pre; overflow-x:auto">
-Suns promote Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x) to the active roster
+Sonics promote Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x) to the active roster
 </pre>
-Your '''G League roster lives on your team page''' — a section after Injured Reserve, commonly named for your real affiliate:
+'''[[NBA:League Structure#Commissioner and TAB|TAB]] only replies to a G League move if it is invalid.''' Silence means the move stands — do not wait for an approval that will not come.
-<pre>
-Valley Suns
-Mark Eaton (UTA - C) $495,000 (2025, ~2029x)
-</pre>
-See [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|Rosters]].
+Then move him between the active and '''G League''' sections of your [[NBA:Rosters#How to post|roster post]].
 == See also ==
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 * [[NBA:Rosters|Rosters]] — the three roster counts and where the G League section goes
 * [[NBA:Salary Cap|Salary Cap]] — G League salaries count in full
+* [[NBA:Injured Reserve|Injured Reserve]] — the other way to open an active roster spot
 * [[NBA:Contracts|Contracts]] — reading the contract you post with a move
 * [[NBA:Draft|Draft]] — a draft-and-stash player arriving on a G League roster starts his contract
 [[Category:1TC NBA rules]]