NBA:G League

NBA RealGM — League 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.

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.

See also

• Rosters — the three roster counts and where the G League section goes
• Salary Cap — G League salaries count in full
• Injured Reserve — the other way to open an active roster spot
• Contracts — reading the contract you post with a move
• Draft — a draft-and-stash player arriving on a G League roster starts his contract