The team was officially disbanded! Only 4 years after the establishment of the team, 6 wins and 40 losses caused controversy, and Zeng Fan became a victim of the team

Recently, according to a report by Shams, multiple sources revealed that the NBA plans to officially disband the Ignite team of the Development League after the end of this season, and the NBA official subsequently confirmed the news. So far, this team, which has only been established for 4 years, is coming to an end.

Creation of the Ignite Team

Founded in 2020, the G-League's Ignite team was founded with the goal of providing a year-long development program for players with a very bright future in the NBA. In other words, if a player has very top talent but thinks it's more troublesome to play college basketball. At this time, they can choose to join the Ignite team, as a development league of the NBA, they can get in touch with professional basketball earlier, and they can also get paid for playing.

Let some players who are more struggling to make ends meet to support themselves. At the same time, it can also take advantage of the platform to cheer for these players and build up momentum. In addition, if you are a particularly good player, you can also sign some endorsement contracts with some brands.

Some high school students are reluctant to get caught up in their college studies. Therefore, many talented players are willing to go to the Ignite team for more money to play for a year. The Ignite team is paid according to the strength of the players, up to $500,000 a year, while the average salary in the development league is only $40,000.

The reason for the disbandment of the Ignite team

Why did the NBA suddenly disband? As we said earlier, the biggest advantage of the development league over the college league is that it is paid. However, the NCAA has recently opened up the sponsorship of players' names, images and image rights. In other words, players who play well can take endorsements by themselves.

The advantage of the ignition team is gone, the players play in the college league, in other words, if the road of basketball is not going to work, at least there is a diploma, and it is no problem to support the family. NBA officials said that the dissolution of the Ignite team was caused by the continuous development of basketball.

Ignite the rookies of the team

Although the Ignite team has not been established for a long time, it has sent several relatively good players. In the last three years, 10 rookies have landed in the NBA, three of whom are in the top 7 picks. The most famous are Jonathan Kuminga of the Warriors, Jalen Green of the Rockets, and Henderson, the new prospect of the Trail Blazers.

Players who did not enter the NBA, but are also famous, such as O'Neal's son Sherif O'Neal, and national player Zeng Fanbo, are all from the Ignite team.

Zeng Fanbo is a pity, if he doesn't play the ignition team and goes to college to play for two years, maybe he won't be reduced to the CBA and can't understand. In April 2021, Zeng Fanbo, a 4-star high school student, announced that he would give up Gonzaga University and join the Ignite team. But in the 5-star Ignite team, Zeng Fanbo can only be a role player.

He averaged 21.8 minutes per game, contributed 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds, and shot 39% from the field. Compared with college basketball, the Ignite team has more individual abilities, a more unique style of play, and a low level of teamwork. Zeng Fanbo played in such a team, and he couldn't learn any skills and tactics at all, and when it was best to raise the ball, he wasted time.

So far this season, the Development League has only won 6-40. In the final analysis, it is to fight for the performance of individual ability, if one or two games comes, a player can win. Most of the time, it is lost, which is why it is disbanded.