G League

The NBA G League announced a reconfiguration of its Winter Showcase on Wednesday, which will have a new tournament format that will award the winning team $100,000. 

The event will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas from Dec. 19-22. 

"We are thrilled to once again partner with MGM Resorts to bring the NBA G League Winter Showcase back to Mandalay Bay and Las Vegas," NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim said in a statement.  "The Winter Showcase has long been a marquee event on the NBA G League calendar and we're excited to introduce the new tournament format this season."

The event will seed the teams 1-28 based on their record through the first 12 games of the G League season. The top four teams will be placed into a championship bracket. The remaining 24 teams will be divided into six four-team brackets, with the games counting toward the teams' regular-season records.

From the player perspective, the $100,000 prize will undoubtedly create a highly competitive environment. Players under G League contracts earned $35,000 last season, though there are players in the G League competing under NBA or two-way contracts who earn more.

For those players earning $35,000, a championship could mean a salary bump of about 24 percent from their regular-season number. That's a significant number that could make the G League a more viable financial avenue for players, many of whom also play overseas. 

This also may be a test run for a potential midseason tournament, which commissioner Adam Silver has mentioned as an idea for the NBA.

Jason Terry has found his next job in professional basketball.  

The Texas Legends announced they hired Terry to serve as the team's assistant general manager. The Legends are the Dallas Mavericks' G League team.

"We are thrilled to have Jason come on board," Legends president and general manager Malcolm Farmer said in the announcement. "His resume speaks for itself. He had a tenured NBA career for a reason, and to have him bring that skillset and work ethic to the table is invaluable for our team and staff."

Terry is familiar with the Mavericks organization from his time as a player.

He played for Dallas from the 2004-05 season through the 2011-12 campaign and helped the team defeat LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.

"It's great to begin my front office career here," Terry said in the announcement. "The Dallas area has been home to me and my family for many years and the Mavericks franchise has always been family. To get to work with this organization in this capacity is exciting. I look forward to getting started."

Terry played 19 seasons in the NBA for the Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks (who drafted him with the No. 10 pick in 1999), Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. 

He was known for his three-point shooting and is fifth in NBA history with 2,282 career makes from beyond the arc.

The Legends will begin their first season with Terry in the front office on Nov. 8 with a game against the Memphis Hustle.

Drake illustrated the relationship between ballers and musicians best when he rapped, "I swear sports and music are so synonymous, 'cause we want to be them, and they want to be us."

Friday, Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz took another step toward blurring the line between the two worlds by announcing his minority ownership stake in the Atlanta Hawks' G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, according to Jewel Wicker of Billboard. 

"All I can think about is some of the job opportunities I can offer to the community by just being on the ground and being accessible," the Grammy winner told Billboard over the phone. 

The College Park native was formally introduced as a new member of the team's ownership group at a press conference at North Clayton High School, his former school. 

The 41-year-old has long been a staple on the sideline at NBA games, and LeBron James worked closely with him on his March album appropriately titled Rap or Go to the League. 

He noted to Billboard that it was in the locker room during halftime at a Hawks game years ago where conversations first took place between him and ownership. In a press release, Hawks CEO Steve Koonin explained why the organization felt 2 Chainz was a necessary addition (h/t Billboard): 

"It dawned on us that if we're going to represent in that area, wouldn't it be great to have a partner who is from there, who goes back to that area and who has become big time? To have a pro sports team come into College Park and to have College Park's son be a part of that, I think it's a big deal for him, and it certainly is for us."

While 2 Chainz did play college hoops at Alabama State University, he told Complex's Adam Caparell that his main goal, regardless of his basketball background and official job description, will be to inspire. 

The Skyhawks are moving to College Park from Erie, Pennsylvania, and will play the 2019-20 season at a brand new arena called Gateway Center. The franchise has made a solid first step in its new community by aligning with a community pillar. 

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