<P> After the 2006 to 2009 expansions, the league membership was fairly consistent with only a few relocations and suspensions . In 2009, the Houston Rockets entered into the first single - affiliation partnership, called the hybrid model, with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers . This began a wave of NBA and D - League teams entering into single - affiliation agreements of both the hybrid and parent - team owned varieties . With more NBA involvement, the league once again began to expand and spread its footprint . </P> <P> By 2015, the last multiple - affiliate team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, was purchased by the Indiana Pacers leading to the first season where all D - League teams were affiliated with only one NBA team . As there were no longer any unaffiliated D - League teams left, the remaining NBA teams began purchasing expansion franchises or hybrid partnership teams and placing them near the parent team . In 2015, the Toronto Raptors placed their own team, Raptors 905, in the Greater Toronto Area in Mississauga, Ontario . In 2016, the D - League expanded by three more NBA parent club - owned teams for the largest D - League expansion since 2007 . The Charlotte Hornets created the Greensboro Swarm, the Brooklyn Nets created the Long Island Nets, and the Chicago Bulls created the Windy City Bulls . </P> <P> In the 2017--18 season, the D - League entered into a multi-year partnership with Gatorade and announced it would be rebranded as the NBA Gatorade League . When the league completed the change over to the new branding, it had changed to referring to itself as simply the "NBA G League". It also continued its membership changes with the relocation of the Erie BayHawks to Lakeland, Florida, as the Lakeland Magic, a new Erie BayHawks franchise; and expansions in the Agua Caliente Clippers in Ontario, California; the Memphis Hustle in Southaven, Mississippi; and the Wisconsin Herd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin . The Los Angeles D - Fenders would also re-brand to the South Bay Lakers to reflect the league name change . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> Eastern Conference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Arena </Th> <Th> Capacity </Th> <Th> Founded </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Th> NBA affiliate </Th> <Th> Ownership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Atlantic </Th> <Td> Long Island Nets </Td> <Td> Uniondale, New York </Td> <Td> Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum </Td> <Td> 13,500 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2016 </Td> <Td> Ronald Nored </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Nets </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine Red Claws </Td> <Td> Portland, Maine </Td> <Td> Portland Exposition Building </Td> <Td> 3,100 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2009 </Td> <Td> Brandon Bailey </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Hybrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raptors 905 </Td> <Td> Mississauga, Ontario </Td> <Td> Hershey Centre </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2015 </Td> <Td> Jerry Stackhouse </Td> <Td> Toronto Raptors </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Westchester Knicks </Td> <Td> White Plains, New York </Td> <Td> Westchester County Center </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2014 </Td> <Td> Mike Miller </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Central </Th> <Td> Canton Charge </Td> <Td> Canton, Ohio </Td> <Td> Canton Memorial Civic Center </Td> <Td> 5,200 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2001 </Td> <Td> Nate Reinking </Td> <Td> Cleveland Cavaliers </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fort Wayne Mad Ants </Td> <Td> Fort Wayne, Indiana </Td> <Td> Allen County War Memorial Coliseum </Td> <Td> 13,000 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2007 </Td> <Td> Steve Gansey </Td> <Td> Indiana Pacers </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grand Rapids Drive </Td> <Td> Walker, Michigan </Td> <Td> DeltaPlex Arena </Td> <Td> 4,500 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2006 </Td> <Td> Rob Werdann </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> Hybrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windy City Bulls </Td> <Td> Hoffman Estates, Illinois </Td> <Td> Sears Centre </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2016 </Td> <Td> Charlie Henry </Td> <Td> Chicago Bulls </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wisconsin Herd </Td> <Td> Oshkosh, Wisconsin </Td> <Td> Oshkosh Arena </Td> <Td> 3,500 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 </Td> <Td> Jordan Brady </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Southeast </Th> <Td> Delaware 87ers </Td> <Td> Newark, Delaware </Td> <Td> Bob Carpenter Center </Td> <Td> 5,100 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2007 </Td> <Td> Eugene Burroughs </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Erie BayHawks </Td> <Td> Erie, Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> Erie Insurance Arena </Td> <Td> 6,750 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 </Td> <Td> Josh Longstaff </Td> <Td> Atlanta Hawks </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greensboro Swarm </Td> <Td> Greensboro, North Carolina </Td> <Td> Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse </Td> <Td> 2,500 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2016 </Td> <Td> Noel Gillespie </Td> <Td> Charlotte Hornets </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lakeland Magic </Td> <Td> Lakeland, Florida </Td> <Td> RP Funding Center </Td> <Td> 8,178 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Stan Heath </Td> <Td> Orlando Magic </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> Western Conference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Division </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Arena </Th> <Th> Capacity </Th> <Th> Founded </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Th> NBA affiliate </Th> <Th> Ownership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Midwest </Th> <Td> Iowa Wolves </Td> <Td> Des Moines, Iowa </Td> <Td> Wells Fargo Arena </Td> <Td> 16,110 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2007 </Td> <Td> Scott Roth </Td> <Td> Minnesota Timberwolves </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Memphis Hustle </Td> <Td> Southaven, Mississippi </Td> <Td> Landers Center </Td> <Td> 8,362 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 </Td> <Td> Glynn Cyprien </Td> <Td> Memphis Grizzlies </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oklahoma City Blue </Td> <Td> Oklahoma City, Oklahoma </Td> <Td> Cox Convention Center </Td> <Td> 13,846 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2001 </Td> <Td> Mark Daigneault </Td> <Td> Oklahoma City Thunder </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sioux Falls Skyforce </Td> <Td> Sioux Falls, South Dakota </Td> <Td> Sanford Pentagon </Td> <Td> 3,250 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Nevada Smith </Td> <Td> Miami Heat </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Southwest </Th> <Td> Austin Spurs </Td> <Td> Cedar Park, Texas </Td> <Td> H-E-B Center at Cedar Park </Td> <Td> 7,200 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2001 </Td> <Td> Blake Ahearn </Td> <Td> San Antonio Spurs </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rio Grande Valley Vipers </Td> <Td> Hidalgo, Texas </Td> <Td> State Farm Arena </Td> <Td> 5,500 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2007 </Td> <Td> Matt Brase </Td> <Td> Houston Rockets </Td> <Td> Hybrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Salt Lake City Stars </Td> <Td> Taylorsville, Utah </Td> <Td> Lifetime Activities Center - Bruin Arena </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Martin Schiller </Td> <Td> Utah Jazz </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Texas Legends </Td> <Td> Frisco, Texas </Td> <Td> Dr Pepper Arena </Td> <Td> 4,500 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2006 </Td> <Td> Bob MacKinnon Jr . </Td> <Td> Dallas Mavericks </Td> <Td> Hybrid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pacific </Th> <Td> Agua Caliente Clippers </Td> <Td> Ontario, California </Td> <Td> Citizens Business Bank Arena </Td> <Td> 10,832 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 </Td> <Td> Casey Hill </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Clippers </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Arizona Suns </Td> <Td> Prescott Valley, Arizona </Td> <Td> Prescott Valley Event Center </Td> <Td> 5,100 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2006 </Td> <Td> Tyrone Ellis </Td> <Td> Phoenix Suns </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reno Bighorns </Td> <Td> Reno, Nevada </Td> <Td> Reno Events Center </Td> <Td> 7,000 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2008 </Td> <Td> Darrick Martin </Td> <Td> Sacramento Kings </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Santa Cruz Warriors </Td> <Td> Santa Cruz, California </Td> <Td> Kaiser Permanente Arena </Td> <Td> 2,505 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Aaron Miles </Td> <Td> Golden State Warriors </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Bay Lakers </Td> <Td> El Segundo, California </Td> <Td> UCLA Health Training Center </Td> <Td> 750 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2006 </Td> <Td> Coby Karl </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> Parent club </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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