The Chicago Bulls plan to hire Billy Donovan III as head coach of the Windy City Bulls of the G League.

Donovan is the son of Bulls head coach Billy Donovan.

Donovan previously was an assistant coach with the Austin Spurs and San Antonio Spurs. Since 2020, Donovan has been a video coordinator and assistant coach with the Bulls.

The Phoenix Suns announced that their new G League affiliate will be called the Valley Suns. The team will begin play with the 2024-25 G League season.

Phoenix sold their G League affiliate to the Detroit Pistons ahead of the 2021-22 season. Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein was part of making that acquisition happen for the Pistons. Now, he's on the other side of bringing a G League affiliate back to the Suns organization.

“Ironically enough, I was the one on the other side buying the team from the Suns and getting it to Detroit, and now three years later, I’m here,” Bartelstein laughed. “It’s really, really important. I mean, the G-League is a staple of many NBA franchises.”

The Suns had been the only team without a G League affiliate. The Portland Trail Blazers launched the Rip City Remix last season, leaving Phoenix the lone unaffiliated NBA franchise.

The G League now has 31 teams. The Mexico City Capitanes are the only unaffiliated G League team, as G League Ignite has ceased operations.

The NBA has held discussions with partner sportsbooks about potential changes to prevent a recurrence of what occurred with Jontay Parker. 

Sportsbooks could prohibit betting on players on Two-Way contracts.

The NBA has commercial contracts with sportsbooks such as BetMGM, DraftKings and FanDuel that give the league some influence on what types of wagers are offered.

The NBA issued a lifetime ban to Porter after it was allegedly found he passed along information about his health to a known gambler and manipulated his performance for betting purposes in at least one game. The league also accused Porter of placing at least 13 bets on the NBA using an associate's online betting account. 

Olivier Sarr sustained a left Achilles tendon rupture during Game 3 of the G League Finals this past Monday night.

A timeline for Sarr’s return to play will be updated in the coming months. 

In 15 games this season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sarr averaged 2.3 points on 56.0% shooting to go along with 2.4 rebounds in 6.5 minutes. Sarr also saw action in 18 games with the Blue and averaged 14.0 points, 13.1 rebounds (2nd in G League) and 2.3 blocks in 28.2 minutes. 

The Oklahoma City Blue won its first ever G League Championship after beating the Maine Celtics 117-100 on Monday night.

The Blue won the best-of-three series 2-1.

Ousmane Dieng was named the MVP after finishing with 25 points, six rebounds, and four assists.

JD Davison lead Maine with 22 points and 10 assists.

The New Orleans Pelicans have converted forward Matt Ryan to a standard NBA contract. Ryan had been playing for the Pelicans on a two-way deal.

This season, Ryan has appeared in 27 NBA games for New Orleans. The 6-foot-6 forward has averaged 5.6 points and shot 45.1% on three-pointers.

The Golden State Warriors are converting Usman Garuba to a standard contract. Garuba had played with the Warriors on a two-way contract this season. Garuba will be eligible to play in the postseason after being converted.

The 6-foot-8 big man only appeared in five NBA games this season. In 35 G League games with the Santa Cruz Warriors, Garuba averaged 12.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks.

The Philadelphia 76ers are filling their final open roster with an internal promotion. The Sixers are signing guard Ricky Council to a four-year, $7.4 million contract. Council has been with Philadelphia on a two-way contract. Council will be eligible to play in the postseason for the Sixers.

Council signed a two-way deal with the 76ers after going undrafted out of Arkansas at the 2023 NBA Draft. He's appeared in 31 NBA games this season and averaged 5.5 points on 48.2% shooting.

In 27 G League games this season, the 6-foot-6 wing averaged 23.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and a steal per game. In two G League playoff games for the Delaware Blue Coats, Council averaged 29.5 points.

Matas Buzelis of G League Ignite will declare as an Early Entry Candidate for the 2024 NBA Draft. Buzelis grew up in the United States, but plays for Lithuania in international competitions.

In 34 games (32 starts), the 6-foot-10 forward averaged 14.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Buzelis shot 45.5% from the field and 69.6% from the free throw line.

Sacramento Kings G League coach Lindsey Harding will interview for the Charlotte Hornets' head-coaching job.

Harding was voted the 2024 G League Coach of the Year in her first season as head coach of the Kings.

Harding was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 WNBA draft.