NBA heads to Mexico in the 2020-21 season with new G League team Capitanes

NBA is all set to continue its expansion in international market after league decided to launch a G league team in Mexico. G League, which is NBA’s official mir league will be welcoming Capitanes, a professional basketball team based in Mexico City, becoming first team from outside US and Cana to join league. Capitanes becomes NBA G League’s 29th team and will make its debut for 2020-21 season.  team will play its NBA G League home games at Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City.

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NBA G League reaches Mexico

anuncement was me on Friday morning IST by NBA Commissioner am Silver prior to Dallas Mavericks taking on Detroit Pistons as part of NBA Mexico Games 2019. Capitanes, which was established in 2016, currently competes in Mexico’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. Speaking about latest development, am Silver said that bringing an NBA G League team to Mexico City is a historic milestone for NBA which demonstrates league's commitment to basketball fans in Mexico and across Latin America.

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NBA: Capitanes performance in Mexico league

new NBA G League team are two-time Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional runner-up and League of Americas’ semi-finalist. Capitanes debuted in 2017-18 season. In September 2019, team took part in NBA G League International Challenge. Starting next season, Capitanes will play in NBA G League for an initial term of five years.  team is owned and operated by Moisés Cosío and a group of mirity investors.

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NBA G League schedule

schedule for 2020-21 NBA G League season, which gets underway in vember 2020, will be anunced in August 2020.

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