Alabama Newscenter — New Orleans Pelicans Excited to Launch New G League Franchise in Birmingham This Winter

By Jim Eichenhofer
New Orleans Pelicans

G League franchises serve multiple functions for their parent NBA clubs, but perhaps the most important is simple: helping the big-league team win more games. Trajan Langdon witnessed first-hand how instrumental a developmental squad could be for the Nets, who reached the 2019 Eastern Conference playoffs with a 42-40 record. He was the G League’s Executive of the Year in 2018-19 as a member of Brooklyn’s front office.

Brooklyn’s G League affiliate is on Long Island, just an hour-plus drive to Barclays Center. That allows players to be quickly promoted from Uniondale, New York, to Brooklyn – even on NBA gamedays. With Birmingham set to become home to New Orleans’ G League franchise next season in 2021-22, Langdon is looking forward to proximity providing the Pelicans with a similar advantage.

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