Forty years after the NBA franchise departed for Los Angeles, the organization will bring its G League team to Oceanside starting later this year.
The G League is the NBA’s developmental wing, and for most of its history was called the NBA Developmental League or ‘D League’.Frontwave Arena is the 7,500 seat facility that will serve as the home of the San Diego Sockers. The Sockers broke ground on the arena in May of 2021. It is scheduled to open in August of 2024.
San Diego was the Clippers’ NBA home for six seasons, from 1978-1984. Their first seasons was their only winning season during that run. Bill Walton played for his hometown team for parts of three seasons. The Clippers’ stint in San Diego also included the likes of World B. Free, Norm Nixon, Terry Cummings, Kermit Washington, Tom Chambers, Lionel Hollins, and Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant – the father of Kobe Bryant.
Former San Diego State guard Jordan Schakel earned a call-up to the Washington Wizards in March of 2022. Over the course of two seasons Schakel averaged 12.4 points while shooting 37 percent from deep. His work in the G League earned him appearances with the Wizards the last two NBA seasons.
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