Birmingham Squadron

The Birmingham Squadron is a basketball team in the NBA G League which plays at Birmingham's Legacy Arena as a minor-league affiliate of the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans.

The Pelicans announced they would sponsor a G League team in Birmingham on October 24, 2018, but plans were delayed in order to complete a planned renovation of the Arena. In the interim, the Pelicans' affiliate for the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 seasons was the Erie BayHawks in Erie, Pennsylvania, previously affiliated with the Atlanta Hawks.

The Pelicans owners announced a naming contest in December 2020 and hired David Lane as general manager in March 2021. The name, colors and logo for the team were announced on July 26.

References

• Inabinett, Mark (December 9, 2020) "Pelicans taking suggestions for Birmingham’s NBA G League team name." The Birmingham News
• Crowley, Gene (April 8, 2021) "Will Birmingham join the NBA G League?" BirminghamProSports.com
• Patchen, Tyler (April 22, 2021) "Meet the GM of Birmingham's newest pro sports team." Birmingham Business Journal
• Scarbinsky, Kevin (June 1, 2021) "Buzz builds around Birmingham G League franchise and its new digs." NBA.com