The Thunder made a business decision when trading James Harden nine months ago. Now, they need to be just as cold-blooded with Scott Brooks. Brooks has consistently left points on the board in each of the last three seasons and has shown no ability to learn from his mistakes. Read More. Written by Jonathan Tjarks on May 17, 2013
Tyus Jones, the No. 2 overall recruit for 2014 and an excellent point guard, was selected by Paul Biancardi, Adam Finkelstein and John Stovall. Read More.
The event gives front offices the opportunity to evaluate D-League players with the possibility of offering Summer League or training camp invites. Read More.
Tyus Jones, the No. 2 overall recruit for 2014 and an excellent point guard, was selected by Paul Biancardi, Adam Finkelstein and John Stovall. Read More.
The NBA D-League has announced their 2013 All-Star teams.
Fourteen of the players have NBA experience and several are currently on NBA rosters.
On the Future All-Star roster are Micah Downs, Courtney Fortson, Ron Howard, Jerome Jordan, Jeremy Lamb, Marcus Landry, Shelvin Mack, Arinze Onuaku, DaJuan Summers and Chris Wright.
On the Prospects All-Star roster are Andrew Goudelock, Damion James, Terrence Jones, Cory Joseph, D.J. Kennedy, James Mays, Jerel McNeal, Demetric Nichols, Tim Ohlbrecht and Henry Sims.
Luke Harangody (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Jerome Jordan (Reno Bighorns), Jeremy Lamb (Tulsa 66ers on assignment from the Oklahoma City Thunder), Shelvin Mack (Maine Red Claws) and DaJuan Summers (Maine Red Claws) were selected to the First Team All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team.
Bakerfield’s Damion James, now of the Brooklyn Nets, Austin’s Cory Joseph, on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs, Reno’s Marcus Landry, Sioux Falls’ Dexter Pittman, on assignment from the Miami Heat, and Texas’ Chris Roberts comprise the Second Team.
The Los Angeles’ Courtney Fortson, Fort Wayne’s Ron Howard, Erie’s D.J. Kennedy, Rio Grande Valley’s Terrence Jones, on assignment from the Houston Rockets, and Tulsa’s Daniel Orton, on assignment from the Oklahoma City Thunder, round out the third team.
The Sioux Falls Skyforce have acquired forward Mike Davis from the Erie BayHawks in exchange for center Keith Benson and guard Nick Covington. Davis was acquired by Erie from the Reno Bighorns in a separate trade earlier today.
Selected fifth overall in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft, Davis averaged 9.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in four seasons (138 games) at the University of Illinois. The 6-9, 225-pound forward earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honors after averaging 12.5 points and 7.1 rebounds as a senior.
The National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, the official minor league of the NBA, announced the affiliation system for the 2012-13 season. An all-time high eleven NBA teams will have single NBA D-League affiliates including first-year partnerships between the Boston Celtics and Maine Red Claws and the Portland Trail Blazers and Idaho Stampede.
Here are the affiliation for the 12-13 season:
AUSTIN TOROS (TX)
San Antonio Spurs
BAKERSFIELD JAM (CA)
Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers Phoenix Suns Toronto Raptors
CANTON CHARGE (OH)
Cleveland Cavaliers
DAKOTA WIZARDS (Bismarck, ND)
Golden State Warriors
ERIE BAYHAWKS (PA)
New York Knicks
FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS (IN)
Charlotte Bobcats Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks
IDAHO STAMPEDE (Boise, ID)
Portland Trail Blazers
IOWA ENERGY (Des Moines, IA)
Chicago Bulls Denver Nuggets New Orleans Hornets Washington Wizards
LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS (CA)
Los Angeles Lakers
MAINE RED CLAWS (Portland, ME)
Boston Celtics
RENO BIGHORNS (NV)
Memphis Grizzlies Sacramento Kings Utah Jazz
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS (TX)
Houston Rockets
SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE (SD)
Miami Heat Minnesota Timberwolves Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers