San Antonio Spurs forward Da’Sean Butler was assigned to the Austin Toros, San Antonio’s NBA Development League affiliate, it was announced today. The assignment marks the 50th time in the 2010-11 season an NBA player has been assigned to an NBA D-League affiliate, and it is the first assignment for Butler, a rookie out of West Virginia. 

Butler (6-7, 230) signed with San Antonio on March 25. He was placed on the inactive list to continue rehab on a torn left ACL he suffered in the 2010 NCAA Final Four against Duke on April 3, and was recently cleared to resume game action. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft, but was released before the start of the season.