G-League
Quincy Douby signs with Afyon
Quincy Douby (190 cm, Rutgers’06) is heading back to Turkey to play for Afyon Afyonkarahisar. Douby, previously, played for the Westchester Knicks (USA-D-League) this season, but was cut after playing in two games. Prior to his apperance in the D-League, he played for Tianjin Steel (China-CBA) in the 2014-2015 season. He averaged 30.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg…
Read More2015 NBA D-League Draft
Former NBA players keep their dreams of returning to the “big league” alive after being selected in the Top 3 picks of the 2015 NBA D-League Draft. Jeff Ayres of Arizona State was taken first overall by the Idaho Stampede. Former San Antonio Spur Jimmer Fredette was picked up by the Westchester Knicks with the…
Read MoreIowa Energy players ejected for fighting each other
We’ve all heard of players who, after being involved in scuffles or brawls, to be ejected from games. Normally players who are part of these altercations come from different teams. In an NBA D-League game between the Iowa Energy and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, players were part of one of the oddest ejections in…
Read MoreNBA jersey sponsors? D-League suggests yes
While shirt sponsors in soccer and other sports are commonplace, NBA jerseys have been left alone, for the most part blank spaces that reveal only team colour, logo, player name and number. However, the globalization and commercialization of the sport, particularly in the NBA, is about to change that. Several NBA D-League affiliates are taking…
Read MoreWill Voigt to coach Shanxi Dragons
Will Voigt will be the new head coach of the Shanxi Dragons (China-CBA) this 2014/2015 season. Will Voigt will be bringing in some fresh perspective and coaching direction for the team. The American specialist worked with Bakersfield Jam (D-League) for the last five seasons. Voigt won D-League West Conference championship title in 2013. He was…
Read MoreD-League introduces coach’s challenges
The D-League is more than a proving ground for players, coaches, and officials to show that they belong on basketball’s biggest stage. It’s also quickly becoming an experimental platform for the big league, a place to test out new ideas and implement them into game situations to see how that might fare at the highest…
Read MoreD-League Draft held
The D-League Draft was held on Saturday night, with the Grand Rapids Drive selecting Tennessee State’s Robert Covington with the first overall pick. The Drive were making their first-ever D-League selection, and they grabbed the 205 cm forward who has spent time with the Houston Rockets and was last year’s D-League rookie of the year.…
Read MoreMalcolm Turner is new D-League President
Malcolm Turner has been hired by the NBA to be the new president of its Developmental League (D-League). He was the managing director of the Wasserman Media Group’s Golf division. Turner joined the Wasserman Group in 2007.Prior to joining Wasserman, Turner served as Senior Vice President of Raleigh, North Carolina-based sports and entertainment consulting firm…
Read MoreAustin Spurs, new name of Austin Toros
Spurs Sports & Entertainment has announced that its NBA D-League team Austin Toros will now be known the as the Austin Spurs. It is the D-League affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs and will now bear the same nickname as the parent club. “The rebranding of the Austin franchise is a terrific opportunity to capitalize…
Read MoreThunder rename their D-League team
The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that its NBA Development League team will be called the Blue. The team will play the majority of its home games at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City, with four games to be held inside Chesapeake Energy Arena. The season begins on Friday, Nov. 14, when the Blue hosts…
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