NBA D-League
NBA Development League 2009-10
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league will feature 16 teams – including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2008-09 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front office staff for the NBA and its teams.
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NBA D-League Daily
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009
Top performers from Friday’s game:
Sundiata Gaines nearly notched a triple-double, leading Idaho with 31 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Mildon Ambres added 23 points and six rebounds.
Jeremy Wise led the Jam with 25 points and James Jackson netted 21 points and 12 rebounds in 40 minutes of play for Bakersfield.
The Springfield Armor won their first game in franchise history, earning a crazy overtime victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. JamesOn Curry scored 31 points and Morris Almond added 19 for the Armor.
Kyle McAlarney and Rob Kurz both scored 20 to lead Fort Wayne, with Kurz adding nine rebounds. T.J. Cummings notched a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win.
All five starters for Sioux Falls scored in double figures led by Michael Joiner with a season-high 21 points. Keith Brumbaugh and Joe Krabbenhoft each scored 20 points while David Bailey and Greg Stiemsma added 12 points apiece.
Reno’s Desmon Farmer scored a game-high 31 points and Rod Benson tallied 14 points, 12 rebounds and five steals.
Larry Owens led Tulsa with a game-high 27 points to go with seven assists. Cecil Brown followed with 22.
Antonio Anderson was the high scorer for the Vipers, finishing with 23 points and six assists. Mike Harris added 19.
Curtis Jerrells again led Austin with 26 points. Alonzo Gee added 25 points, and Dwayne Jones had another double-double, with 13 points and 24 rebounds.
Keith McLeod led the way for Albuquerque with 22 points and 10 assists while Carlos Powell added 18 points to go with eight rebounds for the Thunderbirds.
ERIE ADDS FORMER BAYHAWK CLIFF CLINKSCALES: The Erie BayHawks announced their first roster move of the 2009-10 season with the return of former BayHawk guard Cliff Clinkscales. Selected by the BayHawks in the ninth round of the 2008-09 NBA D-League Draft, Clinckscales, appeared in 43 regular season games, averaging 7.3 points and 5.3 assists per game. To make room on the roster the team released guard Zach Sowers.
D-FENDERS TRADE DERON WASHINGTON FOR TULSA’S KEITH CLARK: The Los Angeles D-Fenders took part in a trade with the Tulsa 66ers, exchanging Deron Washington for Keith Clark.
Washington (6-7, 215) was drafted third overall by the D-Fenders in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft and averaged 9.6 rebounds and 4.8 rebounds in eight games for the D-Fenders. Originally selected in the second round (59th overall) by the Detroit Pistons in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Virginia Tech University product spent this past summer with the Pistons in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Clark, a 6-8 forward from Oklahoma City, averaged 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds this season, with the 66ers. Clark joined the team as a local player invitee of the 66ers 2008 training camp and went on to start 29 of 49 games in the 2008-09 season. Prior to his stint in the NBA D-League, Clark played 11 games at Oklahoma University where he averaged 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
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NBA D-League Daily
Friday, Dec. 18, 2009
Top performers from Thursday’s game:
Maine’s Trey Gilder finished with a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double in 38 minutes off the bench for the Red Claws. He shot 9-of-12 from the field. Teammate Lester Hudson, in his second game on assignment from the Celtics to Maine, finished with 17 points, including connecting on 3-of-5 from three-point land.
Donell Taylor led all scorers with 27 points to go with eight rebounds for Erie. Cedric Jackson scored 12 points and dished out 11 assists as five total BayHawks scored in double figures.
IDAHO’S TOLLIVER CALLED-UP TO PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS: The Portland Trail Blazers today signed Anthony Tolliver of the Idaho Stampede. Tolliver has appeared in all seven of Idaho’s games this season, averaging 20.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 36.9 minutes. He has recorded three double-doubles this season, including a season-high 30 points, to go with 11 rebounds, in a win over the Reno Bighorns on Nov. 30.
TULSA ADDS ZABIAN DOWDELL: The Tulsa 66ers announced today that the team has acquired point guard Zabian Dowdell. Dowdell played in Italy during the 2008-09 season, where he averaged 19.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.2 steals in 37 games.
SPRINGFIELD ADDS CAMPBELL: The Springfield Armor acquired their first pick in the expansion draft, Marcus Campbell. Campbell, a former Mississippi State Center, played on various NBA D-League teams including the Austin Toros, and the Idaho Stampede, In four seasons in the NBA D-League, Campbell has accumulated 1,487 points, and his 1,017 rebounds and 171 blocks rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in league history.
FORT WAYNE ADDS JARED REINER: The Fort Wayne Mad Ants acquired 6’11” center Jared Reiner. Reiner has five years of professional basketball experience, including stints in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls (04-05) and the Milwaukee Bucks (06-07). He signed with the Phoenix Suns during the 2005-06 season but suffered a season-ending knee injury. In 2006-07, he played in 28 games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce averaging 13.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
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NBA D-League Daily
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009
Top performers from Wednesday’s game:
Lester Hudson, on assignment from Boston and playing in his first game for Maine, tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a victory over Erie. His Celtics teammate Bill Walker, also on assignment, added 16 points.
Donell Taylor led Erie with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Jackie Manuel had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
TOROS ADD EDDIE BASDEN: The Austin Toros today announced they acquired Eddie Basden and waived Ryan Bright. Basden will join the Toros on the road and play on Friday night against the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Basden, 26, is a 6-5, 216 guard/forward who played collegiate ball at Charlotte and earned Conference Player of the year in 2005, and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Basden appeared in 19 games for the Chicago Bulls and averaged 2.1 points per game during the 2005-06 season. He averaged 8.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists while in Turkey competing in the Euroleague.
T-BIRDS ADD SHANE EDWARDS: The Albuquerque Thunderbirds announced today that the team has acquired forward Shane Edwards. Edwards was on the Thunderbirds training camp roster prior to the start of the 2009-10 season. Edwards played his college ball at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, where he averaged 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and shot 48.4% during his senior season (2008-09). He attended the Thunderbirds open tryouts in October, and was one of the final two players cut from the training camp roster.
D-FENDERS ADD SASHA CUIC AND LAWRENCE MCKENZIE: It was announced today that the Los Angeles D-Fenders have acquired Sasha Cuic and 2008-09 returning D-Fenders player, Lawrence McKenzie. Cuic, a 6-10 forward originally from Croatia, played three years at Oregon State University before returning to Europe to play overseas. In his final season at Oregon State, Cuic played in 29 games, averaging 11.6 points and 2.8 rebounds. McKenzie, a 6-2 guard, finished his collegiate career at the University of Minnesota after spending two seasons at the University of Oklahoma. With the Golden Gophers, McKenzie averaged 13.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists from 2006-08. McKenzie played 10 games with the D-Fenders in 2009 where he averaged 3.5 points and 2.1 assists per game.
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NBA D-League Daily
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009
Top performers from Tuesday’s games:
Ron Howard and Rod Wilmont led the Mad Ants with 23 points, while Rob Kurz recorded a double-double scored 22 points with 11 rebounds. Kyle McAlarney had a career high with 9 assists to go with his 13 points.
Morris Almond had a fantastic game for the Armor with 39 points, and TJ Cummings added a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Joe Krabbenhoft recorded his first professional career double-double with 23 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. David Bailey posted a game-high 25 points including 4-of-7 3-pointers. Keith Brumbaugh had a solid all around game with a season-high 20 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists.
Iowa’s Earl Barron posted his second double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Mark Tyndale came of the bench to score 21 points while Martin added 14 points in his third game since rejoining the team.
Carlos Powell led the way for the T-Birds with 25 points, while Kevin Pittsnogle added 23. Tony Danridge added 17 points for Albuquerque, and Yaroslav Korolev had his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Curtis Jerrells led the Toros with 34 points on 12 of 19 shooting. Dwayne Jones had a double-double for the visitors with 27 points and 24 rebounds.
Desmon Farmer led the Bighorns with a game-high 27 points. Mo Charlo chipped in 19 points and 12 boards, while Rod Benson picked-up another double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
John Williams paced the Jam with 25 points. Tyrelle Blair pulled down 15 rebounds, while Jeremy Wise came off the bench to kick-in 15 points.
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2009-10 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE TEAM AFFILIATIONS
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NM)
Dallas Mavericks
New Orleans Hornets
Austin Toros (TX)
San Antonio Spurs
Bakersfield Jam (CA)
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, ND)
Memphis Grizzlies
Washington Wizards
Erie BayHawks (PA)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Toronto Raptors
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IN)
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Idaho Stampede (Boise, ID)
Portland Trail Blazers
Denver Nuggets
Iowa Energy (Des Moines, IA)
Chicago Bulls
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles D-Fenders (CA)
Los Angeles Lakers
Maine Red Claws (Portland, ME)
Boston Celtics
Charlotte Bobcats
Reno Bighorns (NV)
Orlando Magic
Sacramento Kings
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (TX)
Houston Rockets
Sioux Falls Skyforce (SD)
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Springfield, Mass.
New Jersey Nets
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Tulsa 66ers (OK)
Oklahoma City Thunder
Utah Flash (Orem, UT)
Atlanta Hawks
Utah Jazz
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D-LEAGUE SALARIES
NBA D-League salaries pay around $12,000, $18,000 or $24,000 per season, according to an NBADL player who spoke to InsideHoops.com.
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