With less than two weeks to go before the end of the regular season, the D-League playoff push is officially in full swing. Three teams have clinched playoff berths, and only four teams have been eliminated from playoff contention. That means there are 10 teams vying for the final five playoff spots as the season [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert
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Categories: 2013 D-League Showcase, Matt Hubert
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I’m not going to pretend to be objective in this post. In the past couple of days, two of my favorite people I’ve encountered during my time covering the D-League—either in person or via the Internet—received big news in the form of new jobs. Mike Gansey, who last played in the D-League during the 2009-10 [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Matt Hubert
| Tags: Mike Gansey, Scott Schroeder
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To say that Ivan Johnson took an unconventional path to the NBA is a bit of an understatement. Johnson, a 27-year-old rookie forward for the Atlanta Hawks has been one of the most unlikely success stories of the first month of the 2011-12 NBA season. In 11 games with the Hawks, Johnson is averaging 4.6 [...]
Categories: D-League Alumni, Matt Hubert, NBA
| Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Erie Bayhawks, Ivan Johnson, NBA
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If you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter today, you’ve surely been inundated by 11/11/11 posts, but I bet none of them had a D-League focus…until now (you’re welcome). Since the 2011-12 season will be the 11th season of the NBA Development League, I thought it was only fitting to segue into the season with 11 [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, D-League Randomness, Matt Hubert
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The 2011-12 NBA Development League season kicks into gear tonight with the 2011 NBA D-League Draft, which begins at 7 p.m. D-League.com is hosting a live chat and real-time Draft Board, and D-League maven Scott Schroeder of Ridiculous Upside said he plans to live tweet the draft from the Ridiculous Upside Twitter account. If you’re [...]
Categories: 2011 D-League Draft, D-League Digest, Matt Hubert
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This week’s edition of D-Links has a distinctive red, white, and blue feel after a team of D-Leaguers brought home the bronze medal from the 2011 Pan American Games this past weekend. Read up on all of the happenings from Mexico in the latest batch of D-Links and don’t forget to catch the D-League Draft [...]
Categories: D-Links, Matt Hubert
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As the prospect of the NBA season beginning any time soon continues to diminish, it’s time to hone up on your D-League knowledge. The D-League Draft is less than two weeks away, so catch up on the latest from around the league in this week’s edition of D-Links. Ridiculous Upside’s Scott Schroeder posted about Fort [...]
Categories: D-Links, Matt Hubert
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Looking for basketball alternatives to the NBA? NCAA basketball is an obvious choice. And the D-League is your best bet for pro-style ball. Now you can add the 2011 Pan American Games to that list. The men’s basketball portion of the competition will take place Oct. 26-30. Let the games begin! The official 12-man USA [...]
Categories: Matt Hubert, USA Basketball
| Tags: 2011 Pan American Games, Team USA
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The NBA Development League held its draft lottery yesterday in Denver, Colorado, at the league’s annual coaches meetings. The Los Angeles D-Fenders won the lottery and will have the first overall selection in the 2011 D-League Draft, which will be held Thursday, November 3. The Austin Toros secured the second selection, while the Maine Red [...]
Categories: 2011 D-League Draft, Matt Hubert
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