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The National Basketball Association announced its new affiliation and assignment system for the NBA Development League. Under this system, each of the eight current D-League teams will be affiliated with either three or four NBA teams, and the NBA teams may assign players in their first two seasons to play in the D-League.
“This is another step in the right direction to assist in the continuing development of players,” said Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations. “It has long been our goal to have team affiliations between the NBA and the D-League and this structure should be mutually beneficial to both leagues and the players.”
“This is terrific news for basketball fans in D-League markets”, said Phil Evans, NBA Development League President. “Now, in addition to seeing the best basketball players in the world not currently in the NBA, they will have the opportunity to see current NBA players as well, some of whom will be future NBA stars. We've now made a quality entertainment product even better.”
This affiliation and assignment system will be reviewed by the NBA after the 2005-06 season, and if additional D-League teams are added for the 2006-07 season, affiliations will be adjusted to correspond with the total number of D-League teams.
HOW IT WORKS:
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA’s umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up from the D-League to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Eleven (11) former D-League coaches, six athletic trainers, 11 referees and 29 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league’s inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA’s 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
2005-06 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE TEAM AFFILIATIONS:
| Albuquerque Thunderbirds | Florida Flame | |
| Phoenix Suns | Boston Celtics | |
| Sacramento Kings | Miami Heat | |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Utah Jazz | Orlando Magic | |
| Arkansas RimRockers | Fort Worth Flyers | |
| Atlanta Hawks | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | |
| Memphis Grizzles | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Toronto Raptors | Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Austin Toros | Roanoke Dazzle | |
| Denver Nuggets | New Jersey Nets | |
| Houston Rockets | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Washington Wizards | |
| San Antonio Spurs | ||
| Fayetteville Patriots | Tulsa 66ers | |
| Charlotte Bobcats | Chicago Bulls | |
| Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers | |
| New York Knicks | Milwaukee Bucks | |
| New Orleans Hornets |
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