NBA G-League

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• The New Jersey Nets have entered a single affiliation agreement with the Springfield Armor. Last winter, both Philadelphia and New Jersey sent players to Springfield and with this development, the 76ers are forced to find a new affiliate.
  
  
• The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed with the Maine Red Claws to enter a co-affiliation with Maine. Maine now services the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats and Philadelphia.
  
  
• The Utah Jazz have announced that it will enter a co-affiliation with the Idaho Stampede. Utah joins the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trailblazers to be co-affiliates. Utah was forced to search for a new affiliate after their sole affiliate, the Utah Flash was for sale and will take a leave for the NBA D-League 2011-2012 Season.

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• Following the acquisition of the New Mexico Thunderbirds to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic has entered an affiliation with the Sioux Falls SkyForce.
  
  
• While the Washington Wizards have entered an affiliation with the Iowa Energy.

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NBA D-League 2011-2012 Affiliates Draft

Here are the new affiliations for the NBA D-League 2011-2012 Season:

Auston Toros (TX)—San Antonio Spurs

Bakersfield Jam (CA)—Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors

Canton (OH)—Cleveland Cavaliers

Dakota Wizards (Bismark, ND)—Golden State Warriors

Erie Bayhawks (PA)—New York Knicks

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IN)—Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee
Bucks

Idaho Stampede (Boise, ID)—Denver Nuggets, Portland Blazers and Utah Jazz

Iowa Energy (Des Moines, IA)—Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Hornets and
Washington Wizards

Los Angeles D-Fenders (CA)—Los Angeles Lakers


Maine Red Claws (Portland, ME)—Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats and
Philadelphia 76ers

Reno Bighorns (NV)—Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings

Sioux Falls Skyforce (SD)—Miami HEAT, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic

Springfield Armor (MA)—New Jersey Nets

Texas Legends (Frisco, TX)—Dallas Mavericks

Tulsa 66ers (OK)—Oklahoma City Thunder

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Hornets to setup exclusive D-League franchise in the future

According to the President of the New Orleans Hornets Hugh Weber, the Hornets are looking to establish in the future an exclusive D-League franchise for the Hornets that will be based in Louisiana.

Weber was quoted in Hornets247.com:

"If we send a player down to a shared team there’s no advantage. Having a D-League team owned and operated by the franchise allows far more control over player development, and having the team in-state would increase competition and interest and bodes well for nervous Hornets fans. This single-affiliation model is slowly taking root, though most D-League teams are still linked to multiple NBA franchises."

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have promoted Director of Player Personnel Wes Wilcox as the new General Manager for the Cavs' new D-League franchise in Canton, Ohio.

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Nancy Leiberman moving to front-office roll with Legends - Jul 18, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)

A year after taking the the Dallas Mavericks' D-League affiliate, Texas Legends, to the playoffs last year, Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman will assume a front-office position with the team, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

Leiberman informed ESPNDallas.com on Sunday about the move, saying she 'debated the switch for weeks' and decided to move to the personnel part of the organization due to family reasons.

Leiberman also said in the report that she wanted to be there for her son's, T.J. Cline, senior year at Plano West.

According to the report, D-League sources said Leiberman will named assistant general manager as early as Monday and will work along side Legends president Spud Webb.

Courtesy of www.dallasnews.com

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The Maine Red Claws have named former DePaul head coach Dave Leitao as the new head coach of the team.

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USA Basketball has partnered with the NBA D-League for the 2011 Pan American Games. Tulsa 66ers head coach Nate Tibbetts was named as the head coach of the Pan American Squad.

http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/tibbetts_usa_072611.html

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Bruce Pearl, the former head coach of Tennessee has been offered the head coach position by the Dallas Mavericks for their D-League owned team, the Texas Legends.

http://www.sbnation.com/2011/8/2/2340168/bruce-pearl-hired-nba-dleague-texas-legends-tennessee-basketball

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The Golden State Warriors have announced that Nate Bjorkgen will be the head coach of the Dakota Wizards, which is owned by the Warriors.

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The Maine Red Claws have named Dave Leitao as their new head coach after Austin Ainge was elevated as the Director of Player Personnel in the Boston Celtics organization.

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The New Jersey Nets have named Milton Lee as the General Manager of the Springfield Armor.

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The Los Angeles Lakers who owns the Los Angeles D-Fenders, have appointed Eric Musselman as the coach of the D-Fenders.

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NBA D-League 2011-2012 schedule announced

The NBA D-League have announced and unveiled the Schedule for the 2011-2012 NBA D-League Season