Phoenix's Griffin Re-Assigned To NBA D-League Affiliate Iowa Energy
April 7, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, April 7, 2010 - Phoenix Suns forward Taylor Griffin was re-assigned to the Iowa Energy, the Suns' NBA D-League affiliate, it was announced today. The re-assignment is the 36th time an NBA player has been assigned to an NBA D-League affiliate during the 2009-10 season and the third for Griffin.
In two previous stints with the Energy this season, Griffin, 6-7, 238-pounds, averaged 9.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 28.9 minutes in 12 games (11 starts). He scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 94-82 victory over the Dakota Wizards on Dec. 11 in Iowa.
Selected in the second round (48th overall) by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA Draft, Griffin has appeared in eight games this season for the Suns, scoring 10 points in eight minutes.
A four-year contributor at Oklahoma, Griffin averaged 9.6 points and 5.8 rebounds during his senior campaign for the Sooners while shooting 54 percent from the field. During his college career, he was named to the Big 12 All-Academic Second Team during his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.
Suns fans can stay in step with Griffin, who is expected to join the Energy today and be available tonight when Iowa travels to Orem, Utah to face the Utah Flash in the first game of the best-of-three first round of the 2010 NBA D-League playoffs, by logging onto nba.com/dleague to watch all of the Energy's games live, online, for free.
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