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The Austin Toros are now the Austin Spurs http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/austin_spurs__new_name_2014_10_13.html [quote=""dleaguedave""]I think Washington was trying to form a hybrid with Fort Wayne, but ran out of time late in the summer. Will the possibility of a "Road W...

Rochester RazorSharks In Talks With Toronto Raptors to become their D-League affiliate in 2015. http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/news/760464/rochester-razorsharks-in-talks-with-toronto-raptors/ D-League to realign into 2 conferences and 4 divisions for 2014-15. http://dleaguedigest.com/2014/08/2...

Tulsa 66ers move to Oklahoma City
http://www.nba.com/dleague/tulsa/thunde ... 40718.html

Grand Rapids Drive is the name of the Pistons' new affiliate.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/detroit ... 06_17.html

Utah/Idaho affiliation now official
http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/06/jazz ... ation.html

NBA expected to limit assignments due to Fort Wayne's 13 affiliates.

[quote=""bectond""]If three NBA teams (TOR, MIN, NO) want a minor league franchise now, I really don't understand why the league does not grant those franchises expansion teams. A NO team could be located within driving distance of the Texas franchises, a MINN affiliate team in R...

New York's D-League team will be known as the Westchester Knicks
http://www.nba.com/dleague/westchester/ ... 40514.html

Phoenix/Bakersfield almost done: http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2014/05/08/phoenix-suns-use-d-league-bakersfield-affiliate/8870125/ Fort Wayne and Idaho left, with Idaho expected to sign with Utah. Eastern Division Canton Charge - Owned by the Cleveland Cavaliers Delaware 87ers - Own...

[quote=""bectond""]If there are (at least) three other offers out there the NBA should elect to expand by 2 teams. Then Bakersfield, Idaho, and Fort Wayne could split the other 11 non affiliated teams between them.[/quote] Bakersfield and Idaho are expected to sign with Phoenix a...

The Iowa Energy have signed an affiliation deal with the Memphis Grizzlies: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/2014/05/06/memphis-grizzlies-nba-development-league-jed-kaplan-jerry-crawford/8737929/ They had three other offers that all required relocation, one to an...