2006 NBA Development League playoffs set
April 10, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., April 10 - The regular season champion Fort Worth Flyers are the top seed in the 2006 NBA Development League Championship presented by Delta Air Lines that gets underway with semi-final games in Fort Worth (Texas) and Albuquerque (N.M.) Saturday, April 15.
The Flyers will host the Roanoke Dazzle, which comes into the postseason as the No. 4 seed. Tip off for that game is 7 p.m. CT at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Albuquerque, the No. 2 seed, will host No. 3 Florida at Tingley Coliseum at 1 p.m. MT. The winner of those games will advance to the championship game at the arena of the highest remaining seed on the weekend of April 21-23.
Both semi-final games will be televised by NBA TV. The game between Fort Worth and Roanoke will air on Thursday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET and the Florida-Albuquerque game will air Friday, April 21 at 8 p.m. ET. NBA TV will also air the championship game on Tuesday, April 25 at 4 p.m. ET.
Fort Worth comes into the playoffs with a 28-20 regular season record. The Flyers are making their first D-League postseason appearance and are the first expansion team to win a regular season title. Roanoke, 25-23, will be making its third trip to the postseason.
Albuquerque finished the season at 26-22. Florida was 25-23. The Flame finished tied for third with Roanoke, but earned the third seed by virtue of a 7-5 series record against the Dazzle this season.
The D-League is developing talent from across all disciplines for the NBA's 30 teams and the entire NBA umbrella. This season 19 NBA teams have assigned 29 players to D-League affiliates. There have also been 17 GATORADE Call-Ups from the D-League to the NBA this season. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the D-League, while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed.
The D-League has a proven track record of developing talent both on and off the court, with more than 100 players, coaches, referees, athletic trainers and front-office personnel moving to NBA teams or the league office.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information on the NBA Development League, visit NBADLEAGUE.com.
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