D-League daily developments
November 25, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
LIFE SKILLS: As a part of a program not offered by any other minor league in any sport, the first of several Life Skills Team Awareness Meetings for D-League players begins in December. Over the course of the season D-League players will also be involved in workshops dedicated to Money Management, Nutrition, Continuing Education, Health Education, Career Education, Career Experiences and a Mentoring Program.
SEVEN ASSIGNED: Seven NBA players are assigned to D-League teams. An update on those players follows.
Player NBA Team D-League Team The
Numbers
Dwayne Jones Timberwolves Florida Flame
first game tonight vs. Roanoke
Pape Sow Raptors Arkansas RimRockers first
game tonight vs. Austin
Bracey Wright Timberwolves Florida Flame
first game tonight vs. Roanoke
Sean Banks Hornets Tulsa 66ers 1 G, 15.0 min,
6.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Ersan Ilyasova Bucks Tulsa 66ers 3 G, 27.0 min,
10.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Peter John Ramos Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 2 G, 21.0
min, 5.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Dijon Thompson Suns Albuquerque Thunderbirds 2 G, 35.0
min, 20.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg
HOW ASSIGNMENTS WORK: The new Collective Bargaining Agreement allows for players with less than two years of NBA experience to be designated to a D-League roster. Each NBA team can designate up to two players to its affiliate. An NBA player can be assigned to the D-League up to three times per season.
D-LEAGUE QUIZ: Can you name the NBA teams designated as Fayetteville Patriots affiliates for the 2005-06 season? Keep reading for the answer.
NBA TV: The NBA TV crew will be at Germain Arena in Fort Myers tonight for the Florida Flame season opener against the Roanoke Dazzle. The game will air November 29 at 2 p.m. ET and on December 3 at noon.
FAMILIAR FOES: When Tulsa visits Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque tonight it will the third meeting between the 66ers and Thunderbirds in seven days. The two teams split a pair of games in Tulsa last weekend.
SAM AND JOEY: Fort Worth coach Sam Vincent and Tulsa coach Joey Meyer are the leading coaches in the D-League in winning percentage and total victories, respectively. Going into tonight's games Vincent, who coached the Mobile Revelers to the 2003 league title, has a .532 winning percentage (58-51), while Meyer's 105 total D-League wins (105-98) is three ahead of Florida coach Jeff Malone (102-98).
QUIZ ANSWER: The Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks are the 2005-06 NBA affiliates of the Patriots.
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