D-League daily developments
November 27, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
I KNOW YOU: The Albuquerque Thunderbirds and Tulsa 66ers play for the fourth time this season today at Tingley Coliseum. The T-Birds have won two of the three meetings.
D-LEAGUE QUIZ: What NBA D-League front office executive was the second player chosen in the 1977 NBA Draft and what team drafted him? Read on for the answer.
CALLED HOME: The Phoenix Suns recalled small forward Dijon Thompson from the Albuquerque Thunderbirds on Saturday. Assigned to the T-Birds during training camp on November 4, Thompson played in three D-League games, averaging 39.0 minutes, 17.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
ASSIGNMENT UPDATE: Six NBA players are currently on assignment to the D-League. An update on their statistics follows.
Player NBA Team D-League Team The Numbers
Sean Banks Hornets Tulsa 66ers 4 G, 20.5 mpg, 14.5
ppg, 2.5 rpg
Ersan Ilyasova Bucks Tulsa 66ers 3 G, 27.0 mpg, 8.3
ppg, 6.5 rpg
Dwayne Jones Timberwolves Florida Flame 2 G, 23.0
mpg, 8.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg
Peter John Ramos Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 4 G, 26.8 mpg,
8.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg
Pape Sow Raptors Arkansas RimRockers 1 G, 34.0 mpg,
21.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg
Bracey Wright Timberwolves Florida Flame 2 G, 25.5
mpg, 25.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
LISTEN LIVE: The radio play-by-play for all D-League games is available via streaming audio on NBADLEAGUE.com.
THIS WEEK ON NBA TV: Catch the action from Florida's season-opening victory over Roanoke on NBA TV Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET and again Saturday at noon ET. "This Week in the D-League", an inside look at the NBA Development League featuring interviews, highlights and all-access footage, premiers live on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Category PG Player Team
Points 25.5 Bracey Wright Florida Flame
Rebounds 12.3 Chuck Hayes Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Minutes 43.0 Kareem Reid Arkansas RimRockers
Assists 10.0 Kareem Reid Arkansas RimRockers
Steals 4.0 Kareem Reid Arkansas RimRockers
4.0 Pape Sow Arkansas RimRockers
QUIZ ANSWER: Arkansas RimRockers President/GM Otis Birdsong was the second overall selection in the 1977 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. He went on to score over 14,000 points in a 12-year NBA career with the Kings, Nets and Celtics.
NBA G League Stories from November 27, 2005
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- Flyers Fall to RimRockers - Fort Worth Flyers
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