NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on December 21, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 6-2 .750 --- Arkansas RimRockers 7-3 .700 --- Albuquerque Thunderbirds 7-3 .700 --- Fort Worth Flyers 6-3 .667 ½ Tulsa 66ers 4-7 .363 3½ Roanoke Dazzle 4-7 .363 3½ Austin Toros 2-5 .286 3½ Fayetteville Patriots 2-8 .200 5
Today No Games Scheduled
Tuesday Results No Games Scheduled
Coming Thursday Florida at Fayetteville, 7:30 ET Tulsa at Arkansas, 7:30 CT
KING OF THE COURT: Fayetteville's Mike King has played in 148 D-League games and needs just six more to pass Omar Cook as the all-time leader. King is also fifth in career minutes played (3,100), ninth in free throws made (315), eighth in free throws attempted (414) and sixth in career steals (149).
IME ALSO CLIMBING: Fort Worth's Ime Udoka is also moving up the D-League career charts. He is currently fifth in total rebounds (631), free throws attempted (454) and steals (162). He is fourth in career defensive rebounds (446).
CAN'T FORGET ZIM: Austin point guard Derrick Zimmerman has 554 career assists and needs just 20 more assists to move past Cory Alexander into second place on the all-time list. He is fifth all-time with 162 steals.
TODAY ON NBA TV: Arkansas guard Clay Tucker is scheduled to be a guest on NBA TV Insiders at 7:10 p.m. ET. Tucker is currently fifth in the league in both scoring (20.1) and in three-point field goal percentage (.417, 25-60).
HOT FLASHES: The Florida Flame Hot Flashes are the latest addition to the in-game experience at Germain Arena. This group of women, age 49 and up, double as on-court performers and community service ambassadors. Go to FLORIDAFLAME.com to learn more.
ASSIGNMENT UPDATE: Following is an update on players currently on assignment from NBA teams. Player NBA Team D-League Team The Numbers Sean Banks Hornets Tulsa 66ers 7 G, 23.6 mpg, 13.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg Andray Blatche Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 2 G, 21.0 mpg, 13.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg Ersan Ilyasova Bucks Tulsa 66ers 11 G, 28.5 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg Dwayne Jones Timberwolves Florida Flame 8 G, 30.5 mpg, 9.9 ppg, 12.0 rpg Peter John Ramos Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 11 G, 28.6 mpg, 12.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg Donta Smith Hawks Arkansas RimRockers 6 G, 26.5 mpg, 15.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg Pape Sow Raptors Arkansas RimRockers 9 G, 33.0 mpg, 19.1 ppg, 11.1 rpg Bracey Wright Timberwolves Florida Flame 8 G, 36.1 mpg, 22.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg
LOGGING TIME: Thirty-eight games into the regular season, the eight NBA players on assignment to the D-League are averaging 29.4 minutes per game.
SLIM MARGINS: Albuquerque and Arkansas are tied for the league lead in average margin of victory at +3.0 points. In the midst of a 2-8 start, Fayetteville's average margin of defeat is just -3.0 points.
MLK SHOWCASE: The 2006 MLK Showcase, featuring every D-League team in eight games over two days, is scheduled for January 15-16 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C. Game times each day are 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET.
SHOWCASE CREDENTIALS/LEAGUE INFO: Kent Partridge / kpartridge@nba.com / 864-248-1108.
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