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NBA D-League Daily Developments

Published on January 24, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release


Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 15-7 .681 --- Albuquerque Thunderbirds 12-9 .571 2½ Fort Worth Flyers 13-10 .565 2½ Austin Toros 11-9 .550 3 Arkansas RimRockers 11-11 .500 4 Roanoke Dazzle 10-13 .434 5½ Tulsa 66ers 10-13 .434 5½ Fayetteville Patriots 5-15 .250 9

Monday's Results No Games Scheduled

Today Florida at Fort Worth, 7 p.m. CT

TODAY'S SERIES INFO - Florida at Fort Worth: First meeting. Make-up of game iced out on December 8 between two of league's top teams.

SOMEONE'S STREAK ENDS: Florida has won six straight games and Fort Worth three in a row going into tonight's game.

FAMILIAR COACHES: Although this is the first meeting between Florida and Fort Worth, Flame coach Jeff Malone and Flyers coach Sam Vincent have faced each other 21 times previously, with Vincent holding a 13-7 edge, all accumulated when he was coach of the Mobile Revelers and Malone was coach of the Columbus Riverdragons (now Austin).

DAZZLE CARES: The Roanoke Dazzle is in the midst of making 20 community appearances in 21 days, including seven over the course of this week alone. Included in those are Dazzle players providing post-game beverages to a recreation league basketball game on Monday and coach Kent Davison taking part in Montvale Elementary School's "Career Day" today.

SWAT CHART: Florida's Hiram Fuller is currently third on the D-League all-time blocked shots list with 161. Albuquerque's Ken Johnson needs just three to climb past Karim Shabazz and into the top five. He is currently tied for sixth with Kevin Lyde, who had 128 blocks for Greenville (02-03) and Columbus (03-04).

LEAVE SOME FOR US: The top two rebounders in the D-League will be featured in tonight's game between Florida and Fort Worth, and they both play for the Flame. Dwayne Jones, on assignment from the Timberwolves, and Hiram Fuller average 11.4 and 9.1 rebounds, respectively. The remainder of the team, which leads the league in rebounding, averages 26.8 collectively.

ASSIGNMENT STATUS: Eighteen (18) players have been assigned from NBA teams to D-League affiliates this season. The complete list and current status follows:

CURRENTLY IN D-LEAGUE: Martynas Andriuskevicius, Cavaliers, Arkansas; Eddie Basden, Bulls, Tulsa; Gerald Green, Celtics, Fayetteville; Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks, Tulsa; Dwayne Jones, Timberwolves, Florida; Rawle Marshall, Mavericks, Fort Worth; C.J. Miles, Jazz, Albuquerque; Sergei Monia, Trail Blazers, Fort Worth, Donta Smith, Hawks, Arkansas, Martell Webster, Trail Blazers, Fort Worth.

RECALLED TO NBA TEAM: Earl Barron, HEAT, Florida; Andray Blatche, Wizards, Roanoke; Peter John Ramos, Wizards, Roanoke; Pape Sow, Raptors, Arkansas; Dijon Thompson, Suns, Albuquerque; Bracey Wright, Timberwolves, Florida; Dorell Wright, HEAT, Florida

WAIVED BY NBA TEAM: Sean Banks, Hornets, Tulsa.

TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern Time Show / Guest 2 p.m. Game of the Week / Austin-Arkansas from 1/15/06 6:30 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Arkansas' Myron Allen

CONTACT: Kent Partridge / kpartridge@nba.com / 864-248-1108

(See attached file: D-League Daily Developments 01-24-06.doc)

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