NBA D-League Daily Developments
February 25, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Tuesday's games
Marcus Williams scored 26 points and the Austin Toros defeated the Albuquerque Thunderbirds 106-101. The Toros had five players scoring in double figures and improved to 23-9 on the season, the best record in the NBA D-League. Dwayne Jones scored 18 points and collected 14 rebounds in his first start of the season. Ezra Williams added 16 points and Carldell Johnson finished with 16 points and six assists.
Albuquerque was led in scoring by guard Will Conroy, who added 25 points and 5 assists. David Monds and Jasper Johnson each added 22 for the Thunderbirds.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
20 players with D-League experience competed in six NBA games last night, two as starters.
Starting for Houston, Aaron Brooks finished with 20 points .
Miami's Daequan Cook scored 16 points off the bench for the Heat. Teammate Jamario Moon added 12 points and six rebounds.
Jose Juan Barea scored 16 points in 26 minutes of play for the Dallas Mavericks.
Matt Barnes scored 14 points as the Suns defeated the Bobcats 112-102.
As a starter for Orlando, Rafer Alston notched 10 points and dished five assists. Anthony Johnson also scored 10.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team D-League Team Call-Up Dates
Blake Ahearn San Antonio Dakota 11/16/08
Malik Hairston San Antonio Austin 12/22/08
Jermareo Davidson Golden State Idaho 1/5/09
Courtney Sims Phoenix Iowa 1/20/09, 2/13/09
Anthony Tolliver New Orleans Iowa 1/21/09
Cartier Martin Charlotte Iowa 1/29/09
Trey Johnson Cleveland Bakersfield 2/03/09, 2/20/09
Eddie Gill Milwaukee Colorado 2/09/08
ASSIGNMENT BOARD:
Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Dates
Hamed Haddadi Memphis Dakota 2/17/09
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