NBA D-League Daily Developments
April 6, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
2010 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PLAYOFFS TIP OFF WEDNESDAY APRIL 7 IN UTAH
The Eastern Conference Champion Iowa Energy, the top seed in the upcoming 2010 NBA D-League playoffs, selected the seventh seeded Utah Flash as their opponent in the first round of the 2010 NBA Development League playoffs, it was announced following a teleconference held with the League's eight playoff-bound teams. The teams will tip off the 2010 NBA D-League playoffs on Wednesday, April 7, when the Flash host the Energy at 9:00 p.m. ET at the McKay Event Center in the first game of the best-of-three series which will conclude at Iowa for games two and three, if necessary. For the second consecutive year, the top three seeds in the NBA D-League playoffs (the two conference champions, along with the wild card team with the best regular season record) had the opportunity to select their first round opponent among the four lowest seeded playoff teams.
AUSTIN'S DWAYNE JONES SIGNS WITH THE PHOENIX SUNS
The Phoenix Suns yesterday signed center/forward Dwayne Jones of the Austin Toros, making him the record 34th GATORADE Call-Up of the 2009-10 NBA Development League season. Jones joins 79 current NBA players with NBA D-League experience. Jones has appeared in 48 games, all starts, for Austin this season, averaging 17.6 points and an NBA D-League-leading 16.0 rebounds in 40.0 minutes. He has scored in double figures 46 times, registering 44 double-doubles. He scored a season-high 29 points in an 88-87 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Dec. 12, 2009 and pulled down an NBA D-League season-high 27 rebounds in a 118-113 road win over the Bakersfield Jam on March 20.
FORT WAYNE'S ROB KURZ AND OLIVER LAFAYETTE NAMED NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Rob Kurz and Oliver Lafayette of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants were named NBA Development League Co-Performers of the Week for games played during the week of March 29. Kurz recorded three double-doubles last week in road wins over the Springfield Armor and Maine Red Claws. He scored 27 points, one shy of his season high, in a 100-83 win over the Armor on April 1, and returned on April 2 to finish with a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double in a 105-92 win over the Maine Red Claws in Portland. For the week, Kurz averaged 23.3 points on 56 percent (23-of-41) shooting from the floor to go with 10.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Lafayette scored a game-high 32 points in Fort Wayne's win over Maine on April 2. For the week, Lafayette averaged a team-high 27.3 points, 8.7 assists and 7.3 rebounds.
MONDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Monday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
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ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
Zero players with NBA D-League experience competed in zero NBA games last night, zero as starters.
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Dates
Chris Hunter Golden State Fort Wayne 11/20/09
Anthony Tolliver Golden State Idaho 12/17/09, 1/17/10
Mike Harris Houston/ Washington Rio Grande 12/23/09, 2/24/10, 3/24/10
Sundiata Gaines Utah Idaho 1/5/10
Cartier Martin Golden State, Washington Iowa 1/10/10, 3/30/10
Mario West Atlanta Maine 1/12/10
JamesOn Curry LA Clippers Springfield 1/22/10
Cedric Jackson Cleveland, S.A., Wash. Erie 1/23/10, 3/10/10, 3/31/10
Will Conroy Houston Rio Grande Valley 1/28/10, 3/2/10
Coby Karl Golden State Idaho 1/31/10
Chris Richard Chicago Tulsa 2/5/10, 3/3/10
Garrett Temple Houston, Sacramento, San Antonio Rio Grande Valley 2/8/10, 3/3/10, 3/13/10
Antonio Anderson Oklahoma City Rio Grande Valley 2/22/10
Reggie Williams Golden State Sioux Falls 3/2/10
Othyus Jeffers Utah Iowa 3/3/10
Alonzo Gee Washington, San Antonio Austin 3/7/10, 3/29/10
Mustafa Shakur Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/16/10, 3/31/10
Kenny Hasbrouck Miami Rio Grande Valley 3/16/10
Curtis Jerrells San Antonio Austin 3/24/10
Alade Aminu Miami Bakersfield 3/27/10
Earl Barron New York Iowa 4/2/10
Dwayne Jones Phoenix Austin 4/5/10
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G MPG PPG RPG APG
Lester Hudson Memphis Dakota 2/28/10 20 27.2 16.0 6.0 4.2
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/2/10 27 31.5 15.0 7.5 1.0
Curtis Jerrells San Antonio Austin 3/24/10 50 40.2 20.7 4.5 5.7
Nathan Jawai Minnesota Sioux Falls 3/31/10 4 21.0 8.3 4.5 1.0
Mustafa Shakur Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/31/10 47 37.8 19.2 4.5 6.9
NBA G League Stories from April 6, 2010
- Skyforce To Host Viewing Party For Playoff Opener - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Toros Acquire Cory Underwood, Emmanual Jones - Austin Spurs
- Vipers To Play Game Two Of Playoffs On Nationally Televised Stage - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Vipers To Be Presented With Western Conference Championship Trophy Wednesday At Pepper's - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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