NBA D-League Daily Developments
January 16, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS REASSIGN BRACKINS TO NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE SPRINGFIELD ARMOR
Philadelphia 76ers forward Craig Brackins was reassigned to the Springfield Armor, the 76ers' NBA Development League affiliate, it was announced today. The assignment marks the 31st time in the 2010-11 season an NBA player has been assigned to an NBA D-League affiliate, and it is the second assignment for Brackins, a rookie out of Iowa State. Brackins (6-10, 230) was first assigned on Nov. 30. He averaged 17.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.8 blocks in five games before being recalled. Brackins has appeared in two games this season for Philadelphia, averaging 4.0 points in 10.5 minutes.
SATURDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Saturday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Philadelphia 76ers assignee Craig Brackins scored 31 points, while JamesOn Curry added 20 points, to lead Springfield to the win over Erie. Ivan Johnson led the BayHawks with 23 points.
Trey Johnson scored 31 points to lead Bakersfield to a victory over Sioux Falls in Duane Ticknor's first game as interim coach of the Skyforce. Anthony Harris led Sioux Falls with 26 points.
Tweety Carter's 21 points paced Tulsa to a win over New Mexico, the 66ers' 10th straight victory. The Thunderbirds' Dar Tucker led all scorers with 27 points.
Marcus Landry scored 24 points, while Patrick Ewing Jr. had 16 points and 12 rebounds, leading Reno to a win over Texas. Joe Alexander led the Legends with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
41 players with NBA D-League experience competed in eight NBA games last night, four as starters.
Houston's Aaron Brooks had 24 points and 10 assists in a win over Atlanta.
Cleveland's Ramon Sessions had 21 points and nine assists in a loss to the Nuggets.
Washington's Andray Blatche tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Toronto.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11
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
Pape Sy Atlanta Utah 12/27/10 7 21.9 5.7 3.7 5.7
Jeremy Lin Golden State Reno 1/9/11 7 30.3 19.4 5.0 3.9
Cole Aldrich Oklahoma City Tulsa 12/30/10 14 27.7 9.4 7.4 0.9
Hamady Ndiaye Washington Dakota 1/7/11 5 19.0 3.6 3.8 0.2
Dexter Pittman Miami Sioux Falls 1/6/11 13 27.8 14.7 7.8 1.3
Avery Bradley Boston Maine 1/14/11 1 21.7 11.0 2.0 6.0
Craig Brackins Philadelphia Springfield 1/15/11 6 36.2 19.5 8.2 1.3
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