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February 18, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


2011 ALL-STAR INFORMATION

The fifth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by SonoSite will take place on Saturday, Feb. 19 on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas and will be televised live on NBA TV at 5 p.m. ET. The fourth-annual NBA Development League Dream Factory Friday Night presented by Haier will take place at Center Court at NBA Jam Session presented by adidas on Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 p.m. ET. All three events - the Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contests and the second annual NBA D-League Haier Shooting Stars - will steam live on NBA Futurecast at nba.com/dleague. NBA D-League All-Stars must be on an active NBA D-League roster in order to participate in the game.

2011 NBA D-LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME REPLACEMENTS ANNOUNCED

Scottie Reynolds (Springfield Armor), Cedric Jackson (Idaho Stampede), Marcus Landry (Reno Bighorns) and Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) were today selected to replace Dexter Pittman (Sioux Falls Skyforce), Zabian Dowdell (Tulsa 66ers), Trey Johnson (Bakersfield Jam) and Mustafa Shakur (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) in the 2011 NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by SonoSite. Jackson, a 6-2, 190-pound guard out of Cleveland State, earned three GATORADE Call-Ups last season (Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards) and ranks fifth in the league in assists this season (7.2). Landry, a 6-7, 225-pound forward out of Wisconsin, played 18 games last season with the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, and his 76 three-pointers this year ranks second in the league. McNeal, a 6-3, 200-pound forward out of Marquette, is the league's fifth-leading scorer, averaging 18.8 points per game for Rio Grande Valley. Reynolds, the 6-2, 190-pound guard out of Villanova, ranks among the league leaders in assists (6.2 apg, 7th) and steals (2.0 spg, 7th), and owns the league's highest single-game assist total this season (18). Reynolds will play for the East, while Jackson, Landry and McNeal will play for the West.

THURSDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Thursday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)

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ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:

Four players with NBA D-League experience competed in two NBA games last night, one as starter.

Dallas' Rodrigue Beaubois started and scored nine points in win over Phoenix.

Phoenix's Marcin Gortat came off the bench and had nine points in a loss to Dallas.

GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:

Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date

Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11

Larry Owens San Antonio Tulsa 1/16/11

Mustafa Shakur Washington Rio Grande Valley 1/22/11

Chris Johnson Portland Dakota 1/24/11

Garrett Temple Milwaukee Erie 1/25/11

Trey Johnson Toronto Bakersfield 1/26/11

Orien Greene New Jersey Utah 2/1/11

Steve Novak San Antonio Reno 2/9/11

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 20 22.6 8.1 3.6 1.4

Armon Johnson Portland Idaho 1/28/11 8 27.3 17.6 4.4 2.9

Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 2/3/11 5 34.0 17.6 9.0 1.6

Willie Warren L.A. Clippers Bakersfield 2/3/11 6 25.5 21.0 5.3 7.0

James Anderson San Antonio Austin 2/7/11 6 23.3 15.5 3.7 2.0

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