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Published on January 10, 2012 under NBA G League (G League) News Release


SHOWCASE ROLLS ON FROM RENO

Four games down, 12 to go. Here's a quick snapshot of yesterday:

Mike James was always known in the trade as a 'scoring point.? In 2005-06 with the Toronto Raptors, James averaged a career-best 20.3 points in 79 games. In just his second game with the Erie BayHawks, James, despite being the only player on the floor without his last name stitched into his jersey, lived up to his billing, scoring 23 points as the BayHawks defeated the Idaho Stampede, 103-101 in the opening game of the 2012 NBA Development League Showcase. James, who last played in the NBA during the 2009-10 season, averaged 10.5 points in 528 games over nine-plus years. More

The roster for the L.A. D-Fenders reads like a who's who of NBA seasons past. Gerald Green and Mardy Collins are former first-round picks. Orien Greene is a former second-round pick with several years of NBA experience under his belt. Head coach Eric Musselman boasts head coaching stints with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. Brandon Costner is living in the moment. The reigning NBA Development League Player of the Month put on an offensive clinic, scoring 29 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including 4-for-7 from behind the arc, as the D-Fenders defeated Springfield, 97-82 in the second game of the 2012 NBA D-League Showcase. More

It was perhaps his finest stretch as a pro. Solomon Alabi, on assignment from the Toronto Raptors, scored eight quick points, mostly on dunks, as the Bakersfield Jam built an early 17-2 lead over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Then came the foul trouble. After finishing the first quarter with eight points, four rebounds, two blocks and only one personal foul, Alabi was tagged with three second quarter fouls. He then picked up another foul at the start of the third quarter, and was forced to sit for most of the second half. Fort Wayne (7-11) took advantage throughout, trimming Bakersfield's lead to only two at the half, and eventually used a 13-0 run late in the fourth quarter to take a 96-90 lead, en route to a 100-96 win in the third game of the 2012 NBA D-League Showcase. More

Marcus Morris brought lottery credentials. Andre Emmett and Blake Ahearn left with the winning ticket. Emmett, a former second-round pick (2004), who played sparingly in the NBA before heading overseas, scored 36 points, while Ahearn added 26 points and 12 assists, as the hometown Reno Bighorns (9-9) defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 116-99. Emmett shot 16-for-23 from the field, and also had nine rebounds and a game-high five steals. There's no mystery to his game. He's a stone cold scorer. There's little doubt he left many lucrative offers overseas to take another shot at the NBA. More

PROSPECT REPORT

Jerome Randle, Maine Red Claws -- At the completion of the 2010 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a longtime scout said of Randle: "He demonstrated all the ingredients - leadership, passing and shooting ability, toughness, ultra-quick hands and feet, and a point guard's intelligence - that NBA point guards must have. Some smart team should scoop him up in the second round, but I'm pretty sure that even if they don't, he'll make his way into the NBA sometime in the next two seasons." Randle, the 2010 Pac-10 Player of the Year at California, spent his rookie season in Turkey. This year, he was in training camp with the Dallas Mavericks, but was waived and signed by Texas Legends, who then traded him to the Red Claws. He's averaging 12.2 points and 3.4 assists.

NEWS & NOTES

Dallas Mavericks Recall Yi Jianlian from NBA D-League Affiliate Texas Legends

The Dallas Mavericks announced that they have recalled forward Yi Jianlian from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. Yi (7-0, 250) was signed by the Mavericks as a free agent on Jan. 6 and was assigned to the NBA D-League later the same day. He played in two games for the Legends and averaged 23.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 36.5 minutes per game.

AROUND THE D-LEAGUE

The 2011 NBA D-League champion Iowa Energy has re-signed reigning league MVP Curtis Stinson . The 6-3 point guard most recently played in Slovenia prior to his return to the Energy. Stinson averaged 19.3 points, 9.8 assists and 5.7 rebounds last year, earning First Team All NBA D-League honors. During the Energy's playoff run last year, Stinson averaged 24.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists in eight games while leading the Energy to its first NBA D-League championship ... The Maine Red Claws, presented by Quirk Chevrolet, today announced that they have activated forward Paul Harris . Harris had been waived due to injury on Jan. 5 following the aggravation of a prior back injury. To make room for Harris on the roster, the Red Claws have waived Durrell Summers ... Malcolm Thomas was pulled from the L.A. D-Fenders lineup just prior to taking the court yesterday Reno. Rumor has it, he's being called up by an NBA team ... The Dakota Wizards have claimed forward Taylor Griffin (6-7, 238, Oklahoma) from the available player pool. Griffin will be in uniform today when the Wizards take on Canton Tuesday. Griffin was drafted in the second round (48th overall) by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA Draft. He split the 2009-10 season with the Suns and their NBA Development League affiliate, the Iowa Energy, where he averaged 9.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 12 games (11 starts). Griffin appeared in eight games with the Suns averaging 1.3 points and 0.3 rebounds. He most recently played for Belgacom Liege of the Belgium Basketball League.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS

Cleveland's Alonzo Gee scored 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting in 28 minutes in a loss to the Toronto Raptors last night. Not drafted by an NBA franchise in 2009, Gee signed with the Austin Toros, and was named the 2009-10 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year, averaging 21.0 points and 6.6 rebounds in 36 games with the Toros. After spending time with the Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs at the end of the 2009-10 season, Gee was signed by the Cavaliers in December 2010, and went on to average 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 40 games.-->

LOOKING AHEAD

As the NBA D-League converges on Reno for the 2012 NBA D-League Showcase, look for full coverage, including game recaps, features and video on NBADLeague.com.-->

GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD

Boston's Ray Allen needs 28 threes to pass Reggie Miller (2,560) for first on the all-time list ... Boston's Kevin Garnett needs 60 rebounds to pass Charles Barkley (12,546) for 16th on the all-time list ... The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant needs 52 points to pass Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) for eighth on the all-time list. Bryant needs seven steals to pass Rod Strickland (1,616) for 22nd on the all-time list.

ASSIGNMENT BOARD

NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League:

Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G PPG RPG APG

Hassan Whiteside Sacramento Reno 11/29/10 7 5.1 3.2 0.1

DeMarre Carroll Memphis Dakota 12/14/10 6 35.7 18.3 6.8

Pape Sy Atlanta Utah 12/27/10 6 24.0 5.5 5.0

Devin Ebanks L.A. Lakers Bakersfield 12/27/10 6 26.5 12.0 8.0

Garret Siler Phoenix Iowa 1/4/10 16.0 4.0 7.0

Cole Aldrich Oklahoma City Tulsa 12/30/10 28.8 7.3 8.1

-->Today's Quote

WALKER RUSSELL, on the Fort Wayne Mad Ants dealing with adversity: "We've had players leaving, coaches leaving, no practices, but we're finally starting to get that chemistry. Guys are filling in their roles and we're looking like a brand new team." News-Sentinel, Jan. 10, 2011

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