NBA Development League All-Star Game Returns to NBA All-Star Festivities
January 27, 2014 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2014 - The NBA Development League All-Star Game returns to NBA All-Star 2014 for the eighth consecutive year on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. ET. The Prospects and Futures teams, made up of 20 top NBA D-League players, will take to the court at Sprint Arena inside NBA All-Star Jam Session at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in a game slated to air live on NBA TV.
Canton Charge head coach Steve Hetzel and his staff along with Rio Grande Valley Vipers head coach Nevada Smith and his staff will coach the teams in New Orleans. Smith, in his first season with the Vipers, earned the trip to New Orleans based on posting a league-best 19-6 (.760) record in the three-division NBA D-League in games played through Jan. 26. Hetzel, in his first year helming the Charge, and his staff will make the trip to the NBA D-League All-Star Game by virtue of a 16-9 record and owning the tie-breaker with Nate Bjorkgren and the staff of the Iowa Energy, which had the same record through games of Jan. 26, for the league's second-best winning percentage. Hetzel will coach the Futures teams while Smith will guide the Prospects squad.
The 2014 NBA D-League Dream Factory presented by Boost Mobile will again be integrated into the day's events with the Boost Mobile Three-Point Contest tipping off the action at 2:30 p.m. ET and the Boost Mobile Slam Dunk Competition taking place during the game's halftime break.
"We're excited to bring NBA D-League basketball back to the city of New Orleans at NBA All-Star 2014," said Dan Reed, NBA D-League President. "The NBA D-League All-Star Game, and the Dream Factory presented by Boost Mobile, afford top NBA prospects a chance to showcase their talents under basketball's brightest lights and in front of the game's biggest fans. Fans will almost certainly see future NBA standouts in action on Center Court at Sprint Arena."
Eight 2013 NBA D-League All-Stars earned GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA following their All-Star appearance last season, while almost 30 players have earned GATORADE Call-Ups following the last four NBA D-League All-Star Games, including Atlanta Hawks guard Shelvin Mack and Phoenix Suns forward Gerald Green.
The 20 NBA D-League All-Stars and the Boost Mobile Slam Dunk Competition and Three-Point Contest participants will be announced at a later date.
Tickets for NBA All-Star Jam Session can be purchased on NBA.com/allstar. For more information on the NBA Development League, log onto nba.com/dleague.
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