NBDL daily developments
Published on February 22, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
PENTHOUSE PLEASE: With Monday's win over Asheville, the Roanoke Dazzle moved into sole possession of first place for the first time since November 29. Coach Kent Davison's team is one-half game ahead of the Columbus Riverdragons, who have been in the top spot for the majority of the season.
MATT AND CORY: With James Thomas taking a night off, Matt Carroll and Cory Alexander took up the Dazzle slack by scoring 24 points each and combining to connect on 17-of-31 field goal attempts.
K.O. GOES B.I.G.: Kevin Owens picked up Thomas' rebounding slack with 13 boards for the Dazzle.
GATORADE CALL-UP POLL: Click on NBDL.com to vote on which GATORADE Call-Up will have the longest NBA career. Toronto's Rafer Alston has the current lead with 57-percent of the votes, followed by Bobby Simmons of the Clippers at 23-percent.
GATORADE REFRESHER COURSE: There have been 44 GATORADE Call-Ups since the NBA's Development League began play in November 2001. Five of those NBDL-to-NBA player callups have come this season. For good measure, remember that there have also been nine coaches, 11 officials and five athletic trainers to earn the promotion.
2004-05 GATORADE Call-Ups
Player NBDL Team NBA Team Date
Smush Parker Florida Flame Phoenix Suns Jan. 19
Brandin Knight Asheville Altitude Houston Rockets Jan. 16
Obinna Ekezie Columbus Riverdragons Atlanta Hawks Jan. 10
James Thomas Roanoke Dazzle Portland Trail Blazers Jan. 9
Kirk Penney Asheville Altitude Los Angeles Clippers Dec. 26
TWIN: Catch "This Week in the NBDL" Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on NBA TV. The weekly live show features highlights, news, notes and interviews from around the NBA's minor league.
BACK NEXT WEEK: The NBDL "Game of the Week" show is taking this week off, giving way to Game 5 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals between the Bulls and Knicks on "NBA Hardwood Classics". The show returns to its regular 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time slot on March 3, featuring the Columbus-Huntsville game from February 19.
HARRINGTON RETURNS: Shooting guard Adam Harrington returned to the Columbus Riverdragons roster on Monday after recovering from a nagging groin injury. To make room for Harrington, who has been out since getting injured on January 25 against Asheville, the Dragons released guard Kevin Braswell.
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