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Spurs Assign Darius Washington to D-League Affiliate Toros

November 29, 2007 - NBA G League (G League)
Austin Spurs News Release


NEW YORK, November 29, 2007 - The San Antonio Spurs have assigned rookie guard Darius Washington to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Toros. Johnson is the 13th NBA player assigned to a D-League affiliate this season.

The Toros also announced the acquisition of guard DerMarr Johnson, a former NBA lottery selection, from the available player pool and waived guard Patrick Fields. Johnson and Washington are expected to be available for Friday night's game against Sioux Falls.

Washington is the second player (Ian Mahinmi, Nov. 21) the Spurs have assigned to the Toros since the organization purchased the Austin franchise on June 28, 2007.

The 6-2, 195-pound free agent signed with the Spurs on Oct. 1, 2007. Washington averaged 2.8 points, 1.1 rebounds on .485 from the field and 7.5 minutes in 15 games for the Spurs this season.

In two seasons at the University of Memphis, Washington averaged 15.4 points, 3.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds for the Tigers. The Winter Park, Fla. native was named the 2005 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, while also earning All-Conference Third Team honors.

Johnson was selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.

Johnson's NBA career has included stints with the New York Knicks (2004) and the Denver Nuggets (2004-07). Johnson averaged 3.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 10.7 minutes in 39 games (seven starts) for the Nuggets last season. In 136 NBA games, Johnson compiled averages of 6.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17.4 minutes.

The guard played one season at the University of Cincinnati, where he was named the 2000 Conference USA Freshman of the Year and earned All-Conference Third Team honors. He averaged 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and shot .478 from the field in 32 games for Cincinnati.

The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 14 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 16 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives of the NBA and its teams, provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.

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