Thunderbirds complete trade with Dazzle
January 3, 2006 - NBA G League (G League)
New Mexico Thunderbirds News Release
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., January 3, 2006 - The Roanoke Dazzle and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds have completed the first trade of the 2005-06 NBA Development League season with the Dazzle sending center Andreas Glyniadakis to the Thunderbirds for forward Bryant Matthews.
Glyniadakis, a 7-0, 280-pound center from Greece, played in 15 games (10 starts) for the Dazzle, averaging 17.9 minutes, 7.6 points and 3.8 rebounds. Matthews, who played collegiately at Virginia Tech, played in 12 games (six starts) for the T-Birds, averaging 27.2 minutes, 13.2 points and 6.1 rebounds.
Both players are expected to be in uniform for their new teams on Friday when Roanoke travels to Fayetteville and Albuquerque visits Fort Worth.
Thunderbirds next home game is Friday January 13th versus Fort Worth Flyer at 7:00pm. Tickets start as low as $9 and can be purchased at abqtbirds.com or at Ticketmaster locations. For premium or group seating call the Thunderbirds office at (505) 265-DUNK.
The NBA Development League includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Eleven (11) former D-League coaches, six athletic trainers, 14 referees and 30 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
For more information about the Albuquerque Thunderbirds call (505) 265-DUNK or log on to www.abqtbirds.com.
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