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2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Timberwolves

May 24th, 2016 at 9:01pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Minnesota Timberwolves, one of the 11 NBA franchises without their own D-League affiliate:

The Wolves made 2 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending two players to the D-League for a total of 23 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Minnesota for the 2015/16 campaign:

December 5th: Assigned Tyus Jones (1st) [Idaho Stampede] — Recalled December 22nd
January 25th: Assigned Adreian Payne (1st) [Erie BayHawks] — Recalled February 1st

Here’s how Minnesota’s players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Tyus Jones: In six appearances the point guard averaged 24.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 35.2 minutes per outing. Jones’ shooting line was .487/.426/.923.
Adreian Payne: In three appearance Payne averaged 26.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 35.1 minutes per contest. His shooting line was .444/.286/.808.

And-Ones: D-League, Blatt, Dragic, NBPA

May 24th, 2016 at 2:14pm CST by Luke Adams

Oshkosh officials are mulling the possibility bringing a D-League franchise to the city, according to a report from NewsTalk 1150 WHBY. The Bucks, in search of their own D-League team, would like to have an affiliate within two hours of Milwaukee, and put out a request for proposals — Oshkosh city officials are considering whether or not to move forward with the idea and submit a proposal to the NBA.

Here’s more from around the NBA:

Former Cavaliers head coach David Blatt doesn’t intend to take the 2016/17 season off, and is currently more likely to accept a head coaching job overseas than to take an assistant job in the NBA, as he tells Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today. “I don’t see myself not being a head coach somewhere but you never know,” Blatt said. “I’m going to coach next year. I’m not going to sit out. It’s not in my nature. I want to work,” he said. “I’ll be back somewhere. Could be anywhere.”
In the wake of Jeff Hornacek‘s offer from the Knicks, who are expected to formally hire him as their head coach soon, Ken Berger of CBSSports.com revisits Hornacek’s time in Phoenix and provides an interesting tidbit related to a former Suns player. According to Berger, Hornacek spoke to Goran Dragic and secured a commitment from the point guard, who said he’d re-sign with the Suns when his contract expired — days later, Phoenix traded him to the Heat.
The National Basketball Players Association has hired Jefferies, an investment banking firm, to advise the union during labor talks with the league, tweets Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg Sports. Jefferies will identify current and future revenue for the NBPA, per Soshnick.
Within his weekly Morning Tip feature, NBA.com’s David Aldridge explores the impact of the draft lottery results and takes an in-depth look at how teams approach head coaching searches.
A pair of ESPN.com articles profile two prospects projected to come off the board at the top of the draft, with David Thorpe examining Ben Simmons‘ potential, while Chad Ford and Kevin Pelton (Insider link) take a closer look at whether Dragan Bender has the potential to crack the top two picks.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Bucks

May 21st, 2016 at 4:30pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Milwaukee Bucks, one of the 11 NBA franchises without their own D-League affiliate:

The Bucks made 3 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending two players to the D-League for a total of 65 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Milwaukee for the 2015/16 campaign:

November 21st: Assigned Damien Inglis (1st) [Canton Charge] — Recalled December 5th
January 16th: Assigned Damien Inglis (2nd) [Westchester Knicks] — Recalled February 29th
March 18th: Assigned Rashad Vaughn (1st) [Canton Charge] — Recalled March 26th

Here’s how Milwaukee’s players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Damien Inglis: In 16 combined appearances Inglis averaged 10.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21.4 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .435/.333/.643.
Rashad Vaughn: In four D-League games Vaughn notched averages of 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 21.1 minutes per contest. His shooting numbers were .304/.062/.375.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Heat

May 19th, 2016 at 4:58pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Miami Heat, whose D-League affiliate is the Sioux Falls Skyforce:

The Heat made 8 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending two players to the D-League for a total of 55 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Miami for the 2015/16 campaign:

November 25th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (1st) — Recalled November 29th
December 3rd: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (2nd) — Recalled December 15th
December 25th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (3rd) — Recalled January 3rd
December 30th: Assigned Josh Richardson (1st) — Recalled January 3rd
January 5th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (4th) — Recalled January 16th
January 5th: Assigned Josh Richardson (2nd) — Recalled January 11th
February 4th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (5th) — Recalled February 7th
February 10th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (6th) — Recalled February 15th

Here’s how Miami’s players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Josh Richardson: In four appearances Richardson averaged 23.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 38.2 minutes per contest. His shooting numbers were .473/.393/.706.
Jarnell Stokes: In 28 appearances Stokes averaged 20.6 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 30.7 minutes per outing. His shooting line was.665/.444/.667.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Grizzlies

May 18th, 2016 at 11:49am CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Memphis Grizzlies, whose D-League affiliate is the Iowa Energy:

The Grizzlies made 16 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending three players to the D-League for a total of 86 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Memphis for the 2015/16 campaign:

December 4th: Assigned James Ennis (1st) — Recalled December 6th
December 8th: Assigned James Ennis (2nd) — Recalled December 9th
December 11th: Assigned James Ennis (3rd) — Recalled December 13th
December 17th: Assigned Jarell Martin (1st) — Recalled December 17th
December 17th: Assigned Russ Smith (1st) — Recalled December 17th
December 17th: Assigned James Ennis (4th) — Recalled December 17th
December 22nd: Assigned James Ennis (5th) — Recalled December 24th
December 22nd: Assigned Jarell Martin (2nd) — Recalled December 24th
December 22nd: Assigned Russ Smith (2nd) — Recalled December 24th
December 27th: Assigned James Ennis (6th) — Recalled January 3rd
December 28th: Assigned Jarell Martin (3rd) — Recalled January 3rd
January 15th: Assigned James Ennis (7th) — Recalled February 3rd
January 25th: Assigned Jarell Martin (4th) — Recalled February 3rd
February 3rd: Assigned James Ennis (8th) — Recalled February 18th
February 3rd Assigned Jarell Martin (5th) — Recalled February 9th
February 25th: Assigned Jarell Martin (6th) — Recalled February 29th

Here is how the Grizzlies’ players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

James Ennis: In 24 appearances Ennis averaged 18.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33.3 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .454/.321/.697.
Jarell Martin: In 10 appearances Martin averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 28.9 minutes per contest. His shooting numbers were .492/.286/.565.
Russ Smith: In 22 combined appearances with Iowa and Delaware (the Sixers’ affiliate), Smith averaged 27.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists in 37.0 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .460/.304/.778.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Lakers

May 14th, 2016 at 5:15pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Los Angeles Lakers, whose D-League affiliate is the Los Angeles D-Fenders:

The Lakers made 15 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending three players to the D-League for a total of 45 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Los Angeles for the 2015/16 campaign:

November 17th: Assigned Anthony Brown (1st) — Recalled November 17th
November 18th: Assigned Anthony Brown (2nd) — Recalled November 18th
November 19th: Assigned Anthony Brown (3rd) — Recalled November 20th
November 21st: Assigned Anthony Brown (4th) — Recalled November 22nd
November 27th: Assigned Anthony Brown (5th) — Recalled November 28th
December 13th: Assigned Tarik Black (1st) — Recalled December 14th
December 13th: Assigned Ryan Kelly (1st) — Recalled December 14th
December 13th: Assigned Anthony Brown (6th) — Recalled December 14th
December 18th: Assigned Tarik Black (2nd) — Recalled December 23rd
December 18th: Assigned Ryan Kelly (2nd) — Recalled December 23rd
January 2nd: Assigned Anthony Brown (7th) — Recalled January 3rd
January 2nd: Assigned Tarik Black (3rd) — Recalled January 3rd
January 2nd: Assigned Ryan Kelly (3rd) — Recalled January 3rd
January 8th: Assigned Tarik Black (4th) — Recalled January 31st
January 8th: Assigned Ryan Kelly (4th) — Recalled January 14th

Here is how the Lakers’ players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Tarik Black: Black appeared in eight games and averaged 16.9 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 32.1 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .574/.000/.605.
Anthony Brown: In seven appearances Brown averaged 14.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 33.6 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .392/.319/.688.
Ryan Kelly: Kelly made seven appearances and averaged 27.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 35.8 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .529/.375/.778.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Clippers

May 11th, 2016 at 8:28pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams have one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors will be recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Los Angeles Clippers, one of the 11 NBA franchises without their own D-League affiliate:

The Clippers made eight assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending two players to the D-League for a total of 165 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Los Angeles for the 2015/16 campaign:

November 5th: Assigned Branden Dawson (1st) [Bakersfield Jam] — Recalled November 30th
November 5th: Assigned C.J. Wilcox (1st) [Bakersfield Jam] — Recalled November 30th
December 4th: Assigned Branden Dawson (2nd) [Grand Rapids] — Recalled December 24th
December 16th: Assigned C.J. Wilcox (2nd) [Canton Charge] — Recalled January 9th
January 3rd: Assigned Branden Dawson (3rd) [Grand Rapids] — Recalled January 31st
February 22nd: Assigned Branden Dawson (4th) [Grand Rapids] — Recalled March 12th
March 6th: Assigned C.J. Wilcox (3rd) [Canton Charge] — Recalled March 16th
March 22nd: Assigned C.J. Wilcox (4th) [Canton Charge] — Recalled March 28th

Here is how the Clippers’ players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Branden Dawson: In 29 games, Dawson averaged 10.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 21.1 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .518/.444/.576.
C.J. Wilcox: In 21 appearances, Wilcox averaged 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 32.7 minutes per night. His shooting line was .458/.417/.836.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Pacers

May 10th, 2016 at 9:24pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Indiana Pacers, whose D-League affiliate is the Fort Wayne Mad Ants:

The Pacers made 13 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending four players to the D-League for a total of 294 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Indiana for the 2015/16 campaign:

November 2nd: Assigned Rakeem Christmas (1st) — Recalled December 31st
November 2nd: Assigned Shayne Whittington (1st) — Recalled December 27th
December 11th: Assigned Joe Young (1st) — Recalled December 14th
December 27th: Assigned Glenn Robinson III (1st) — Recalled December 28th
December 27th: Assigned Joe Young (2nd) — Recalled December 28th
December 28th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (2nd) — Recalled December 31st
January 1st: Assigned Rakeem Christmas (2nd) — Recalled January 30th
January 25th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (3rd) — Recalled January 25th
January 30th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (4th) — Recalled February 3rd
February 2nd: Assigned Rakeem Christmas (3rd) — Recalled April 3rd
February 8th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (5th) — Recalled March 15th
March 16th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (5th) — Recalled March 16th
March 20th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (6th) — Recalled April 3rd

Here is how the Pacers’ players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Rakeem Christmas: In 48 appearances, Christmas averaged 13.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 30.1 minutes per night. His shooting line was .473/.250/.732.
Glenn Robinson III: The forward appeared in one contest and scored 11 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out two assists in 41 minutes of action.
Shayne Whittington: In 41 appearances, Whittington averaged 12.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 30.8 minutes per contest. His shooting line was .429/.310/.816.
Joe Young: In three appearances, Young averaged 24.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 34.9 minutes per game. His shooting line was .433/.636/.933.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Rockets

May 7th, 2016 at 5:14pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity for the 2015/16 campaign for each team and we’ll continue with the Houston Rockets, whose D-League affiliate is the Rio Grande Valley Vipers:

The Rockets made 18 assignments for the 2015/16 season, sending four players to the D-League for a total of 89 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Houston for the 2015/16 campaign:

November 11th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (1st) — Recalled November 16th
Decembe4th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (2nd) — Recalled December 9th
December 6th: Assigned Montrezl Harrell (1st) — Recalled December 9th
December 26th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (3rd) — Recalled December 28th
December 26th: Assigned Montrezl Harrell (2nd) — Recalled December 28th
January 7th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (4th) — Recalled January 15th
January 23rd: Assigned Montrezl Harrell (3rd) — Recalled January 30th
January 23rd: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (5th) — Recalled January 30th
January 30th: Assigned Donatas Motiejunas (1st) — Recalled February 1st
January 30th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (6th) — Recalled February 1st
February 3rd: Assigned Donatas Motiejunas (2nd) — Recalled February 4th
February 4th: Assigned Donatas Motiejunas (3rd) — Recalled February 9th
February 6th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (7th) — Recalled February 9th
February 19th: Assigned Sam Dekker (2nd) — Recalled February 22nd
March 1st: Assigned Sam Dekker (3rd) — Recalled March 5th
March 4th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (8th) — Recalled March 5th
March 4th: Assigned Montrezl Harrell (4th) — Recalled March 5th
March 23rd: Assigned Montrezl Harrell (5th) — Recalled April 10th

Here is how the Rockets’ players performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Sam Dekker: In seven appearances, Dekker averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 23.2 minutes. His shooting numbers were .418/.237/.667.
Montrezl Harrell: In 12 games, Harrell averaged 24.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 38.9 minutes. His shooting line was .533/.240/.654.
K.J. McDaniels: In 16 appearances, McDaniels averaged 15.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 36.1 minutes. His shooting numbers were .469/.353/.780.
Donatas Motiejunas: In four games, Motiejunas averaged 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 25 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .525/.467/.500.

2015/16 D-League Usage Report: Warriors

May 6th, 2016 at 9:00pm CST by Eddie Scarito

The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams had one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. Those NBA organizations without their own affiliates were required to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams could volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerged, the players were assigned at random.

This significant change from the 2014/15 season came about after the Pacers purchased the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and turned them into their one-to-one partner for the 2015/16 campaign. Other NBA teams have interest in following suit in the years ahead, and the NBA’s ultimate goal for the D-League is for all 30 NBA franchises to have their own D-League squads. You can view the complete list of D-League affiliates here.

We at Hoops Rumors are recapping the D-League-related activity from the 2015/16 campaign for each team, and we’ll continue with the Golden State Warriors, whose D-League affiliate is the Santa Cruz Warriors:

The Warriors made four assignments for the 2015/16 campaign, sending one player to the D-League for a total of 35 days. Listed below are all the assignments and recalls made by Golden State for the season:

January 4th: Assigned Kevon Looney (1st) — Recalled January 24th
January 28th: Assigned Kevon Looney (2nd) — Recalled February 2nd
March 2nd: Assigned Kevon Looney (3rd) — Recalled March 7th
March 12th: Assigned Kevon Looney (4th) — Recalled March 14th

Santa Cruz also had three players assigned to it from other NBA franchises via the flexible assignment rule:

The Bulls sent Mike Dunleavy (one assignment, two days).
The Blazers sent Cliff Alexander (one assignment, 10 days) and Luis Montero (one assignment, 10 days).

Here is how Looney performed while on assignment to the D-League this season:

Kevon Looney: In 12 D-League appearances, the combo forward averaged 9.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 19.1 minutes per outing. His shooting line was .396/.310/.714.