Elliot Williams To Join Warriors D-League Team
Five-year NBA veteran and Hornets camp cut Elliot Williams will sign with the D-League affiliate of the Warriors, his agent tells Adam Johnson of D-League Digest (Twitter link). The Santa Cruz Warriors still hold his D-League rights from his time with their squad last season. The No. 22 overall pick from the 2010 draft went up and down between Santa Cruz and the NBA last season, when he signed five 10-day contracts with three NBA teams.
The Hornets were one of them, and they gave him a partial guarantee of $80K when he signed with Charlotte this past summer. That was slightly more than the $75K the team gave rookie Aaron Harrison, but the team kept Harrison and released Williams at the end of the preseason. Williams saw action in only two preseason games for Charlotte, averaging 5.5 points in 13.0 minutes per contest.
Santa Cruz is also adding Daniel Orton, another former first-round pick who last appeared in the NBA during the 2013/14 season, reports Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). It’s yet more talent for a team that won the D-League championship last spring, matching the NBA title that the parent club won, but Williams and Orton have no direct ties to Golden State and remain free to sign with any NBA franchise.
Eastern Notes: Celtics, Nets, Hawks
The Nets are still feeling some negative effects from the team’s big acquisitions and moves in the past (Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, for example) and severely need help at the point guard position, Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com writes. The Nets are one of only three teams in the league that remain without a win. While it is obviously still early in the season, Mazzeo does not see a turnaround for the Nets in the near future with the way the roster is currently composed.
Here’s more from around the Eastern Conference:
- The Celtics assigned power forward Jordan Mickey and shooting guard/small forward James Young Sunday to their D-League affiliate, the team announced in a press release. It is the second time the pair has been sent to Maine already this season. Young and Mickey were assigned to the D-League on Tuesday, but were sent back up to the Celtics later in the week. Mickey played three minutes in Friday’s NBA game while Young has yet to play this season.
- Kent Bazemore, who is entering the final season of his current deal, has long been known as a defensive player, but the Hawks‘ new starting small forward is producing offensively as well so far this season, as Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution details.
- Jason Smith, whom the Magic signed to a one-year, $4.3MM deal in July, has supplied Orlando with some energy and toughness, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel writes. Smith, as Robbins adds, has taken on a larger role since starting center Nikola Vucevic suffered an injury.
Western Notes: Bryant, Lakers, Spurs
Kobe Bryant appears to be leaning toward retirement at the end of the year, but he hasn’t made a decision just yet, Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News writes. “If you asked me today, this would be my last year. But you never know,” Bryant said. “We’ll keep it open. Whatever happens, happens.” Regardless of when the five time NBA champion decides to retire, he has no desire to get into coaching. “I don’t feel like dealing with divas,” Bryant said jokingly.
Here’s more from around the Western Conference
- The Lakers passed on Kristaps Porzingis in part because of how long they thought it would take him to develop, Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News writes. “[Porzingis] really didn’t show any fear. We just thought it would take him some time,” coach Byron Scott said. “Obviously we’re a little wrong about that. He’s playing pretty well right now.”
- The Spurs are taking a hands-off approach to integrating LaMarcus Aldridge into their system, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News writes. “We still haven’t coached him much,” coach Gregg Popovich said. “We just watch him.” San Antonio is using the same strategy that the team employed with Tim Duncan during the 1997/98 campaign. “Coaching [Duncan] didn’t seem too smart to me,” Popovich said. “If there’s something you might add to his game, you do it after you’ve seen what he does naturally.”
- The Spurs have assigned Jonathon Simmons to their D-League affiliate in Austin, the team announced. This is the first D-League assignment of the season for San Antonio. You can keep track of all of the D-League assignments and recalls made during the 2015/16 campaign here.
Eddie Scarito contributed to this post.
Los Angeles Notes: Bryant, D-League, Russell
Kobe Bryant hasn’t gone on record about his plans for next season, but he remains adamant that he’ll never play for another NBA team besides the Lakers, Baxter Holmes of ESPNLosAngeles.com relays. “I’ve said it so many times. I’m here, I’m a Laker for life,” Bryant said Friday night. “I’m not playing anywhere else, no matter what. It’s just not going to happen. I bleed purple and gold, and that’s just how it’s going to be.”
Bryant, who is in the final year of his deal with the Lakers, was addressing some comments made by Phil Jackson, his former coach, and current president of the Knicks, Holmes notes. Back in September, Jackson had said, “I don’t think it’s his last year. It sounds like it may be his last year as a Laker.” Kobe made light of Jackson’s remarks, adding, “That’s Phil baiting you [members of the media] like he always does. He’s a master at it.”
Here’s more from L.A.:
- It was a mild surprise when the Clippers announced that Branden Dawson and C.J. Wilcox were assigned to the D-League this week, considering that executive/coach Doc Rivers had been on record as being hesitant about sending players down to the D-League without the Clippers having an affiliate of their own. Rivers explained his change in thinking to Rowan Kavner of NBA.com, saying, “We’re sending them to the right place. We talked to them beforehand, we tried to identify somebody that plays somewhat similar offensively to us. The Phoenix group came and it was good.“
- Rivers also told Kavner that it was possible that the Clippers could have their own D-League affiliate at some point in the near future, though there are no plans in the works currently. “We haven’t even decided if we’re going to get one yet,” Rivers said. “But it doesn’t take long to get one.“
- Lakers coach Byron Scott is preaching patience with D’Angelo Russell, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, notes Bill Oram of The Orange County Register. “He’s learning,” Scott said of Russell. “I wouldn’t say ‘struggling.’ He’s learning, and that’s what people got to understand, that this is a 19-year-old kid. Even I sit back at times and say, ‘Wait a minute guys, he’s 19. We got to cut him some slack, this is all new to him.’ But fans and people they don’t understand that.”
Pacific Notes: Rondo, Ezeli, Price
The Kings‘ top priority in free agency this past offseason was Rajon Rondo, who was viewed as the perfect fit on a young Sacramento squad, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports writes. “I knew he was going to be available,” Vlade Divac, the Kings’ president of basketball and franchise operations, told Spears. “He was my first choice when I went after some free agents. Honestly, we weren’t a perfect destination in free agency and that was something we could take advantage of. He works well for us. We have things to turn around. I was very honest with him. I knew people were talking. But this is a great opportunity not only for him, but for us. Honestly, we were probably the first ones to approach. Everyone was scared. I wasn’t. As a player, I knew what he could do.”
Here’s more from the Pacific Division:
- Festus Ezeli hasn’t played much during his time with the Warriors, but an injury to Andrew Bogut is giving him a chance at spot starts this season, and he’s making the most of the playing time he’s getting, as Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group examines. The rim protector is showing off the strides he’s made as he’s poised for restricted free agency, with extension talks breaking down before Monday’s deadline.
- Ronnie Price‘s affection for his time with the Lakers last season is clear, but he instead wound up signing this summer with Phoenix, where coach Jeff Hornacek says he’s been impressed with him since their days together with the Jazz, as Matt Petersen of Suns.com details. “Ronnie’s always been on our list,” Hornacek said. “He’s that veteran guy who understands what his role is. He plays hard in practice. You put him in the game, he’ll be the guy that’s picking guys up full-court. I like that energy.”
- The Clippers could have a D-League team by next season if they want to, but coach/executive Doc Rivers isn’t sure whether that’s the choice they’ll make, tweets Dan Woike of the Orange County Register. The Clips are one of 11 teams without an affiliate this season but, with the Hornets and Nets already with deals to start their own affiliates and the Bulls not far behind, they’re part of a quickly shrinking group of holdouts. The Clippers, Hawks and Wizards are among the teams close to starting D-League teams, according to USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt (Twitter link).
Chuck Myron contributed to this post.
Nets Formally Add D-League Team For 2016/17
FRIDAY, 5:55pm: The Nets have officially announced via a press release that the franchise has acquired the right to own and operate an NBA D-League team, which will be called the Long Island Nets. “Today’s announcement is an exciting one – not only for the NBA D-League, which welcomes the league’s record 21st team; or the Nets, who will have a place for young talent to develop; but for Nets fans,” said Malcolm Turner, NBA D-League President. “The NBA D-League is a place where talented young athletes refine their skills and develop into NBA contributors, and fans in Brooklyn, and later on Long Island, are sure to enjoy watching current and future NBA talent in an affordable, family-friendly atmosphere. I’m excited to work with the Nets’ executive staff as we ramp up to the start of the 2016/17 season together.”
“The creation of a D-League club goes hand in hand with the building of a younger, more athletic Brooklyn Nets team,” said team owner Mikhail Prokhorov. “It will provide additional roster opportunities that will serve us well as we focus on realizing the full potential of our coaches and players, current and future.”
THURSDAY, 11:19am: The Nets will officially announce Friday that they’re starting up a D-League team to serve as their one-to-one affiliate for the 2016/17 season, reports Tim Bontemps of the New York Post. The team has repeatedly said that finding a D-League affiliate of their own for 2016/17 has been a goal, and CEO Brett Yormark tipped his hand today, saying that a “major announcement” would take place about a pro basketball team coming to the renovated Nassau Coliseum in the future, Bontemps notes. The team will play at Barclays Center for a year before moving into Nassau for 2017/18, according to Bontemps, and it’ll be called the Long Island Nets, according to NetsDaily.
The Brooklyn Nets will own the D-League team outright, NetsDaily reports, unlike their former one-to-one D-League affiliate, the Springfield Armor, which had independent ownership. That team moved to Michigan for the 2014/15 season and is now the Pistons affiliate. The Nets are paying the NBA a $6MM startup fee, the same amount of money the Knicks paid when they began the D-League Westchester Knicks before last season, NetsDaily also reports.
It’ll be one of at least two new D-League teams for next season, as the Hornets and the D-League finalized a deal last month for an expansion team in North Carolina. The Bulls also recently announced tentative plans to start an Illinois-based D-League team in 2016/17, as Eric Peterson of the Daily Herald detailed. The D-League would have 22 teams next year if the Nets, Hornets and Bulls all add affiliates, leaving the Hawks, Nuggets, Clippers, Bucks, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Trail Blazers and Wizards as the only NBA teams without D-League partners.
And Ones: Love, Kidd, Morris, D-League
Kevin Love and LeBron James didn’t get along during the 2014/15 campaign, Love’s first with the Cavaliers, and much of the discord stemmed from Love arriving to the team out of shape, which frustrated James immensely, Jason Lloyd of The Akron Beacon Journal writes. Love, who was an unrestricted free agent this offseason, says that he always intended to re-sign with Cleveland, and he approached James shortly after the NBA Finals to let LeBron know that he wanted to play a larger role in the team’s offense, Lloyd relays. “More than anything I just wanted to see what he thought about where the team was going and what we wanted to accomplish,” Love said. “It was always ‘we’ or ‘us.’ It was never like, ‘You need to tell me this.’ Never.”
Many within the Cavs’ organization believe that James, who loves challenges, has taken Love on as his own special project this season, and his primary goal is to build up Love’s confidence, Lloyd adds. “Some of the finer points and perhaps things people overlook is how he influences his teammates and how he influences the flow of the game just by recognizing what helps other guys function better when he trusts in something or someone on the court,” coach David Blatt said of James. “Bron also understands this is a long season and the more he empowers those around him, the better it’s going to be going down the line.”
Here’s more from around the league:
- Jason Kidd‘s move from the Nets to the Bucks was certainly a wise one given Milwaukee’s much brighter future outlook, Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com writes. For his part, Kidd enjoys the challenge of developing and coaching the team’s younger players, Mazzeo notes. “Coaching is hard no matter what — whether you’re coaching veterans or young guys,” Kidd said. “Being able to use certain vocabulary with the older guys — they get it and they can go out and execute it. Sometimes with the younger guys, you have to show them on video or walk through it and then have them do it. So you might have to spend a little more time teaching, but that’s fun. That’s why I like being in Milwaukee, to help put these young guys in a position to have success.”
- Pistons combo forward Marcus Morris said that he has learned from his negative experience of being traded away from his twin brother, Markieff Morris, after inking a contract extension with the Suns, David Mayo of MLive.com writes. “This is the NBA. I let relationships overcome business. That will never happen again,” Morris said. “I’m learning from it. My brother’s learning from it. We’re going to continue to grow.“
- The Clippers have assigned Branden Dawson and C.J. Wilcox to the D-League, Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders tweets. Since Los Angeles does not possess its own affiliate, both players are going to the Bakersfield Jam, the Suns‘ affiliate, Pincus adds.
Atlantic Notes: Fredette, Saric, Prokhorov, Celtics
- Draft-and-stash prospect Dario Saric wished he could have joined the Sixers this past offseason and confirmed to the Croatian outlet Vecernji list that he intends to sign with Philadelphia when his overseas contract allows him to this coming summer (translation via Matt Lombardo of NJ.com). Saric, the 12th pick of the 2014 draft, added that he’s in constant communication with Sixers officials.
- The NBA blocked Mikhail Prokhorov’s plan to borrow money against his share of the Nets to purchase the minority portion that Bruce Ratner owns because it would give the team more than $250MM in debt, sources told Josh Kosman and Tim Bontemps of the New York Post. NBA teams can’t borrow more than that amount without a waiver. So, Prokhorov and Ratner are attempting to restructure the deal that would give Prokhorov 100% of the team, the Post scribes write, and it’s still on track to be complete by year’s end, a league source tells NetsDaily.
- The Celtics recalled Jordan Mickey and James Young from the D-League, the team announced. They received some extra practice reps while with the farm team after the C’s assigned them Tuesday. Keep tabs on all this year’s D-League assignments and recalls with our tracker, which we’ll be updating throughout the season.
2015/16 D-League Assignments, Recalls
The NBA’s relationship with the D-League continues to grow, and this season a total of 19 NBA teams will have one-to-one affiliations with D-League clubs. The 11 NBA teams without their own D-League squads this season will need to assign players to D-League clubs associated with other NBA franchises. D-League teams can volunteer to take on the assigned players, and if no volunteers emerge, the players will be 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.
The Raptors avoided the disappearance of their shared affiliate this summer when they created Raptors 905, a D-League expansion team, to serve as their one-to-one affiliate. 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.
Players assigned to and recalled from the D-League differ from those who receive D-League “call-ups.” A “call-up” happens when a player on a D-League contract signs a new contract with an NBA team. Those whom NBA teams assign and recall are already under contract with NBA teams, and they remain on NBA rosters even while they toil on the farm team.
We’ll use this space to track this year’s assignments and recalls, team by team, throughout the season. You can find this page, which we’ll update throughout the season, anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features.” Here are the NBA’s D-League assignments and recalls for 2015/16:
Atlanta Hawks (No Affiliate)
- November 11th: Assigned Edy Tavares (1st) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled November 15th
- November 13th: Assigned Lamar Patterson (1st) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled November 15th
- December 3rd: Assigned Edy Tavares (2nd) [Canton Charge] — Recalled December 6th
- December 3rd: Assigned Tim Hardaway Jr. (1st) [Canton Charge] — Recalled December 6th
- December 5th: Assigned Lamar Patterson (2nd) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled December 6th
- December 17th: Assigned Edy Tavares (3rd) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled December 21st
- December 28th: Assigned Tim Hardaway Jr. (2nd) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled January 3rd
- December 30th: Assigned Edy Tavares (4th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled December 31st
- January 13th: Assigned Lamar Patterson (3rd) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled January 16th
- January 13th: Assigned Edy Tavares (5th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled January 17th
- January 27th: Assigned Edy Tavares (6th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled February 1st
- February 8th: Assigned Edy Tavares (7th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled February 12th
- February 26th: Assigned Lamar Patterson (4th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled February 28th
- February 26th: Assigned Edy Tavares (8th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled February 28th
- March 1st: Assigned Lamar Patterson (5th) [Canton Charge] — Recalled March 25th
- March 2nd: Assigned Edy Tavares (9th) [Bakersfield Jam] — Recalled March 4th
- March 6th: Assigned Edy Tavares (10th) [Austin Spurs]
- March 29th: Assigned Lamar Patterson (6th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled April 15th
- April 17th: Assigned Lamar Patterson (7th) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled April 19th
Boston Celtics (Maine Red Claws)
- November 3rd: Assigned Jordan Mickey (1st) — Recalled November 5th
- November 3rd: Assigned James Young (1st) — Recalled November 5th
- November 8th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (2nd) — Recalled November 11th
- November 8th: Assigned James Young (2nd) — Recalled November 9th
- November 11th: Assigned James Young (3rd) — Recalled November 11th
- November 12th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (3rd) — Recalled November 15th
- November 12th: Assigned James Young (4th) — Recalled November 15th
- November 14th: Assigned Terry Rozier (1st) — Recalled November 15th
- November 19th: Assigned James Young (5th) — Recalled November 21st
- November 19th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (4th) — Recalled November 25th
- November 19th: Assigned Terry Rozier (2nd) — Recalled November 21st
- November 27th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (5th) — Recalled December 9th
- December 4th: Assigned James Young (6th) — Recalled December 4th
- December 10th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (6th) — Recalled December 14th
- December 17th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (7th) — Recalled December 20th
- December 19th: Assigned Terry Rozier (3rd) — Recalled December 20th
- December 28th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (8th) — Recalled December 30th
- December 31st: Assigned Terry Rozier (4th) — Recalled January 1st
- December 31st: Assigned Jordan Mickey (9th) — Recalled January 13th
- December 31st: Assigned R.J. Hunter (1st) — Recalled January 1st
- January 2nd: Assigned Terry Rozier (5th) — Recalled January 13th
- January 15th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (10th) — Recalled January 18th
- January 15th: Assigned Terry Rozier (6th) — Recalled January 24th
- January 16th: Assigned R.J. Hunter (2nd) — Recalled January 24th
- January 23rd: Assigned James Young (7th) — Recalled January 24th
- February 25th: Assigned James Young (8th) — Recalled February 29th
- March 3rd: Assigned R.J. Hunter (3rd) — Recalled March 3rd
- March 4th: Assigned R.J. Hunter (4th) — Recalled March 7th
- March 8th: Assigned James Young (9th) — Recalled March 9th.
- March 10th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (11th) — Recalled March 11th.
- March 10th: Assigned James Young (10th) — Recalled March 13th
- March 10th: Assigned Coty Clarke (1st) — Recalled March 11th
- March 13th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (12th) — Recalled March 14th
- March 23rd: Assigned Coty Clarke (2nd) — Recalled March 26th
- March 23rd: Assigned James Young (11th) — Recalled March 26th
- March 30th: Assigned James Young (12th) — Recalled April 6th
- April 5th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (13th) — Recalled April 6th
- April 7th: Assigned James Young (13th) — Recalled April 8th
- April 7th: Assigned Jordan Mickey (14th) — Recalled April 8th
Charlotte Hornets (No Affiliate)
- January 21st: Assigned Aaron Harrison (1st) [Oklahoma City Blue] — Recalled January 23rd
- February 1st: Assigned Aaron Harrison (2nd) [Oklahoma City Blue] — Recalled February 7th
- March 13th: Assigned Aaron Harrison (3rd) [Erie BayHawks] — Recalled April 3rd
Chicago Bulls (No Affiliate)
- November 21st: Assigned Cameron Bairstow (1st) [Austin Spurs] — Recalled December 7th
- December 31st: Assigned Cristiano Felicio (1st) [Canton Charge] — Recalled January 14th
- January 15th: Assigned Cristiano Felicio (2nd) [Canton Charge] — Recalled January 16th
- February 1st: Assigned Mike Dunleavy (1st) [Santa Cruz Warriors] — Recalled February 3rd
Cleveland Cavaliers (Canton Charge)
- November 13th: Assigned Joe Harris (1st) — Recalled November 19th
- November 20th: Assigned Joe Harris (2nd) — Recalled November 21st
- November 28th: Assigned Joe Harris (3rd) — Recalled November 30th
- December 2nd: Assigned Joe Harris (4th) — Recalled December 17th
- December 19th: Assigned Joe Harris (5th) — Recalled December 20th
- April 11th: Assigned Sasha Kaun (1st) — Recalled April 11th
- April 11th: Assigned Jordan McRae (1st) — Recalled April 11th
- April 12th: Assigned Sasha Kaun (2nd) — Recalled April 13th
- April 12th: Assigned Jordan McRae (2nd) — Recalled April 13th
Dallas Mavericks (Texas Legends)
- November 20th: Assigned Justin Anderson (1st) — Recalled November 22nd
- November 20th: Assigned Salah Mejri (1st) — Recalled November 22nd
- December 11th: Assigned Justin Anderson (2nd) — Recalled December 12th
- December 11th: Assigned Salah Mejri (2nd) — Recalled December 12th
- December 11th: Assigned Jeremy Evans (1st) — Recalled December 12th
- December 12th: Assigned Justin Anderson (3rd) — Recalled December 12th
- December 12th: Assigned Salah Mejri (3rd) — Recalled December 13th
- December 18th: Assigned Justin Anderson (4th) — Recalled December 20th
- December 18th: Assigned Salah Mejri (4th) — Recalled December 20th
- December 19th: Assigned Jeremy Evans (2nd) — Recalled December 20th
- December 26th: Assigned Justin Anderson (5th) — Recalled December 27th
- December 26th: Assigned Salah Mejri (5th) — Recalled December 27th
- January 2nd: Assigned Salah Mejri (6th) — Recalled January 3rd
- January 21st: Assigned Justin Anderson (6th) — Recalled January 22nd
- January 21st: Assigned Jeremy Evans (3rd) — Recalled January 22nd
- January 21st: Assigned Salah Mejri (7th) — Recalled January 22nd
- February 20th: Assigned Justin Anderson (7th) — Recalled February 21st
- February 20th: Assigned Jeremy Evans (4th) — Recalled February 21st
Detroit Pistons (Grand Rapids Drive)
- December 5th: Assigned Spencer Dinwiddie (1st) — Recalled December 6th
- December 5th: Assigned Darrun Hilliard (1st) — Recalled December 6th
- December 6th: Assigned Spencer Dinwiddie (2nd) — Recalled December 9th
- December 6th: Assigned Darrun Hilliard (2nd) — Recalled December 9th
- December 13th: Assigned Spencer Dinwiddie (3rd) — Recalled December 14th
- December 13th: Assigned Darrun Hilliard (3rd) — Recalled December 14th
- December 17th: Assigned Brandon Jennings (1st) — Recalled December 21st
- December 19th: Assigned Darrun Hilliard (4th) — Recalled December 21st
- December 19th: Assigned Reggie Bullock (1st) — Recalled December 21st
- January 7th: Assigned Spencer Dinwiddie (4th) — Recalled February 9th
Golden State Warriors (Santa Cruz Warriors)
- 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
Houston Rockets (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
- November 11th: Assigned K.J. McDaniels (1st) — Recalled November 16th
- November 13th: Assigned Sam Dekker (1st) [INJURED]
- 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)
- 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)
Indiana Pacers (Fort Wayne Mad Ants)
- 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)
- February 8th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (5th) — Recalled March 15th
- March 16th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (5th) — Recalled March 16th
- March 20th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (6th)
Los Angeles Clippers (No Affiliate)
- 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
Los Angeles Lakers (Los Angeles D-Fenders)
- November 17th: Assigned Anthony Brown (1st) — Recalled November 22nd
- November 27th: Assigned Anthony Brown (2nd) — 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 (3rd) — 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 (4th) — 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)
Memphis Grizzlies (Iowa Energy)
- 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
Miami Heat (Sioux Falls Skyforce)
- 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)
Milwaukee Bucks (No Affiliate)
- 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
Minnesota Timberwolves (No Affiliate)
- December 5th: Assigned Tyus Jones (1st) [Idaho Stampede] — Recalled December 22nd
- January 25th: Assigned Adreian Payne (1st) [Erie BayHawks] — Recalled February 1st
New York Knicks (Westchester Knicks)
- November 30th: Assigned Cleanthony Early (1st) — Recalled December 1st
- December 2nd: Assigned Cleanthony Early (2nd) — Recalled December 2nd
- December 7th: Assigned Cleanthony Early (3rd) — Recalled December 8th
- March 21st: Assigned Cleanthony Early (4th) — Recalled April 1st
Oklahoma City Thunder (Oklahoma City Blue)
- November 13th: Assigned Josh Huestis (1st) — Recalled November 15th
- November 18th: Assigned Josh Huestis (2nd) — Recalled November 22nd
- November 25th: Assigned Josh Huestis (3rd) — Recalled November 25th
- November 30th: Assigned Josh Huestis (4th) — Recalled December 6th
- November 30th: Assigned Mitch McGary (1st) — Recalled December 6th
- December 5th: Assigned Cameron Payne (1st) — Recalled December 6th
- December 7th: Assigned Mitch McGary (2nd) — Recalled December 10th
- December 11th: Assigned Mitch McGary (3rd) — Recalled December 13th
- December 12th: Assigned Josh Huestis (5th) — Recalled December 13th
- December 14th: Assigned Mitch McGary (4th) — Recalled December 31st
- December 15th: Assigned Josh Huestis (6th) — Recalled December 16th
- December 15th: Assigned Cameron Payne (2nd) — Recalled December 16th
- December 20th: Assigned Josh Huestis (7th) — Recalled December 21st
- January 5th: Assigned Josh Huestis (8th) — Recalled January 8th
- January 22nd: Assigned Mitch McGary (5th) — Recalled January 26th
- January 22nd: Assigned Josh Huestis (9th) — Recalled January 26th
- February 19th: Assigned Mitch McGary (6th) — Recalled February 21st
- February 26th: Assigned Josh Huestis (10th) — Recalled February 27th
- February 26th: Assigned Mitch McGary (7th) — Recalled February 27th
- March 4th: Assigned Josh Huestis (11th) — Recalled March 6th
- March 4th: Assigned Mitch McGary (8th) — Recalled March 6th
- March 7th: Assigned Josh Huestis (12th) — Recalled March 12th
- March 7th: Assigned Mitch McGary (9th) — Recalled March 17th
- March 14th: Assigned Josh Huestis (13th) — Recalled March 22nd
- March 21st: Assigned Mitch McGary (10th) — Recalled March 1st
- March 25th: Assigned Josh Huestis (14th) — Recalled March 26th
- March 31st: Assigned Josh Huestis (15th) — Recalled April 2nd
Orlando Magic (Erie BayHawks)
- November 30th: Assigned Devyn Marble (1st) — Recalled December 23rd
- January 1st: Assigned Devyn Marble (2nd) — Recalled January 17th
- March 5th: Assigned Dewayne Dedmon (1st) —Recalled March 7th
Philadelphia 76ers (Delaware 87ers)
- November 11th: Assigned Kendall Marshall (1st) — Recalled December 4th
- November 11th: Assigned Tony Wroten (1st) — Recalled December 4th
- December 1st: Assigned Christian Wood (1st) — Recalled December 1st
- December 8th: Assigned Carl Landry (1st) — Recalled December 14th
- December 8th: Assigned Christian Wood (2nd) — Recalled December 14th
- December 18th: Assigned Christian Wood (3rd) — Waived on January 5th
Phoenix Suns (Bakersfield Jam)
- February 11th: Assigned Jordan McRae (1st) — Recalled February 16th
Portland Trail Blazers (No Affiliate)
- March 10th: Assigned Cliff Alexander (1st) [Santa Cruz Warriors] — Recalled March 20th
- March 10th: Assigned Luis Montero (1st) [Santa Cruz Warriors] — Recalled March 20th
Sacramento Kings (Reno Bighorns)
- November 13th: Assigned Duje Dukan (1st) — Recalled November 23rd
- November 30th: Assigned Duje Dukan (2nd) — Recalled December 7th
- December 9th: Assigned Duje Dukan (3rd) — Recalled December 10th
- December 17th: Assigned Duje Dukan (4th) — Recalled December 27th
- February 4th: Assigned Duje Dukan (5th) — Recalled February 24th
- February 25th: Assigned Duje Dukan (6th) — Recalled April 1st
- March 19th: Assigned Eric Moreland (1st) — Recalled April 1st
- April 7th: Assigned Duje Dukan (7th)
San Antonio Spurs (Austin Spurs)
- November 7th: Assigned Jonathon Simmons (1st) — Recalled November 14th
- November 16th: Assigned Jonathon Simmons (2nd) — Recalled November 18th
- December 4th: Assigned Boban Marjanovic (1st) — Recalled December 6th
- December 4th Assigned Ray McCallum (1st) — Recalled December December 5th
- December 16th: Assigned Ray McCallum (2nd) — Recalled December 21st
- December 27th: Assigned Ray McCallum (3rd) — Recalled December 28th
- December 29th: Assigned Ray McCallum (4th) — Recalled December 30th
- January 2nd: Assigned Ray McCallum (5th) — Recalled January 4th
- January 30th: Assigned Ray McCallum (6th) — Recalled February 1st
- March 17th: Assigned Jonathon Simmons (3rd) — Recalled March 19th
- March 20th: Assigned Boban Marjanovic (2nd) — Recalled March 22nd
- March 20th: Assigned Jonathon Simmons (4th) — Recalled March 22nd
Toronto Raptors (Raptors 905)
- November 13th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (1st) — Recalled November 21st
- November 13th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (1st) — Recalled November 29th
- November 24th: Assigned Delon Wright (1st) — Recalled November 27th
- November 27th: Assigned Delon Wright (2nd) — Recalled November 29th
- December 4th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (2nd) — Recalled December 5th
- December 4th: Assigned Delon Wright (3rd) — Recalled December 5th
- December 7th Assigned Bruno Caboclo (3rd) — Recalled December 7th
- December 7th Assigned Delon Wright (4th) — Recalled December 5th
- December 12th: Assigned Delon Wright (5th) — Recalled December 20th
- December 12th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (4th) — Recalled December 20th
- December 19th: Assigned Norman Powell (1st) — Recalled December 20th
- December 20th: Assigned Anthony Bennett (1st) — Recalled December 20th
- December 21st: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (5th) — Recalled December 23rd
- December 21st: Assigned Norman Powell (2nd) — Recalled December 23rd
- December 29th: Assigned Norman Powell (3rd) — Recalled January 1st
- December 30th: Assigned Anthony Bennett (2nd) — Recalled January 1st
- December 30th: Assigned Delon Wright (5th) — Recalled January 1st
- January 16th: Assigned Anthony Bennett (3rd) — Recalled January 19th
- January 16th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (6th) — Recalled January 19th
- January 16th: Assigned Delon Wright (6th) — Recalled January 19th
- January 22nd: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (7th) — Recalled January 26th
- January 22nd: Assigned Norman Powell (4th) — Recalled January 26th
- January 22nd: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (2nd) — Recalled January 26th
- January 26th: Assigned Delon Wright (7th) — Recalled January 27th
- January 26th: Assigned Norman Powell (5th) — Recalled January 27th
- January 26th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (3rd) — Recalled January 27th
- January 27th: Assigned Anthony Bennett (4th) — Recalled January 30th
- January 27th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (8th) — Recalled January 30th
- February 2nd: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (9th) — Recalled February 7th
- February 21st: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (10th) — Recalled February 28th
- February 29th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (11th) — Recalled March 2nd
- March 3rd: Assigned Norman Powell (6th) — Recalled March 4th
- March 3rd: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (4th) — Recalled March 4th
- March 3rd: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (12th) — Recalled March 4th
- March 5th: Assigned Delon Wright (8th) — Recalled March 6th
- March 5th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (13th) — Recalled March 6th
- March 5th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (5th) — Recalled March 6th
- March 10th: Assigned Delon Wright (9th) — Recalled March 10th
- March 10th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (14th) — Recalled March 10th
- March 10th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (6th) — Recalled March 10th
- March 11th: Assigned Delon Wright (10th) — Recalled March 12th
- March 11th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (15th) — Recalled March 13th
- March 11th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (7th) — Recalled March 12th
- March 14th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (16th) — Recalled March 14th
- March 14th: Assigned Delon Wright (11th) — Recalled March 14th
- March 14th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (8th) — Recalled March 14th
- March 18th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (17th) — Recalled March 20th
Utah Jazz (Idaho Stampede)
- November 30th: Assigned Tibor Pleiss (1st) — Recalled December 16th
- January 28th: Assigned Tibor Pleiss (2nd) — Recalled February 3rd
- February 4th: Assigned Tibor Pleiss (3rd) — Recalled February 7th
- February 18th: Assigned Tibor Pleiss (4th) — Recalled January 22nd
- February 24th: Assigned Tibor Pleiss (5th) — Recalled April 3rd
*Note: The numbers in parentheses after each player’s name are a running total denoting how many D-League assignments the player has this season.
Atlantic Notes: Green, D-League, Ross
Spurs shooting guard Danny Green acknowledged that the Knicks had reached out to him over the summer, but said that he couldn’t gauge their sincerity and he instead agreed to re-sign with San Antonio when the free agent signing period began back in July, Marc Berman of The New York Post writes. “I was very much leaning towards [the Spurs] than anywhere else,’’ Green said. “New York reached out, but I don’t think they were as interested as I thought they’d be. My deal was done pretty quick.’’
Here’s more from the Atlantic Division:
- The Celtics have assigned power forward Jordan Mickey and swingman James Young to the Maine Red Claws, their D-League affiliate, the team announced (via Twitter). This marks the first assignment of the 2015/16 season for each player. The Red Claws don’t officially open their season until November 12th, so this is likely a move designed to get the duo more practice time, though that is merely my speculation.
- Terrence Ross, who signed a three-year contract extension with the Raptors on Monday, will earn $10MM in 2016/17, and $10.5MM per year for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 campaigns, Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com tweets.
- The Nets have officially added Randy Ayers and Bob Bender to their player personnel scouting staff, the team announced. Ayers was named to the position of college scout, while Bender was named pro scout, according to the press release.
- Jared Sullinger, who failed to reach an agreement with the Celtics on an extension prior to Monday’s deadline, said that he’ll be playing the rest of the season with a chip on his shoulder, and added that even some of his own family members have doubted his abilities, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe relays (via Twitter).