NBA D-League Quietly Fulfills Mission, Gains Momentum

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 NBA D-League Quietly Fulfills Mission, Gains Momentum
Of the 400-or-so NBA players currently on contract to one of the thirty franchises, fifteen percent are alumni of the Development League (or “D-League”). Sixty one (61) former D-Leaguers – a relatively startling number - are now playing in the Association. Commissioner Stern’s modest effort to provide an alternative for players to reach the big league, even if they did not want to attend ... [link]

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Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings: 2.25.08
Published 2/25/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
Hope everyone's weekend was pleasant, what with the Memphis-Tennessee game and all. And that amazing game between the Pistons and Suns. Wait, did I say game? I meant, abject slaughter. That's a much better term. RIP Fun Suns. Thanks, Kerr. More later on that. But for now? The links. Before we get started, I thought I'd clear up the intent of this little collection, since several people have been kind enough to make note of it. In Google Reader, I've got 115 NBA Blogs, and I add an average of about two a week. (Side note: Someone tell Windhorst to get a friggin' RSS feed, por favor.) On top of that, I subscribe to the Topix NBA search feed, which dumps in ...

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