Official D-League Thread

Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has assigned rookie guard Morris Almond and rookie center Kyrylo Fesenko to the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).

Almond, a 6-6, 225-pound guard out of Rice has appeared in three games for the Jazz, playing a total of 12 scoreless minutes. He has spent 14 games on the inactive list. Almond was selected by the Jazz in the first round (25th overall selection) of the 2007 NBA Draft.

Fesenko, a 7-1, 288-pound center was previously assigned to the Flash on November 10 before being recalled on November 30. He appeared in four games (all starts) for the Flash, averaging 13.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.25 blocks while shooting .611 from the floor. The 20-year-old native of the Ukraine has appeared in one game for the Jazz, scoring six points and grabbing seven rebounds in 17 minutes in a 120-96 Jazz win over the Los Angeles Lakers the night he was recalled. Originally selected by Philadelphia with in the second round (38th overall selection) of the 2007 NBA Draft, the Jazz acquired Fesenko’s rights in a draft night deal that sent the draft rights to Herbert Hill (55th overall pick) and trade considerations to the 76ers.

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PugZee said:

Sweet good idea.

Has anyone ever been to a D-League game?

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DJT said:

Nice idea Maple, I like this.

Brandon Bowman for Bakersfield has been doing quite nicely, averaging over 20ppg and 5 rbg. Also Scooter McFadgon has been ripping it up for them to with 22ppg.

Also Utah has sent Morris Almond and Kyrylo Fesenko to the Utah Flash, and the Rockets sent Aaron Brooks to their D-League team.

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MapleLeaf said:

The lone Mavs player on the D-League team is Fazekas, and he is putting up pretty good numbers. 12.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG in 28.3 MPG, shooting 46% from the field.

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RealGM Staff Report -
The Detroit Pistons assigned rookie center Cheikh Samb to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Monday. Samb’s assignment is the 18th of the 2007-08 season, and Samb is the 16th NBA player assigned to a D-League affiliate. Samb is scheduled to play his first game with the Mad Ants on Thursday, Dec. 13 against the Dakota Wizards.

Samb, 7-1, 245-pounds, has appeared in two games for Detroit this season and averaged 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 10.5 minutes per game. In six preseason games for the Pistons, Samb averaged 4.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 17.8 minutes.

Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 51st pick in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, Samb was acquired by the Pistons on draft day from the Lakers in exchange for Maurice Evans. Samb spent the 2006-07 season playing overseas with WTC Cornella in the Spanish LEB2 League.

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PugZee said:

Good I hope he develops a while playing in the D-League.

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Portland Trail Blazers Assign Guard Taurean Green To Idaho Stampede


NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2007 – The Portland Trailblazers today assigned rookie point guard Taurean Green to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Idaho Stampede. Green’s assignment is the 19th of the 2007-08 season, and Green is the 17th NBA player assigned to a D-League affiliate.

“This is a great opportunity for Taurean to get some more playing time and in-game experience at a professional level,” said Trail Blazers’ General Manager Kevin Pritchard. “We’re grateful to have a partnership with Idaho and the D-League to help us develop our young players.”

A second round selection (52nd overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft, Green has appeared in four games for the Trail Blazers this season and averaged 2.3 points and 1.3 assists in 6.0 minutes per game. In the preseason with Portland, Green appeared in seven games and averaged 6.4 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game including a 13 point performance in a 118-102 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 12, 2007.

A three year Gator, Green helped lead the University of Florida to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2007. In 111 games at Florida, Green averaged 10.5 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds, including 16 points and six assists in the National Championship game against Ohio State. Green was named MVP of the 2007 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional, earned Second Team All-SEC honors for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He left Florida as the Gators 31st all-time leading scorer with 1,170 career point as well as ranking second in career free throw percentage (.856), seventh in assists (400), and tied for eighth in three-point field goals made (186)

Green joins an Idaho team that leads the West Division with a 5-3 record.

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Utah Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has recalled center Kyrylo Fesenko from the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).

Fesenko, a 7-1, 288-pound center had been re-assigned to the Flash on December 6 following an earlier Flash stint from November 10-30.

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MapleLeaf said:

Jazz recalled Kyrylo Fesenko

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