2010–11 NBA Development League season
| 2010–11 NBA Development League season | |
|---|---|
| League | ← 2009–10 |
The 2010–11 NBA Development League season is the tenth season of the
previous season
.
The season started with the
Reno Bighorns won the Western Conference with the second-best regular season record with 34 wins and 16 losses. The regular season set a new record on total attendance of 1,125,583, a 7.9% increase from the previous season.[1]
The playoffs started on April 6, 2011. The first seed, the Iowa Energy, defeated the
Bakersfield Jam
and the Reno Bighorns in the first and second round respectively. The Energy and the Vipers face each other in the 2011 NBA D-League Finals that was started on April 24, 2011. The Energy won the first game 123–106, while the Vipers won the second game 141–122 to even the series. On April 29, 2011, the Energy won the decisive Game Three to win their first ever championship.
Teams and coaches
Team changes
- The Colorado 14ers on June 18, 2009. The franchise relocated to Frisco, Texas and was renamed the Texas Legends.[2]
- On March 1, 2010, the New Mexico Thunderbirds to reflect their new location and their statewide representation.[3]
- On May 21, 2010, the Los Angeles D-Fenders announced that they would not play in the 2010–11 season.[4] The franchise, which is owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, relocated to El Segundo, California and will return to play in the 2011–12 season.[5]
Affiliation changes
On July 6, 2010, the league announced the affiliation system for the season. The
Tulsa 66ers, which is owned by the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder respectively, continued their single-affiliation partnerships with their parent teams. The Houston Rockets also continued their single-affiliation partnership with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Texas Legends, who is owned by Dallas Mavericks' General Manager Donnie Nelson, also began a single-affiliation partnership with the Mavericks. The other 12 teams were affiliated with at least two NBA teams each. Due to several team changes above and other circumstances, some affiliation changes occurred.[6]
- The Albuquerque Thunderbirds for the last two seasons, began a single-affiliation partnership with the Texas Legends.
- The New Mexico Thunderbirds.
- The Reno Bighorns.
- The Bakersfield Jam.
Coaching changes
Offseason
- On November 5, 2009, the Frisco D-League Team, who later became the Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman as the franchise's first head coach.[7] She became the first female to coach a men's professional basketball team.[8]
- On June 2, 2010, the D-League Most Valuable Player and former Stampede player Randy Livingston as the team's head coach,[9] replacing Bob MacKinnon Jr. who resigned on May 6, 2010.[10]
- On July 27, 2010, the New Mexico Thunderbirds promoted assistant coach and former Thunderbirds player Darvin Ham as the team's head coach,[11] replacing John Coffino who resigned in April 2010.[12]
- On August 12, 2010, the Reno Bighorns hired former NBA head coach Eric Musselman as the team's head coach,[13] replacing Jay Humphrieswho left the team after the 2009–10 season.
- On September 7, 2010, the Austin Toros on September 28, 2010.[15]
- On September 21, 2010, the Irish national team head coach Jay Larranaga as the team's head coach,[16] replacing John Treloar who was hired as the Director of Player Personnel for the Phoenix Suns on September 21, 2010.[17]
- On September 28, 2010, the Austin Toros hired former Utah Flash head coach Brad Jones as the team's head coach,[15] replacing Quin Snyder who was hired as the assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers on July 1, 2010.[18]
In-season
- a On January 14, 2011, the Sioux Falls Skyforce fired head coach Tony Fritz.[19] Assistant coach Duane Ticknor took over as the interim head coach for two games until former Skyforce head coach Morris McHone was hired on January 20, 2011.[20]
Players
An NBA D-League team roster consists of draftees, returning, allocation and tryout players. In addition, NBA teams can assign players who are on their first or second NBA season to their D-League affiliates. The roster must consist of 10 D-League players, but the maximum roster size is 12 players, including NBA assignees. If a team had more than two NBA assignees, the team must reduce its roster to avoid having more than 12 players. In the D-League, all players sign a one-year NBA D-League Standard Player Contract with the league, not with the specific D-League teams.[21]
Returning players are players who played in the league during the previous season and are retained by their respective teams. The D-League teams are allowed to invite a limited number of returning players. Players who signed a D-League contract but are not retained by their previous teams are placed on the draft pool, along with new players who also sign with the league.[22] Tryout players are the players who are invited to join the D-League team from the open tryouts which are held by each teams in October, before the season began.[21]
Beginning this season, the league implements a new allocation players rule. In the past, the teams are awarded allocation players, who are usually players with significant local or player appeal to that market.[21] The allocation rule was replaced to accommodate the new allocation rule which involves the NBA affiliates of the D-League teams. In the new rule, up to three players cut last from the NBA teams roster prior to the draft, will be allocated to their D-League affiliates, if they sign the standard D-League contract. The new rule increased the bond between the NBA teams and their D-League affiliates, while sacrificing the marketing effect from local allocation players.[23]
Returning, allocation and tryout players
On October 30, 2011, the league announces the returning, allocation and tryout players for the 16 teams. Several players with NBA experience who returned to their previous teams are
Los Angeles D-Fenders, who would not take part in the 2010–11 season. The Legends selected 10 out of the 14 available players and two of them were later named in the returning players list for the Legends.[25]
The list of allocation players from the NBA teams includes several notable players such as former NBA players
Maine Red Claws.[24]
The returning and allocation players were joined by the tryout players and the draftees for the training camp, where the players would compete for a place on the teams' 12-man roster.
Draft
The tenth annual NBA Development League Draft was held on November 1, 2010. In this
Maine Red Claws. Other notable first-round picks are former NBA second-round draft picks Robert Vaden, Cheikh Samb and Salim Stoudamire.[30] In the second round, two former NBA draft picks, Walter Sharpe and Antonio Daniels, were selected. Daniels, who has played 12 seasons in the NBA since he was drafted fourth in the 1997 NBA draft, was selected by the Texas Legends with the 29th pick.[31][32]
A total of 128 players were selected in the eight-round draft.
Assignments
During the 2010–11 season, an all-time high 39 NBA players were assigned to the D-League.undrafted players.[34][35] Hasheem Thabeet, the second overall pick in 2009, was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for seven games in March and April.[36] He is the highest drafted NBA player to ever play in the D-League.[37] The sixth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Jonny Flynn, was assigned twice and played two games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[38] He was assigned to the D-League for the purpose of rehabbing from a hip injury which required a surgery during the off-season.[39] Four other former lottery picks, Terrence Williams, Cole Aldrich, Ed Davis and Patrick Patterson, were also assigned to the D-League.[1] Aldrich, Davis and Patterson are among the ten first-round draft picks from the 2010 NBA draft who were assigned this season.[33][35] Out of the 27 players selected in the 2010 NBA Draft who played in the D-League this season, 22 of them were NBA assignees.[1][33][35]
2009 NBA first-round picks,
triple-double.[47]
Call-ups
A call-up occurs when a player is signed by an NBA team. An NBA team is allowed to sign any D-League player as long as they are eligible to play in the NBA under the current
Tulsa 66ers players, Ryan Reid, Robert Vaden and Latavious Williams, whose draft rights are still held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers. A D-League player is usually signed to a 10-day contracts, a short-term contract which lasted ten days and are available to be used starting January 5. A player can only sign two 10-day contracts with the same team in one season. If the team want to retain the player after the second 10-day contract expired, the team has to sign the player for the remainder of the season.[48]
During the season, there were 27 call-ups involving 20 different players.Tulsa 66ers each had three players called-up. The San Antonio Spurs called-up the most player with four, but only two of them earned contracts for the remainder of the season. The Washington Wizards called-up three players and each of them earned a contract for the remainder of the season.
Out of the 20 players assigned, 10 of them have played in the NBA before they were called-up. NBA veteran Antonio Daniels, who returned to professional basketball after one-year absence, played for the Texas Legends until he was called up to the Philadelphia 76ers in April.[50] Jeff Adrien, who began the season with the Golden State Warriors before he was waived in December, was called up by the Warriors in February.[51] Steve Novak and Mario West, who have played four and three seasons in the NBA respectively, also received call-ups and were signed for the remainder of the season.[52][53] Other players with NBA experience who were called-up are Othyus Jeffers, Trey Johnson, Danny Green, Orien Greene, Garrett Temple and Kyle Weaver. Six players, Marcus Cousin, Zabian Dowdell, Patrick Ewing Jr., Chris Johnson, Larry Owens and Mustafa Shakur, made their first NBA appearance during the call-ups.
| Player | Team | NBA team | Date(s) called-up and contract(s) signed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zabian Dowdell | Tulsa 66ers
|
Phoenix Suns | January 9: Signed a 10-day contract January 27: Signed a second 10-day contract February 7: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Larry Owens | Tulsa 66ers
|
San Antonio Spurs | January 16: Signed a 10-day contract January 26: Signed a second 10-day contract |
| Mustafa Shakur | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Washington Wizards | January 22: Signed a 10-day contract February 12: Signed a second 10-day contract February 28: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Chris Johnson | Dakota Wizards | Portland Trail Blazers | January 24: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Garrett Temple | Erie BayHawks
|
Milwaukee Bucks | January 25: Signed a 10-day contract February 5: Signed a second 10-day contract |
| Trey Johnson | Bakersfield Jam
|
Toronto Raptors | January 26: Signed a 10-day contract February 7: Signed a second 10-day contract |
| Orien Greene | Utah Flash
|
New Jersey Nets
|
February 1: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Steve Novak | Reno Bighorns
|
San Antonio Spurs | February 8: Signed a 10-day contract February 22: Signed a second 10-day contract March 4: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Chris Johnson (2) | Dakota Wizards | Boston Celtics | February 24: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Jeff Adrien | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | Golden State Warriors | February 25: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Othyus Jeffers | Iowa Energy
|
San Antonio Spurs | March 4: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Garrett Temple (2) | Erie BayHawks
|
Charlotte Bobcats
|
March 7: Signed a 10-day contract March 17: Signed a second 10-day contract March 28: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Marcus Cousin | Austin Toros
|
Utah Jazz | March 9: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Jerel McNeal | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | New Orleans Hornets
|
March 9: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Chris Johnson (3) | Dakota Wizards | Portland Trail Blazers | March 14: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Danny Green | Reno Bighorns
|
San Antonio Spurs | March 16: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Othyus Jeffers (2) | Iowa Energy
|
Washington Wizards | March 17: Signed a 10-day contract March 27: Signed a second 10-day contract April 6: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Patrick Ewing Jr. | Sioux Falls Skyforce | New Orleans Hornets
|
March 26: Signed a 10-day contract April 5: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Kyle Weaver | Austin Toros
|
Utah Jazz | March 30: Signed a 10-day contract |
| Mario West | Maine Red Claws
|
New Jersey Nets
|
March 31: Signed a 10-day contract April 10: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Antonio Daniels | Texas Legends | Philadelphia 76ers | April 5: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Larry Owens (2) | Tulsa 66ers
|
Washington Wizards | April 6: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Robert Vaden | Tulsa 66ers
|
Oklahoma City Thunder* | April 9: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Marcus Cousin (2) | Austin Toros
|
Houston Rockets | April 11: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Magnum Rolle | Maine Red Claws
|
Atlanta Hawks | April 11: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Marqus Blakely | Iowa Energy
|
Houston Rockets | April 13: Signed for the remainder of the season |
| Trey Johnson (2) | Bakersfield Jam
|
Los Angeles Lakers* | April 13: Signed for the remainder of the season |
Note
- Number in parentheses indicates the number of call-ups a player has received during the season.
- Asterisk (*) indicates team affiliation
Regular season
Showcase
The seventh annual NBA D-League Showcase was held at the
Joe Alexander, Othyus Jeffers and Marcus Landry, along with one NBA player assigned to the D-League, Jeremy Lin, were named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team by a panel of D-League head coaches, NBA scouts and media.[55]
In addition to the 16 games, the league also hosted the inaugural NBA D-League Showcase Three-Point Contest and NBA D-League Showcase Slam Dunk Contest. The Three-Point Contest was won by
Springfield Armor guard L. D. Williams.[56]
Standings
Eastern Conference
|
Western Conference
|
Notes
- x indicates a team that has qualified for the playoffs
- Number in parentheses indicates the team's seeding for the playoffs.
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
Points per game |
Trey Johnson | Bakersfield Jam |
25.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Jeff Adrien | Erie BayHawks |
11.4 |
| Assists per game | Curtis Stinson | Iowa Energy |
9.8 |
| Steals per game | Chris Lofton | Iowa Energy |
2.1 |
| Blocks per game | Sean Williams | Texas Legends | 2.9 |
| Field goal percentage | Latavious Williams | Tulsa 66ers |
.639 |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Moses Ehambe | Austin Toros |
.495 |
| Free throw percentage | Blake Ahearn | Erie BayHawks |
.962 |
Double-doubles |
Curtis Stinson | Iowa Energy |
28 |
Triple-doubles |
Curtis Stinson | Iowa Energy |
5 |
All-Star Weekend
All-Star Game
The fifth annual
Iowa Energy center Courtney Sims. Sims scored a game-high 25 points and was named as the MVP of the game. This is the second All-Star MVP honors for Sims after being named as the co-MVP in the 2009 All-Star Game.[57]
February 19
5:00 p.m. ET |
| Eastern Conference All-Stars 115, Western Conference All-Stars 108 | ||
| Scoring by half: 58–54, 57–54 | ||
| 10 | Pts: Sean Williams 21 Rebs: Sean Williams 8 Asts: Orien Greene 8 | |
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles
Referees:
|
Dream Factory Friday Night
The fourth annual
Bakersfield Jam).[58]
Playoffs
The Eastern and Western Conference winners, along with the next six teams with the best regular season records regardless of conference, qualified for the playoffs. The playoffs consist of three rounds with
Tulsa 66ers and the eighth seed Texas Legends
, faced each other in the last matchup.
| First round | Second round | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Iowa *
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Utah
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Iowa *
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tulsa
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tulsa
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Iowa *
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rio Grande Valley | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Reno *
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Erie
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Reno *
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rio Grande Valley | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rio Grande Valley | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bakersfield
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Notes
- The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding.
- The numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
- The conference champions are marked by an asterisk (*).
- Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
- Teams in italics have home-court advantage in that round.
First round
(1) Iowa Energy vs. (7) Utah Flash
April 6
|
Utah Flash 96
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 23–23, 15–28, 31–23 |
McKay Events Center, Orem, Utah |
April 11
|
Iowa Energy 118
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 25–35, 25–22, 39–37 |
April 12
|
Iowa Energy 112
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 34–32, 26–33, 22–26 | ||
| Iowa wins series, 2–1 |
(2) Reno Bighorns vs. (5) Erie BayHawks
April 10
|
Erie BayHawks 101
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–26, 20–29, 21–26, 35–20 |
Tullio Arena, Erie, Pennsylvania |
April 12
|
Reno Bighorns 111
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 36–24, 29–33, 27–24 |
April 14
|
Reno Bighorns 99
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 20–26, 25–24, 19–28 | ||
| Reno wins series, 2–1 |
(3) Rio Grande Valley Vipers vs. (6) Bakersfield Jam
April 8
|
Bakersfield Jam 110
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 37–31, 21–25, 18–31 |
Jam Events Center, Bakersfield, California |
April 12
|
Bakersfield Jam 92, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 104
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–27, 27–27, 20–27 |
State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas |
April 13
|
Bakersfield Jam 99, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 112
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 26–34, 22–28, 24–25 | ||
| Rio Grande Valley wins series, 2–1 |
State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas |
(4) Tulsa 66ers vs. (8) Texas Legends
April 6
|
Tulsa 66ers 94, Texas Legends 83
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 26–25, 18–21, 28–14 |
Dr Pepper Arena, Frisco, Texas |
April 8
|
Tulsa 66ers 104
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 24–17, 15–27, 31–28 | ||
| Tulsa wins series, 2–0 |
Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Second round
(1) Iowa Energy vs. (4) Tulsa 66ers
April 15
|
Tulsa 66ers 96
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 20–27, 33–25, 24–27 |
Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
April 18
|
Iowa Energy 107
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 32–22, 18–33, 25–22 | ||
| Iowa wins series, 2–0 |
(2) Reno Bighorns vs. (3) Rio Grande Valley Vipers
April 17
|
Reno Bighorns 96, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 98 (OT)
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–24, 27–29, 23–13, Overtime: 4–6 |
State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas |
April 20
|
Reno Bighorns 126 (OT)
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 30–32, 32–34, 34–28, Overtime: 13–5 | ||
| Rio Grande Valley wins series, 2–0 |
Finals
(1) Iowa Energy vs. (3) Rio Grande Valley Vipers
April 24
8:00 p.m. ET |
Iowa Energy 123, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 106
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–37, 31–26, 29–9, 35–34 | ||
| 10 each | Pts: Mouhammad Faye 22 Rebs: Mouhammad Faye 9 Asts: Terrel Harris 6 | |
State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas Attendance: 4,096 Referees:
|
April 27
8:00 p.m. ET |
Iowa Energy 122
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 38–34, 41–24, 35–35 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Moses Ehambe 33 Rebs: Curtis Stinson 10 Asts: Curtis Stinson 12 | |
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 14,036 Referees:
|
April 29
8:00 p.m. ET |
Iowa Energy 119
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–34, 22–28, 27–19, 23–38 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Stefhon Hannah 31 Rebs: Stanley Robinson 11 Asts: Curtis Stinson 4 | |
| Iowa wins series, 2–1 | ||
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 9,054 Referees:
|
Awards and honors
Rookie of the Year Award
.
All-NBA D-League Second Team
.- Iowa Energy)[59]
- Iowa Energy)[60]
- Maine Red Claws)[61]
- Erie BayHawks / Rio Grande Valley Vipers)[63]
- New Mexico Thunderbirds)[64]
- Tulsa 66ers)[66]
|
|
- All-NBA D-League Third Team:[67]
- G Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
- G Antonio Daniels (Texas Legends)
- F Reno Bighorns / Sioux Falls Skyforce)
- F Maine Red Claws)
- C Sean Williams (Texas Legends)
|
|
|
|
- Player of the Month:
- December: Bakersfield Jam)[68]
- January: Jeff Adrien (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)[69]
- February: Iowa Energy)[70]
- March: Iowa Energy)[71]
- December:
- Performers of the Week:[72][73][74]
- November 18–21: Iowa Energy)
- November 22–28: Iowa Energy)
- November 29–December 5: Fort Wayne Mad Ants)
- December 6–12: Bakersfield Jam)
- December 13–19: New Mexico Thunderbirds)
- December 20–26: Fort Wayne Mad Ants)
- December 27–January 2: Iowa Energy)
- January 3–9: Iowa Energy) and Jeff Adrien (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
- January 10–16: Reno Bighorns)
- January 17–23: Iowa Energy)
- January 24–30: Tulsa 66ers)
- January 31–February 6: Bakersfield Jam)
- February 7–13: Erie BayHawks)
- February 21–27: Utah Flash) and Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
- February 28–March 6: Austin Toros)
- March 7–13: Erie BayHawks) and Patrick Ewing Jr. (Sioux Falls Skyforce)
- March 14–20: Iowa Energy)
- March 21–27: New Mexico Thunderbirds)
- March 28–April 3: Joe Alexander (Texas Legends)
- November 18–21:
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