ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A minor league pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds' organization has been suspended for 50 games for using and possessing a performance-enhancing substance.
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... be (and wasn't) a surprise, as the Spurs have been keeping an eye on him and inviting him to Summer League. Carter steadily improved over his time at Notre Dame, and he was an all-Big East selection his senior year. Clinch is a decent shooter, but played point guard in college. I assume they're going to mold him into more of a straight two-guard, since the team already has Curtis...
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Carlos Powell should be one of the top picks in tonight's D-League draft. View full size photo » It's finally here. The D-League draft is tonight sometime around 7 PM eastern (7 is when the "selection show" starts on NBA TV), and as a preview for what to expect tonight, I thought I'd highlight some of the top players in the draft pool. And I also wanted to go over what...
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Welcome to the D-League, Robert Swift As reported by KERO 23 (Bakersfield's ABC affiliate), center Robert Swift will be playing for the Bakersfield Jam this season. Swift played high school basketball in the area, and was last seen not doing so well in Summer League. Swift has had some injury problems during his young career, but the fact is he just hasn't developed much in the...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Duke guard Nolan Smith will sit out two games because he played in an unsanctioned summer league.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The incoming NBA Development League franchise in suburban Dallas has made a bold choice for its first head coach: Nancy Lieberman.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Duke guard Nolan Smith will sit out two games because he played in an unsanctioned summer league.
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Mike Roemer - AP Derrick Byars is taking his shot (and the rest of his game) to Germany. Browse more photos » Now that all the draft hubbub has died down a little bit, it's time once again for the weekly transactions report. Not much this week, as a lot of guys were likely waiting to see if/where they'd get drafted by the D-League before looking at signing overseas...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
The last time anyone saw Donté Greene doing anything like this – running, dunking, defending, producing highlights and limiting his poor decisions – was during his weeklong penance last January with the Reno Bighorns of the Development League. He returned to the bench as soon as he returned to the Kings. He struggled in the summer league. He became a father. He...
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... backup big man, and Hubbard has gotten a lot of attention this offseason after playing for the D-League Select Summer League team and participating in the NBA Asia Challenge.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
They're young and dynamic and fun, but those three things don't make a winning basketball team, as the Oklahoma City Thunder learned last season.The Thunder went 23-59 and were last in the Northwest division and 13th in the Western Conference.To speed their improvement, the Thunder, which has the second-youngest roster in the , were the only NBA team to go to both Orlando's and Las Vegas' summer...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Duke guard Nolan Smith will sit out two games because he played in an unsanctioned summer league.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... doing the right things." Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said Matthews made a strong first impression in summer league practices and has continued to do so with his willingness to defend. "We're looking for some of that," Sloan said, "so we let him play some." From his arrival in training camp, Matthews has acted as if he belongs. There's no guarantee what will happen once Miles and Korver...
Pounding The Rock (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The D-League draft is Thursday night and the Toros are hosting a draft party at the Hyatt in Austin. The party starts at 6:00 . Some of the Toros roster is already set. To almost no one's surprise, Curtis Jerrells is on the squad. Draft Express (as always, the greatest) had the lowdown on the squad. All the other teams are listed. You should check it out. There are some interesting names. Here...
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... from the midrange and rebound pretty well. He was the team's leading scorer and made the all-D-League second team last season, so getting him back was key. I don't know how long he'll be around, as he could do well in the NBA and still could be in the Knicks' radar if one of their big guys goes down, butu he's a Mad Ant for now. Ron Howard was another Knicks training camp/preseason guy,...
