This last Thursday, forward Latavious Williams became the first high schooler to jump straight to the NBA since the League instituted its age limit in 2005. Oh, did I forget to mention that Williams went from graduation right into the NBA’s Development League?

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While it may be the road less traveled, 114 players with some form of D-League experience over the last eight seasons are on 2009-10 NBA training camp rosters. Of those, 58 were hooping in the D-League last season, proving that living the dream is possible. Yesterday, my boy from college, Jeff Christensen, hit me and told me that he’s accepted a coaching internship with the D-League’s Bakersfield Jam, the affiliate for the Warriors and Clippers. Turns out they are holding two sets of open tryouts for the upcoming season this month in San Francisco and Los Angeles, so I wanted to let the Dime faithful know. Read More »

When I was up in Springfield on Friday, before all of the Hall of Fame festivities took place, I was fortunate enough to take place in a D-League Fantasy Camp. Being coached by Bobby Simmons, Dahntay Jones, BJ Armstrong and dunk champ Dee Brown, all of the camp participants were put through what it would be like to suit up in a real NBA/D-League training camp from the training to the drills. While some of you may think that I’m on the brink of a trip to the League, unfortunately that’s not the case. But if I was, I would without a doubt want to play for the Maine Red Claws. Read More »

The other day our friends over at 2K Sports invited us over to check out the new NBA 2K10 and we couldn’t have been more impressed. But while the game won’t come out until October, they dropped something yesterday that will get us ready for the upcoming season - NBA 2K10: Draft Combine. Read More »

While a lot of people were complaining about last season’s Top 10 plays yesterday, you can’t argue with this one as Marcus Hubbard of the D-League Select squad drops a buzzer-beating trey to beat the Blazers.

While the NBA Draft is clearly the prefered route, there are other ways to make it to the League. Last week, the NBA’s D-League held their Elite Mini Camp in order to give some current D-League Players another chance to try and impress coaches and scouts from the NBA.

If you’re a frequent visitor to Dimemag.com, by now I’m sure you’ve see the ads on the site with this guy calling himself Freddy Finals. A super D-League fan, last week Freddy was at the NBA Store and got to interview Alyssa Milano while she was there promoting her new clothing line. Freddy was so nervous, he may have even called her “Melissa Alano.”

Around the Dime HQ, the weeks after March Madness are all about appreciating the passion of college ball, cheerleaders, Gus Johnson, and NBA projections. Around this time last year, opinions about Dukie DeMarcus Nelson’s NBA future were mixed. But Nelson is proving doubters wrong now, as he’s tearing up the Development League and looks poised to get back to the big show. Read More »

How ironic and ultimately frustrating was it that, on the same weekend when the Iverson-to-Detroit project officially failed, Will Bynum gave the Pistons exactly what A.I. could have given them all along?

After Rip Hamilton got ejected in the third quarter of yesterday’s game against the Bobcats, the Pistons offense was set to tank before Bynum stepped in. Read More »

You know how the NBA playoff first round seeding system seems to be an issue every year because teams with better records can get lower seeds than division winners with worse records? It’s good to know that that League office is at least considering different avenues - today the NBA Development League announced a brand-new way of attacking playoff seeds where the top three seeds will get to choose who they play in the first round. Read More »