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Where should the Pelicans G-League Team Go and What Should Their Name Be?
You know it’s coming, you know what it is, but you don’t know where it’s going. It’s true that nobody, really, knows the answer to that. But it’s the offseason and this is the kind of thing I devote brain space to because I want to. And frankly, I have to do whatever I want […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Announce D-League Franchise
On Friday the New Orleans Pelicans announced the formation of a D-League (soon to be G-League, but I refuse to call it that) franchise. A lot of details are still yet to be determined, but the team will be based in the Gulf South region, owned by the Pelicans, and being play in the 2018-2019 […]
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Where should the Pelicans D-League team be based?
[Listen to the latest episode of the Trew 2 the Game podcast for a playful overreaction to the Kendrick Perkins signing plus more D-League chat] The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are not only the D-League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, they are also the affiliate for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, and […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Recall Russ Smith from D-League
Per the New Orleans Pelicans: The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has recalled rookie point guard Russ Smith from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. In his recent assignment, the second of the season, Smith, 6-0, 185, appeared in four games for Fort Wayne, averaging 17.5 points, and […]
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Adding a Single Affiliation D-League Team is Part of the Plan for Hornets
In an interview at the Green Project (where the Hornets were helping out on Friday), President Hugh Weber responded to my questions about the team’s new D-League franchise in Iowa. Asked about the possibility of adding a more local Developmental League team, Weber said that it’s “part of our long term plan… to have a […]
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Iowa Energy Named Hornets New D-League Team
The Developmental League Champions, the Iowa Energy, is the new official D-League team for the New Orleans Hornets. The new Mexico Thunderbirds were the previous Hornets affiliate, but they were recently purchased by the Cleveland Cavaliers and moved to Canton, Ohio. The Energy, located in Des Moines, will also serve as the affiliate of the […]