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Some NBA Teams Cite Dual Affiliation As D-League Negative

NBA Teams Not Making Full Use Of D-League NBA teams are “barely using the [NBA Development League] for developing draft picks,” as only 14 of last year’s 60 draft picks were assigned to the league “for any period of time,” according to John Smallwood of the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS. Eleven teams sent no players to the D-League last season. Joint affiliation of D-League teams “seems to be one of the major concerns” of NBA teams. Magic coach Br...

NBA teams are “barely using the [NBA Development League] for developing draft picks,” as only 14 of last year’s 60 draft picks were assigned to the league “for any period of time,” according to John S

Bouncing Around The Room: Cuban Asks Profs To Test New Ball

...ing off the backboard, but that college, WNBA and NBDL players all have adapted to the changes quickly.

Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban asked Univ. of Texas-Arlington (UTA) Physics Department Chair Jim Horwitz and UTA Physics Professor Kaushik De to study the differences between the new composite Spalding ba

Power Shots: SI.com Lets Writers Play Commissioner For A Day

SI.com on Thursday had its beat writers for the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, college football, college basketball, tennis, and golf play the role of Commissioner for a Day, where they each suggested ten changes for the properties. Here is a sampling: NFL: Peter King wrote he would “take NFL Sunday Ticket off the dish and put it on digital cable.” MLB: Tom Verducci would demand every MLB team “spend at least 80[%] of the league average payroll over any three-year period.” NHL: Mi...

SI.com on Thursday had its beat writers for the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, college football, college basketball, tennis, and golf play the role of Commissioner for a Day, where they each suggested ten change

Executive Transactions

The Vikings extended for three years the contracts of VP/Public Affairs & Stadium Development LESTER BAGLEY, VP/Sales & Marketing STEVE LACROIX, VP/Finance STEVE POPPEN and VP/Operations & Legal Counsel KEVIN WARREN (Vikings). In Minneapolis, Kevin Seifert cites four NFL sources as saying that the Vikings have decided to “part ways with” Personnel Dir FRAN FOLEY after just three months. The team’s draft “has been widely criticized,” but the sources said that Foley’s “demise was mo...

The Vikings extended for three years the contracts of VP/Public Affairs & Stadium Development LESTER BAGLEY, VP/Sales & Marketing STEVE LACROIX, VP/Finance STEVE POPPEN and VP/Operations & Legal Couns

Executive Transactions

NASCAR named former SportsBusiness Journal Staff Writer SCOTT WARFIELD PR Manager for NASCAR Licensing, Aftermarket & Community Affairs (NASCAR). EXECS: Fenway Sports Group (FSG) named FSN New England Account Exec BRIAN OATES Dir of Sales, overseeing the company’s Boston College partnership (FSG). In Boston, gossip columnists Fee & Raposa note Oates “neglected to mention” in the press release that he was once Corporate Marketing Manager for the Bruins (BOSTON HERALD, 4/25).... Tr...

NASCAR named former SportsBusiness Journal Staff Writer SCOTT WARFIELD PR Manager for NASCAR Licensing, Aftermarket & Community Affairs (NASCAR). EXECS: Fenway Sports Group (FSG) named FSN New England

Executive Transactions

Easton-Bell Sports, the recently combined sporting goods equipment manufacturer, named TONY PALMA CEO. For the past 11 years, Palma has served as President & CEO of Easton Sports (Easton-Bell Sports)....Pony Int’l named DAVE EDWARDS President & COO. Edwards spent 19 years in senior exec positions at Nike (Pony)....TicketsNow named Lands’ End CIO FRANK GIANNANTONIO Chief Technology Officer (TicketsNow).... TSE Consulting announced the opening of a new U.S. office in Indianapolis th...

Easton-Bell Sports, the recently combined sporting goods equipment manufacturer, named TONY PALMA CEO. For the past 11 years, Palma has served as President & CEO of Easton Sports (Easton-Bell Sports).

Spotlight: Michael Curry, vice president of basketball operations/player development, NBA Development League

Age: 37 New title: Vice president of basketball operations/player development, NBA Development League Previous job: NBA player First job: Working in an upholstery shop Education: Bachelor of arts, finance (1990), Georgia Southern University; master’s of science, sport management (2002), Virginia Commonwealth University Resides: Atlanta Grew up: Augusta, Ga. Executive most admired: Jerry Colangelo, chairman and chief executi...

NBA Unveils Affiliation System For D-League Teams

that we will even use the NBDL affiliation.

The NBA and NBA Development League have unveiled a new affiliation system under which each of the eight D-League teams is affiliated with 3-4 NBA teams. NBA teams may assign players in their first two

Executive Transactions

LEAGUE: The NBA named former NBAer MICHAEL CURRY NBA Development League VP/Player Development. Curry will supervise the D-League’s programs that are designed to develop players both on and off the court, including skills training, education and community involvement (NBA)....The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association BOD elected TOM FELLER Chair (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 9/8)....MLS named DARCY PARKER Manager of Consumer Products. Most recently, Parker worked in the licensing depa...

LEAGUE: The NBA named former NBAer MICHAEL CURRY NBA Development League VP/Player Development. Curry will supervise the D-League’s programs that are designed to develop players both on and off the cou

Coast to Coast

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M./AUSTIN, TEXAS D-League teams pick ethnic IDs Two of the NBA Development League’s newest franchises unveiled nicknames reflecting cultures of significance in their home markets. The nickname of New Mexico’s new Albuquerque Thunderbirds draws on a mythological bird with special meaning in Native American culture. In Texas, the Austin Toros become the only current NBA-associated team to possess a nickname of S...

Adidas-Reebok Deal Could Have Impact On Endorsement World

Merger Will Not Affect Yao's Deal With Reebok With the announcement of adidas’ $3.8B deal to acquire Reebok, the “real battle between Nike, Reebok and adidas is over which celebrities carry their logo,” according to the CNBC’s Phil LeBeau. Sportscorp President Marc Ganis said, “It’s a battle for endorsements, and not just over the individuals who wear the logo, but also the teams and the leagues that wear the logo. Nike is the preeminen...

With the announcement of adidas’ $3.8B deal to acquire Reebok, the “real battle between Nike, Reebok and adidas is over which celebrities carry their logo,” according to the CNBC’s Phil LeBeau. Sports

Ranking America's minor league markets

Click here to view the complete ranking. How the ranking was done Each league was asked to provide a list of its member teams’ territories, or boundaries. Fifteen minor league teams had no designated boundaries. If that team shared the market with another minor league team, the same boundary was applied to each. In the absence of a shared team, one of 374 Census market designations was used. The ranking does not take into account other sports options in the market, such ...