NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 - Bakersfield Jam Managing Partner David Higdon is the recipient of the 2012 NBA Development League Team Executive of the Year Award, it was announced today by NBA Development League President Dan Reed. The NBA Development League Team Executive of the Year is determined by peer voting and teams are not allowed to vote for themselves. "The NBA D-League is pleased to recognize David Higdon with the Team Executive of the Year Award in honor of his extraordinary accompli...

\n The first time they met, the preacher's son and the slam dunk champ didn't find a whole lot to like about one another. \n The clergyman's son, Moses Ehambe - a guard on the NBA Development League's Iowa Energy and the owner of the 2012 NBA D-League Sportsmanship Award - was of the single-minded sort. He'd been kicked around (and basically out of) Europe as a journeyman looking to crack into the NBA, so when he finally found himself a step away from his dream, in the NBA D-League, he w...

The final chapter was disappointing - losing the 2012 NBA D-League Championship to the Austin Toros in three hard-fought games - but the book on the 2011-12 season for the Los Angeles D-Fenders was a page-turner of the highest order, filled with interesting characters and positive storylines. After a one-year hiatus, the D-Fenders took the NBA D-League by storm this season, finishing with the best regular season record in NBA D-League history (38-12), en route to a Western Conference Champ...

NEW YORK, May 2, 2012 - Justin Dentmon, the 2012 NBA Development League Most Valuable Player, and member of the 2012 NBA D-League Champion Austin Toros, is joined by Reno Bighorns guard Blake Ahearn, now a member of the Utah Jazz, Dakota Wizards' forward Edwin Ubiles, Los Angeles D-Fenders forward Malcolm Thomas and Rio Grande Valley Vipers center Greg Smith on the 2012 All-NBA D-League First Team, as voted on the NBA D-League's 16 head coaches. All five members of the First Team earned GATOR...

As the focus of the basketball world shifts to the NBA Playoffs, there will be about two dozen former NBA D-League players that find themselves still competing for a championship. Here are 10 of those players that should not only make their impact felt on their respective teams, but who could be playing deep into June. Matt Barnes - Los Angeles Lakers An NBA fixture since 2003-04, Barnes played for the Fayettevile Patriots in 2002-03. The 6-foot-7 forward had one of his better seasons t...