NBA TV talks about how former Skyforce guard Kirk Penney is making a name for himself while playing for New Zealand at the FIBA World Championships. Penney finished the tournament on Monday with 24.7 points per game.
The Utah Flash named Kevin Young as the team's new head coach on Tuesday. Young has been a part of the Utah staff since the team's inception in 2007, serving as assistant coach, scout, and director of basketball operations.
NBA D-League teams are holding Open Tryouts for the 2010-11 season. Click here for dates and locations. Springfield's Dante Milligan is one of many recent players that have made the league through open tryouts.
The Texas Legends selected the rights to ten former Los Angeles D-Fenders players in Tuesday's Expansion Draft. Joe Crawford represented the D-Fenders in February's NBA D-League All-Star Game.
The Phoenix Suns signed GATORADE Call-Up Dwayne Jones for the 2010-11 season. Jones led the NBA D-League in rebounding last season with the Austin Toros before receiving a call-up from the Suns in April.
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nbadleague: The @Hornets signed D-Leaguer Mustafa Shakur. He averaged 19.3 pts, 6.9 ast, and 4.5 reb last year for the Tulsa 66ers. http://bit.ly/c7D6x2