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The National Basketball Association Development League, more commonly known as the NBA Development League, NBA D-League, or just D-League, is the NBA's officially sponsored and operated developmental basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League or NBDL, the D-League currently consists of eight teams. In March 2005, NBA commissioner David Stern announced a plan to expand the D-League to fifteen teams and develop it into a true minor league farm system, with two NBA teams sharing each D-League team.

The league began play as the NBDL in the 2001-2002 season; the original eight franchises were all located in the southeastern United States (specifically in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia). Some of these teams were relocated at the same time the league's name was changed in the summer of 2005 in a bid to appeal to more fans nationwide. As a result, franchises were established in or moved to Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Florida and Oklahoma.

Many former NBA draftees and waived players participated in the league's inaugural season. Soon, NBA teams began signing successful players from the D-League. Some of the more successful NBA players who played in the D-League include Rafer Alston, Chris Andersen, Devin Brown and Bobby Simmons.

2005-06 NBA Development League Teams:

• Albuquerque Thunderbirds (formerly Huntsville Flight)
• Arkansas RimRockers
• Austin Toros (formerly Columbus Riverdragons)
• Fayetteville Patriots (North Carolina)
• Fort Worth Flyers
• Florida Flame (formerly Charleston Lowgators)
• Roanoke Dazzle
• Tulsa 66ers (formerly Asheville Altitude)

Defunct Teams

• Greenville Groove 2001-2003
• Mobile Revelers 2001-2003

Champions

• 2001-2002 Greenville Groove 2-0 (Best of three) North Charleston Lowgators
• 2002-2003 Mobile Revelers 2-1 (Best of three) Fayetteville Patriots
• 2003-2004 Asheville Altitude 108-106 (OT) Huntsville Flight
• 2004-2005 Asheville Altitude 90-67 Columbus Riverdragons

External link

• Official D-League website
• NBDL InsideHoops.com Coverage
• NBA Development League More Info

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