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For the last couple years the NBA has had a sort of minor league called the D-League. It's similar to a baseball team's minor league system in theory but in actuality it's quite different. The setup is as follows:
There are 12 teams that comprise the league. Each team has roughly 3 "parent" NBA teams. These NBA teams can stock their D-League team with up to 2 players but they have no control over how much each plays or even what system they use. These assigned players can only be 1st or 2nd year players. The league was especially beneficial to high schoolers that weren't yet ready to play in the NBA but since they aren't drafted any longer it's mostly 2nd round picks or undrafted players.
But I noticed this year a bit of a twist. For the first time, there's a D-League team that has only 1 parent team. The Lakers created their own team with their own coaches and players. They did it, mostly due to the fact that they run the triangle offense.
You see, normally if a team needs a player they simply pick whichever player they like, regardless if the player is on "their" team or not. But for the Lakers, none of the players were familiar with their system so they had to spend each night trying to get them up to speed on the terminology and plays. So they decided to just create their own team of players that will be already familiar with the system.
The Utah Jazz recenlty decided to field their own team next year. I believe each team will follow suit very soon, except for the Clippers cheap asses. I think it will be very helpful for teams to tailor their players to what their team needs are. For example, the Rockets team would be comprised of outside shooters that are used to making the entry pass and waiting for the kick out/open shot. Players would already know the system and culture of each team and be ready to step in much more ready.
Foreign players typically continue playing overseas for at least 1 year after they're drafted but I believe as this league continues to take shape, teams will demand they play here. The quality of instruction will be much more tailored and they'll still be able to log quality minutes. Not to mention, they'll be exposed to the American culture and their assimilation process will be much easier without the pressure of the NBA too.
The system will be virtually just like baseball's and I'm guessing it will be within 5 years. The only problem is each team would have another 10 players or so to sign. And I'm sure players won't want to be stuck on the D-League roster for years so there likely would be a max number of years imposed. Or the NBA could force each team to protect, say, 5 players or so each year and allow other teams to sign a player if they wanted, with the provision being he has to be on their NBA team for the entire next year. This is very similar to baseball's Rule 5 draft for minor leaguers.
Let me know what you think.
There are 12 teams that comprise the league. Each team has roughly 3 "parent" NBA teams. These NBA teams can stock their D-League team with up to 2 players but they have no control over how much each plays or even what system they use. These assigned players can only be 1st or 2nd year players. The league was especially beneficial to high schoolers that weren't yet ready to play in the NBA but since they aren't drafted any longer it's mostly 2nd round picks or undrafted players.
But I noticed this year a bit of a twist. For the first time, there's a D-League team that has only 1 parent team. The Lakers created their own team with their own coaches and players. They did it, mostly due to the fact that they run the triangle offense.
You see, normally if a team needs a player they simply pick whichever player they like, regardless if the player is on "their" team or not. But for the Lakers, none of the players were familiar with their system so they had to spend each night trying to get them up to speed on the terminology and plays. So they decided to just create their own team of players that will be already familiar with the system.
The Utah Jazz recenlty decided to field their own team next year. I believe each team will follow suit very soon, except for the Clippers cheap asses. I think it will be very helpful for teams to tailor their players to what their team needs are. For example, the Rockets team would be comprised of outside shooters that are used to making the entry pass and waiting for the kick out/open shot. Players would already know the system and culture of each team and be ready to step in much more ready.
Foreign players typically continue playing overseas for at least 1 year after they're drafted but I believe as this league continues to take shape, teams will demand they play here. The quality of instruction will be much more tailored and they'll still be able to log quality minutes. Not to mention, they'll be exposed to the American culture and their assimilation process will be much easier without the pressure of the NBA too.
The system will be virtually just like baseball's and I'm guessing it will be within 5 years. The only problem is each team would have another 10 players or so to sign. And I'm sure players won't want to be stuck on the D-League roster for years so there likely would be a max number of years imposed. Or the NBA could force each team to protect, say, 5 players or so each year and allow other teams to sign a player if they wanted, with the provision being he has to be on their NBA team for the entire next year. This is very similar to baseball's Rule 5 draft for minor leaguers.
Let me know what you think.
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