觀察家日報報導：http://goo.gl/gbvYfq 簡單摘要： 明年秋天即將成立的黃蜂所屬發展聯盟球隊，主場城市確定選在距離夏洛特開車只要 1 個半小時的 Greensboro。 距離選這麼近，Steve Clifford 就這麼表示了：「這樣新秀就可以早上跟我們練球，晚 上再開車去比賽了！！！」 而很願意舉例的 Clifford 就說，C`s 的 Avery Bradley 就是這麼苦過來的喔～～你看 看人家現在是先發球員呢！ 總之，獨自擁有單支發展聯盟球隊，能建立相同的戰術體系與球隊文化，讓球隊新人有更 具意義的練習，同時也有機會在砂礫中挖掘出適合球隊體系的球員。 對於很難靠自由球員怒補一強的黃蜂來說，絕對是好事一樁。 原文： The Charlotte Hornets have chosen Greensboro as the home for their NBA Development League franchise, to begin play in the fall of 2016. A formal announcement is expected Tuesday. The Greensboro News and Record first reported the decision. The Hornets announced in May their intention to start a D-League franchise based in the Carolinas. Seven cities were originally considered, with Asheville, Greenville, S.C., and Fayetteville as finalists. The Hornets previously have shared a D-League affiliate with one or more other NBA teams. The trend in the NBA is toward teams owning or controlling their own D-League affiliates, geographically nearby, so that young players can be assigned there efficiently. Last season two Hornets – rookie Noah Vonleh and veteran Jeff Taylor – spent brief stints in the D-League. Vonleh wasn’t playing much at the time and Taylor was coming off recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon and an NBA suspension over a domestic violence charge. Hornets coach Steve Clifford said at practice Sunday that setting up a D-League affiliate within driving distance of Charlotte could have big benefits. “Great benefits: The opportunity to build continuity for young guys so they can play. They can both be here with us practicing and get game time (with the D-League team.) “The best example I’ve heard of is Avery Bradley. There were plenty of days when he would practice in the morning with the (Boston) Celtics, then drive up to Portland, Maine, play a game that night and drive right back. His attitude was so good about it, and now look what he’s doing” as an NBA starter. The Hornets will hire a coaching staff and a front office for the Greensboro team. “We view player-development as critical. We think this is a great opportunity for our basketball people to have complete autonomy and control of how that part of the business is run,” Hornets president Fred Whitfield said in May. “We also see it as a great opportunity to keep growing our brand regionally.” Nine NBA teams, most recently the Indiana Pacers, own and operate their own D-League affiliates. Eight others fund and run basketball operations, with a local promoter running business operations. The Dallas Mavericks’ D-League affiliate is owned by general manager Donnie Nelson. -- 「你知道嗎？河田剛入學的時候只有165cm。」（..，我只知道我國小畢業就高他3cm了。） 「據說他在一年之內，足足長了25cm。」（喵的咧...，我後來花了六年才長4cm。） 「從後衛打到前鋒，最後主打中鋒。」（從中鋒打到前鋒，最後主打控衛。） 「三種不同位置通通打過，這就是他成為日本高中界最強中鋒的原因。」（我...） --

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