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Brent Petway Wants To Take Down Dwight Howard

Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm has all of our NBA Development League coverage. Today, he talked to Brent Petway, former Michigan Wolverine and champion of the D-League's dunk contest, about how he wants to challenge Dwight Howard. More »

4:40 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Leitch
9,887 views, 31 comments

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NBA D-League All-Star Weekend: Basketball Is Basketball


Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm headed to New Orleans for the All-Star madness last weekend. Well, actually, he was there for the Celebrity Game and the D-League All-Star Games. Today: The D-League All-Star Game.

"Basketball is basketball."

That's what I kept telling myself on the long drive through the swamplands to New Orleans. I'd be covering the D-League All-Star events in the "Dream Factory" on Friday Night. This was to include a three-point contest, a dunk contest, and most noticeably, a HORSE contest. The word was that this was a test to see if the format was marketable for inclusion in the League's All-Star events next year.

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3:00 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Leitch
5,044 views, 27 comments

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A Celebration Of All Things D-League

Yeah, yeah, so the NBA All-Star Game is this weekend. Yawn. There's not much more dull these days than the 3-point contest and the slam dunk competition, and the game itself ... no thanks. But worry not, basketball fans: There's an antidote in the very same city: It's the Development League All-Star Weekend! More »

3:00 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Leitch
4,747 views, 62 comments

Latest by N/A: Did Rod Benson make the all-star game? I miss that guy, with his huge 6'10'' 140 pound body. He is more »

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Harrick Always Could Recruit

We knew something like this would happen eventually. Jim Harrick, coach of the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League, has a player who is making $2.06 million per season. Two mil, in the D League. Where the previous top salary was $24,000. Leave it to freakin' Harrick. More »

3:15 PM on Wed Jan 10 2007
By rickchand
350 views, 49 comments

Latest by Jubilation T. Cornpone: To be fair, O'Bryant came out of college after his sophomore year, T-Dawg. He still has upside potential because his more »