2016β17 NBA Development League season | |
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League | NBA Development League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 11, 2016 β April 1, 2017 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Anthony Brown |
Picked by | Erie BayHawks |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Raptors 905 |
Season MVP | Vander Blue ( Los Angeles D-Fenders) |
Finals | |
Champions | Raptors 905 |
Runners-up | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Finals MVP | Pascal Siakam (Raptors 905) |
The 2016β17 NBA Development League season was the 16th season of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The following season, the league was rebranded to NBA G League as part of multi-year partnership with Gatorade and its parent company, PepsiCo. [1]
The league expanded to a record 22 teams for the 2016β17 season. Three expansion teams were introduced this season ( Greensboro Swarm, Long Island Nets, and Windy City Bulls), each of them owned and affiliated with an NBA team. [3] Along with these three new teams, the Bakersfield Jam were purchased by their 2015β16 affiliate, the Phoenix Suns, and relocated to become the Northern Arizona Suns. The Idaho Stampede, who were already owned by the Utah Jazz, were also relocated and became the Salt Lake City Stars. The Reno Bighorns were purchased by their NBA affiliate, the Sacramento Kings just prior to the start of the season. The addition of the three teams, as well as the purchases of existing teams, left just eight NBA teams without a D-League affiliate and only seven D-League teams not owned by an NBA team.
The league consists of two conferences, each with 11 teams split into two divisions, two with six and two with five. The Greensboro Swarm and Long Island Nets were placed into the Atlantic Division. The Raptors 905 moved from the Atlantic Division, along with the newly formed Windy City Bulls, to the Central Division. With the addition of the three expansion teams, to even out the conferences, the Iowa Energy and Sioux Falls Skyforce moved from the Central Division of the Eastern Conference to the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. [4]
Final standings. [5]
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Maine Red Claws ( BOS) | 29 | 21 | .580 | 0 | 15β10 | 14β11 |
Delaware 87ers ( PHI) | 26 | 24 | .520 | 3 | 15β10 | 11β14 |
Westchester Knicks ( NYK) | 19 | 31 | .380 | 10 | 12β13 | 7β18 |
Greensboro Swarm ( CHA) | 19 | 31 | .380 | 10 | 13β12 | 6β19 |
Long Island Nets ( BKN) | 17 | 33 | .340 | 12 | 10β15 | 7β18 |
Erie BayHawks ( ORL) | 14 | 36 | .280 | 15 | 9β16 | 5β20 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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z β Raptors 905 ( TOR) | 39 | 11 | .780 | 0 | 18β7 | 21β4 |
x β Fort Wayne Mad Ants ( IND) | 30 | 20 | .600 | 9 | 16β9 | 14β11 |
x β Canton Charge ( CLE) | 29 | 21 | .580 | 10 | 17β8 | 12β13 |
Grand Rapids Drive ( DET) | 26 | 24 | .520 | 13 | 15β10 | 11β14 |
Windy City Bulls ( CHI) | 23 | 27 | .460 | 16 | 15β10 | 8β17 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Oklahoma City Blue ( OKC) | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 19β6 | 15β10 |
x β Rio Grande Valley Vipers ( HOU) | 32 | 18 | .640 | 2 | 19β6 | 13β12 |
Sioux Falls Skyforce ( MIA) | 29 | 21 | .580 | 5 | 16β9 | 13β12 |
Austin Spurs ( SAS) | 25 | 25 | .500 | 9 | 13β12 | 12β13 |
Texas Legends ( DAL) | 25 | 25 | .500 | 9 | 14β11 | 11β14 |
Iowa Energy ( MEM) | 12 | 38 | .240 | 22 | 6β19 | 6β19 |
Team (affiliate) | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road |
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y β Los Angeles D-Fenders ( LAL) | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 16β9 | 18β7 |
x β Santa Cruz Warriors ( GSW) | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3 | 18β7 | 13β12 |
Northern Arizona Suns ( PHX) | 22 | 28 | .440 | 12 | 14β11 | 8β17 |
Reno Bighorns ( SAC) | 21 | 29 | .420 | 13 | 12β13 | 9β16 |
Salt Lake City Stars ( UTA) | 14 | 36 | .280 | 20 | 7β18 | 7β18 |
For the last time, the League held an eight-team bracket for the postseason. After the season, the League would shift from best-of-three postseason rounds to having it only be for the Finals (while retaining the arrangement of having the better seeded team host Game 2 and Game 3 if necessary). [6] Raptors 905 won the Finals in the final year of the league with the D League branding, winning over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in three games. The Vipers won Game 1 119-106 before Raptors 905 won Game 2 95-85 and Game 3 122-96. [7]
Conference Semifinals (April 5-April 12) Best of 3 | Conference Finals (April 13-April 20) Best of 3 | Finals (April 23, 25, 27) Best of 3 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Raptors 905 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Canton Charge | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Raptors 905 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Maine Red Claws | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Maine Red Claws | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Raptors 905 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Oklahoma City Blue | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Santa Cruz Warriors | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Oklahoma City Blue | 1 | ||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Los Angeles D-Fenders | 1 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 2 |
April 23, 2017
8:00 p.m. ET |
Raptors 905 106, Rio Grande Valley Vipers 119 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β29, 20β26, 31β38, 24β26 | ||
Pts:
CJ Leslie 25 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 10 Asts: John Jordan 8 |
Pts:
Darius Morris 23 Rebs: Chinanu Onuaku, Joshua Smith 10 Asts: Darius Morris 11 |
McAllen Convention Center,
McAllen, Texas
Attendance: 1,969 Referees:
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April 25, 2017
7:00 p.m. ET |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 85, Raptors 905 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β23, 23β31, 22β18, 19β23 | ||
Pts:
Kyle Wiltjer 25 Rebs: Kyle Wiltjer 12 Asts: Darius Morris 7 |
Pts:
Pascal Siakam 32 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 10 Asts: Fred VanVleet 9 |
Hershey Centre,
Mississauga, Ontario
Attendance: 3,359 Referees:
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April 27, 2017
7:00 p.m. ET |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 96, Raptors 905 122 | ||
Pts:
Troy Williams 23 Rebs: Chris Walker 9 Asts: Jarvis Threatt 7 |
Pts:
Bruno Caboclo 31 Rebs: Bruno Caboclo, Yanick Moreira 11 Asts: Fred VanVleet 14 | |
Raptors 905 wins series, 2β1 |
Hershey Centre,
Mississauga, Ontario
Attendance: 4,824 Referees:
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