2011–12 NBA Development League season
The league adopted its current name in 2005 to reflect its close affiliation with the NBA.
[1][2] Five of them, the Austin Toros, the Canton Charge, the Dakota Wizards, the Los Angeles D-Fenders and the Tulsa 66ers, are owned by their NBA affiliates.
Four teams, the Erie BayHawks, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Springfield Armor and the Texas Legends, have a hybrid single-affiliation partnership with NBA teams, where their basketball operations are controlled by their NBA affiliates.
The Springfield Armor also began a single-affiliation partnership with the New Jersey Nets, their NBA affiliate for last two seasons.
Only one team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, retained the same affiliates from the previous season.
[2] An NBA D-League team roster consists of draftees, returning, allocation and tryout players.
[25] The eleventh annual NBA Development League Draft was held on November 3, 2011.
Another former NBA first-round pick Alando Tucker was selected second by the Texas Legends.
18 players selected in the draft were participants of the NBA D-League National Tryouts that were held in June.
A total of 62 D-League players left their teams to attend NBA training camps.
The event was designed to allow the NBA teams to evaluate the D-League's prospects for future call-ups.
Williams of the Springfield Armor retained the title after defeating Texas Legends center Chris Douglas-Roberts in the final round with a score of 93–90.
Another player who won again was Legends guard Booker Woodfox in the Three-Point Contest.
The Shooting Stars Competition was won by the team of Marqus Blakely (Sioux Falls), Jery Smith (Springfield) and Cameron Jones (Fort Wayne).
