<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It is a system very much in its infancy with nearly as many questions as answers, but the NBA has finally taken steps to give young players a place to play rather than have them rot on the end of a bench. In a first step toward developing a full-fledged farm system, the league announced yesterday some specifics for an affiliation system between NBA teams and those in the NBDL. The Raptors have been affiliated with the Arkansas RimRockers, giving general manager Rob Babcock a place to send players to get much-needed seasoning. "There are certainly a lot of bugs to be ironed out, but it's a good step in the right direction," Babcock said of the plan, which arose from the new contract between the NBA and its players' association. Each team is allowed to have two players in the D-League at one time and no player can be sent down more than three times in a season. If four teams all want to send two players to their affiliate at the same time, the NBA will place some players with other franchises. D-League rosters are now capped at 10, but will increase to 12 for the coming season to make room for NBA players who will earn their full salary as well as keep all benefits, including a $102 (U.S.) per diem. "As our league is continuing to get younger and younger and our draft is one of drafting potential, this gives (teams) an avenue to develop the player quicker and under game conditions," NBA senior vice-president of operations Stu Jackson said on a conference call.</div> Source
It is kind of odd that injured veteran players will not be sent down for rehab. Baseball uses their minor leagues for rehab assignments and it works well. From what I've read only players with 2 years of experience or less can be sent to the D league? Is this correct?
