<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The National Basketball Association announced today its new affiliation and assignment system for the NBA Development League. Under this system, each of the eight current D-League teams will be affiliated with either three or four NBA teams, and the NBA teams may assign players in their first two seasons to play in the D-League. ?This is another step in the right direction to assist in the continuing development of players,? said Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations. ?It has long been our goal to have team affiliations between the NBA and the D-League and this structure should be mutually beneficial to both leagues and the players.? ----- Albuquerque Thunderbirds Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings Seattle SuperSonics Utah Jazz</div> <div align="center">Source </div>
