D-League Showcase: Notes From Day 2

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BOISE, Idaho -- "If you have it, they will come. They'll come to Idaho for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up at the Showcase not knowing for sure why they're even doing it."



Loosely based on the famous speech from Field of Dreams, I feel that's probably how the NBA's D-League Showcase came about. Why else would the D-League invite scouts from the NBA and top European clubs to Boise, Idaho in early January if it wasn't a crazy thought that came from a D-League front office exec's head?



However, like in the classic movie, the D-League Showcase works. The four-day event meant to showcase the top talent in the D-League has drawn the Boston's Danny Ainge, Houston's Daryl Morey, San Antonio's R.C. Buford, Oklahoma City's Sam Presti and Denver's reigning NBA Executive of the Year Mark Warkentien, among other high ranking NBA officials and overseas GM's and scouts.

 

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