2014–15 NBA Development League season

August 2023 2014–15 NBA Development League season NBA Development League Basketball November – April Draft 2014 NBA Development League Draft Robert Covington List of first overall NBA Development League draft picks Grand Rapids Drive Regular season Santa Cruz Warriors Tim Frazier (Maine Red Claws) NBA Development League Most Valuable Player Award Finals #Playoffs Santa Cruz Warriors Fort Wayne Mad Ants Elliot Williams List of NBA Development League yearly standings NBA Development League 2013–14 NBA Development League season 2013–14 2015–16 NBA Development League season 2015–16 The 2014–15 NBA Development League season was the 14th 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 NBA D-League expanded to a record 18 teams for the 2014–15 season. NBA D-League expands to 18 teams for 2014-15 | NBA.com For the first time in league history the NBA D-League was aligned into two conferences with two divisions each, two with five and two with four. One expansion team, the Westchester Knicks, joined the 17 teams from the previous season. The Springfield Armor relocated to Grand Rapids, and were renamed the Grand Rapids Drive, and the Tulsa 66ers relocated to Oklahoma City, and were renamed to Oklahoma City Blue. Teams Austin Spurs (affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs) Bakersfield Jam (affiliated with the Phoenix Suns) Canton Charge (affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers) Delaware 87ers (affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers) Erie BayHawks (affiliated with the Orlando Magic) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (affiliated with 13 teams) Grand Rapids Drive (affiliated with the Detroit Pistons) Idaho Stampede (affiliated with the Utah Jazz) Iowa Energy (affiliated with the Memphis Grizzlies) Los Angeles D-Fenders (affiliated with the Los Angeles Lakers) Maine Red Claws (affiliated with the Boston Celtics) Oklahoma City Blue (affiliated with the Oklahoma City Thunder) Reno Bighorns (affiliated with the Sacramento Kings) Rio Grande Valley Vipers (affiliated with the Houston Rockets) Santa Cruz Warriors (affiliated with the Golden State Warriors) Sioux Falls Skyforce (affiliated with the Miami Heat) Texas Legends (affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks) Westchester Knicks (affiliated with the New York Knicks) Regular season 45em start Eastern Conference East Division Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage GB Games behind Home Home record Road Road record x- Maine Red Claws (1) 35 15 35 15 – 20–6 15–9 x- Canton Charge (3) 31 19 31 19 4.0 14–10 17–9 Erie BayHawks 24 26 24 26 11.0 15–10 9–16 Delaware 87ers 20 30 20 30 15.0 11–14 9–16 Westchester Knicks 10 40 10 40 25.0 9–16 1–24 Central Division Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage GB Games behind Home Home record Road Road record x- Sioux Falls Skyforce (2) 29 21 29 21 – 14–10 15–11 x- Fort Wayne Mad Ants (4) 28 22 28 22 1.0 14–11 14–11 Iowa Energy 26 24 26 24 3.0 13–12 13–12 Grand Rapids Drive 23 27 23 27 6.0 15–9 8–18 45em break Western Conference Southwest Division Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage GB Games behind Home Home record Road Road record x- Austin Spurs (2) 32 18 32 18 – 18–8 14–10 x- Oklahoma City Blue (4) 28 22 28 22 4.0 16–9 12–13 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 27 23 27 23 5.0 14–11 13–12 Texas Legends 22 28 22 28 10.0 8-17 14–11 West Division Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage GB Games behind Home Home record Road Road record x- Santa Cruz Warriors (1) 35 15 35 15 – 19-7 16–8 x- Bakersfield Jam (3) 34 16 34 16 1.0 17–8 17–8 Reno Bighorns 20 30 20 30 15.0 14–11 6–19 Los Angeles D-Fenders 17 33 17 33 18.0 12–13 5–20 Idaho Stampede 9 41 9 41 26.0 6–19 3–22 end Playoffs The Santa Cruz Warriors won the D-League title, doing so in two games over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, doing so with a win in Game 1 by a score of 119-115 and a win in Game 2 by a score of 109–96.https://gleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-development-league-finals-santa-cruz-warriors-fort-wayne-mad-ants/ 2015 NBA Development League Finals: Santa Cruz Warriors Defeat Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 2-0 Quarterfinals(April 8–15) Semifinals(April 17–21) Finals(April 23 & April 26) E1 Maine* 0 E4 Fort Wayne 2 E2 Sioux Falls* 1 E3 Canton 2 W1 Santa Cruz* 2 W4 Oklahoma City 0 W2 Austin* 2 W3 Bakersfield 1 E3 Canton 0 E4 Fort Wayne 2 W2 Austin 1 W1 Santa Cruz 2 E4 Fort Wayne 0 W1 Santa Cruz 2 Finals #eee April 23, 2015 8:00 p.m. ET Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana Santa Cruz Warriors 119 Fort Wayne Mad Ants 115 Boxscore Elliot Williams 31 Ramon Harris 30 Ognjen Kuzmic 13 CJ Fair 7 Elliot Williams 8 Jordan Crawford 11 3,318 #22 Tyler Ford #26 Brett Nansel #39 CJ Washington #eee April 26, 2015 7:00 p.m. ET Kaiser Permanente Arena, Santa Cruz, California Fort Wayne Mad Ants 96 Santa Cruz Warriors 109 Boxscore 27–28 25–31 19–23 25–27 Jordan Crawford 17 Elliot Williams 23 Trey McKinney Jones 8 Darington Hobson, Taylor Griffin 11 Matt Bouldin 6 Darington Hobson 7 2,600 #30 Mitchell Ervin #54 Jason Goldenberg #68 Gediminis Petraitis Santa Cruz wins series, 2–0 Awards and honors NBA Development League Most Valuable Player Award: Tim Frazier, Maine Red Claws Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Award: Scott Morrison, Maine Red Claws NBA Development League Rookie of the Year Award: Tim Frazier, Maine Red Claws NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year Award: Aaron Craft, Santa Cruz Warriors NBA Development League Impact Player of the Year Award: Jerel McNeal, Bakersfield Jam NBA Development League Most Improved Player Award: Joe Jackson, Bakersfield Jam Executive of the Year: Tim Salier, Austin Spurs Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award: Renaldo Major, Bakersfield Jam Development Champion Award: Fort Wayne Mad Ants All-Star Game MVP: Andre Emmett, Fort Wayne Mad Ants All-NBA Development League Team: 20em start First team Jerrelle Benimon, Idaho Stampede Seth Curry, Erie BayHawks Earl Barron, Bakersfield Jam Tim Frazier, Maine Red Claws Willie Reed, Grand Rapids Drive 20em break Second team Chris Babb, Maine Red Claws Bryce Cotton, Austin Spurs James Michael McAdoo, Santa Cruz Warriors Arinze Onuaku, Canton Charge Elliot Williams, Santa Cruz Warriors 20em break Third team Jabari Brown, Los Angeles D-Fenders Eric Griffin, Texas Legends Jerel McNeal, Bakersfield Jam Adonis Thomas, Grand Rapids Drive Damien Wilkins, Iowa Energy 20em end References External links Official site