NBADL Adds Team In White Plains That Will Be Owned, Operated By Knicks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The NBA Development League is coming to Westchester.
The NBADL has added a team in White Plains that will be owned and operated by the Knicks.
It's official: #Knicks announce that they will own and operate an @nbadleague team in White Plains next season!
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
The addition of the team brings the NBADL membership to 18 teams, seven of them owned and operated by an NBA franchise.
"We're very excited to bring an @nbadleague team to White Plains." -#Knicks Asst. GM @ALLAN_HOUSTON pic.twitter.com/qMRoGnm9E4
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
.@ALLAN_HOUSTON: "This will provide not just better players, but also better men for the league."
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
Houston: "We want this to be a 1st class experience for everyone. This will be Westchester's team, something the community can be proud of."
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
Allan Houston, the Knicks' assistant general manager, will serve as the new team's GM. Houston calls the NBADL "thriving, and this opportunity allows us to develop players closer to our training facility, and to provide high level, affordable basketball entertainment to the community."
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino: "We're excited to be affiliated with the #Knicks and we're proud they chose Westchester."
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
#Knicks Asst. GM @ALLAN_HOUSTON takes questions after announcing new @nbadleague partnership in White Plains. pic.twitter.com/QZnjieAHuU
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
"Over 30 percent of NBA players have spent time in the @nbadleague." --D-League President Dan Reed pic.twitter.com/tPtE1HQtk3
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) March 10, 2014
The team will conduct a fan vote to help choose the name of the new NBADL club. It will play 24 regular-season games at the County Center.
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