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Notes Of Interest From The D-League Daily Developments 12-18-09.doc

Maine’s Trey Gilder finished with a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double in 38 minutes off the bench for the Red Claws. He shot 9-of-12 from the field. Teammate Lester Hudson, in his second game on assignment from the Celtics to Maine, finished with 17 points, including connecting on 3-of-5 from three-point land.

via D-League Daily Developments

Maine is so good. So, so talented. Three assignees, a deep roster. Good coaching, good facilities. Seven in a row now, for the Claws.

IDAHO’S TOLLIVER CALLED-UP TO PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

The Portland Trail Blazers today signed Anthony Tolliver of the Idaho Stampede.  Tolliver has appeared in all seven of Idaho’s games this season, averaging 20.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 36.9 minutes.  He has recorded three double-doubles this season, including a season-high 30 points, to go with 11 rebounds, in a win over the Reno Bighorns on Nov. 30.

TULSA ADDS ZABIAN DOWDELL

The Tulsa 66ers announced today that the team has acquired point guard Zabian Dowdell. Dowdell played in Italy during the 2008-09 season, where he averaged 19.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.2 steals in 37 games.

SPRINGFEILD ADDS CAMPBELL

The Springfield Armor acquired their first pick in the expansion draft, Marcus Campbell.   Campbell, a former Mississippi State Center, played on various NBA D-League teams including the Austin Toros, and the Idaho Stampede, In four seasons in the NBA D-League, Campbell has accumulated 1,487 points, and his 1,017 rebounds and 171 blocks rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in league history.

FORT WAYNE ADDS JARED REINER

The Fort Wayne Mad Ants acquired 6’11” center Jared Reiner.  Reiner has five years of professional basketball experience, including stints in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls (04-05) and the Milwaukee Bucks (06-07).   He signed with the Phoenix Suns during the 2005-06 season but suffered a season-ending knee injury.  In 2006-07, he played in 28 games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce averaging 13.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

I probably underrated Tolliver in our rankings. I just have shakes about guys that go up and back down. I wanted to post on a likelihood to stick if they made it up. But with Portland’s injury situation, this was a really smart move. Grab the guy the Spurs had invested a bit in, add some frontcourt depth, see if he can’t be an energy guy off the bench if Pryz gets stacked with fouls and you have to go small.

I like the Mad Ants picking up Reiner, too. He’s a fringe NBA guy who could get a call-up, but in the meantime, he’s likely here for the remainder of the season if the call-up doesn’t come. He’s played in Europe before so if he’s here, he’s likely not going to go back on a whim. And having gone to camp with multiple teams, he’s got some contacts.

Springfield adding Campbell at least gets them a volume rebounder. Now if they could just pick up a win.

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