Alex Jensen of the Canton Charge was named the 2012-13 NBADL "Coach of the Year." There's probably no one more deserving of the honor than him.

The 2013 NBA D-League Finals will pit Santa Cruz Warriors head coach Nate Bjorkgren against Rio Grande Valley head coach Nick Nurse. Bjorkgren was apart of Nurse's Iowa Energy staff and won the 2011 NBADL championship. Now they will go head-to-head.

D.J. Kennedy has said it all along: winning will get you more attention from NBA executives. After leading the RGV Vipers to the D-League Finals, there's no doubt he's got to be doing just that as of late.

While the Thunder contend for an NBA championship, top prospect Jeremy Lamb finds himself emerging as a D-League star as he helps the OKC affiliate Tulsa 66ers contend for a championship of their own.

As they helped the Santa Cruz Warriors reach the NBADL Finals, Stefon Hannah and Cameron Jones were also each honored with respective year-end awards by the league on Friday.

Head coach Darko Rajakovic began coaching at the age of 16 in his native country Serbia. Now as the man in charge for the Tulsa 66ers (Oklahoma City Thunder's D-League affiliate), the first-year head coach has found success in the NBA D-League.

After becoming known as one of the more efficient rebounders in the NBA D-League, Marvin Phillips ventured to Canada this past season to take the NBL by storm. He succeeded, with his efforts highlighted by multiple honors and a league championship.

With NBA teams facing potentially steep playoff runs, many have opted to turn to proven veterans (rather than promising D-League talents) to fill out their rosters for the next few weeks.

All four teams remaining in the NBA D-League Playoffs have a single-affiliate setup with their NBA parent clubs. Each team's NBA counterpart will also be participating in the NBA postseason. Is this further proof that the one-to-one model works best?

At 19-years old, Dennis Schroeder is the most promising young talent coming out of Germany and will be on display at the Nike Hoop Summit. But his mercurial pro point guard also has NBA dreams, not only for him but his late Father and his family.