Tony Mitchell may have scored 47 points on Friday, but the Red Claws' Jermaine Taylor made sure his record-setting night didn't stand tall for very long. The guard scored 49 points of his own on Saturday night.
As a couple of recent NBA call-ups have suggested, D-League players can impress and make their impact felt from the bench as well. Red Claws' guard Omar Reed spoke with RidiculousUpside.com about going on to prove himself the very same way.
An array of NBA veterans are getting set to suit up for this week's D-League Showcase. Though he won't join the minors just yet, notable D-League alumni Andre Barrett will return as he ultimately dons a Maine Red Claws' jersey following the Showcase.
There's no doubt Red Claws' forward Micah Downs can score the basketball. That said, it's been his versatile efforts all around as of late that should garner consideration from NBA, all the while filling up the stat-sheet on a nightly basis.
Maine Red Claw Micah Downs is having a break out season in the NBADL that could land him a shot at an NBA jersey. His contribution focused game reminds many of the path that Greg Stiemsma used in the D-League to get to the NBA last season.
There are an array of players in the D-League who can help fill out an NBA team's roster. But is the league now housing two future starters for a contender? Fab Melo & Kris Joseph may be the Celtics' long-term solutions to replacing two aging stars.
With a veteran squad and a loaded front court, could the Boston Celtics end up opting to send Fab Melo to the NBA D-League?
The Boston Celtics will need to retool and get your at some point in the near future and, apparently, they've decided that the NBA Development League might be able to help them along in that regard. Danny Ainge's team is such a believer, in fact, that the Celtics are buying the basketball operations of the Maine Red Claws.
Dave Leitao will be named the second head coach in Maine Red Claws history, according to a source with knowledge of the hiring process. Leitao has never coached in the professional ranks, but was last seen guiding the Virginia Cavaliers to a 10-18 record during the 2008-09 NCAA season.
Bruce Pearl could be headed to the D-League as the next head coach of the Maine Red Claws. This gels with my report earlier this week that the Red Claws were down to two finalists, one of which is believed to a current assistant with another NBA Development League team, but is still rather shocking.
