The relationship between the NBA and the D-League continues to deepen, and this year, it will take on an unprecedented dynamic. A record 17 NBA teams have one-to-one D-League affiliates, but there are only 18 D-League teams. That means 13 NBA teams will share a single D-League club, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. There are new rules in place to allow that baker’s dozen of NBA teams to make D-League assignments as they have in the past, but the franchises with one-to-one affiliates will almost certainly make greater use of the NBA’s minor league.
Players assigned to and recalled from the D-League differ from those who receive D-League “call-ups.” A “call-up” happens when a player on a D-League contract signs a new contract with an NBA team. Those whom NBA teams assign and recall are already under contract with NBA teams, and they remain on NBA rosters even while they toil on the farm team. I outlined the rules governing D-League assignments earlier this week, and last year teams took advantage of those guidelines to make several dozen moves. Chances are that this season we’ll see just as many, if not more, given the continued rise of one-to-one affiliates.
NBA teams have already begun to assign and recall players to the D-League even though the D-League’s regular season has yet to begin. We’ll use this space to track all of this year’s assignments and recalls, team by team, throughout the season. You can find this page, which we’ll update throughout the season, anytime on the right sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features.”
Here are the NBA’s D-League assignments and recalls for 2014/15:
Atlanta Hawks
- November 20th: Assigned Adreian Payne (Recalled November 23rd)
- November 28th: Assigned John Jenkins (Recalled December 8th)
- November 28th: Assigned Adreian Payne (Recalled December 6th)
- December 6th: Assigned Mike Muscala (Recalled December 8th)
- December 8th: Assigned Adreian Payne (Recalled December 22nd)
- December 19th: Assigned Mike Muscala (Recalled December 20th)
- December 28th: Assigned Mike Muscala (Recalled December 29th)
- December 30th: Assigned John Jenkins (Recalled January 20th)
- December 30th: Assigned Adreian Payne (Recalled January 12th)
- February 7th: Assigned Mike Muscala (Recalled February 8th)
- March 1st: Assigned Mike Muscala (Recalled March 2nd)
Boston Celtics
- November 9th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled November 10th)
- November 15th: Assigned James Young (Recalled November 17th)
- November 15th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled November 17th)
- November 23rd: Assigned James Young (Recalled November 24th)
- December 4th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled December 5th)
- December 4th: Assigned James Young (Recalled December 5th)
- December 4th: Assigned Marcus Smart (Recalled December 5th)
- December 6th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled December 7th)
- December 6th: Assigned James Young (Recalled December 7th)
- December 9th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled December 11th)
- December 9th: Assigned James Young (Recalled December 11th)
- December 28th: Assigned James Young (Recalled December 29th)
- December 31st: Assigned James Young (Recalled January 1st)
- January 3rd: Assigned James Young (Recalled January 5th)
- January 23rd: Assigned Andre Dawkins* (Recalled January 29th)
- January 30th: Assigned Andre Dawkins (Recalled February 1st)
- January 31st: Assigned James Young (Recalled February 1st)
- February 5th: Assigned Andre Dawkins (Recalled February 10th)
- February 5th: Assigned Phil Pressey (Recalled February 6th)
- March 17th: Assigned James Young (Recalled March 21st)
- March 24th: Assigned James Young (Recalled April 12th)
- April 6th: Assigned Chris Babb (Recalled April 12th)
*Note: Dawkins had one previous assignment as a member of the Heat.
Brooklyn Nets
- January 1st: Assigned Markel Brown (Recalled January 8th)
- January 1st: Assigned Cory Jefferson (Recalled January 8th)
Charlotte Hornets
- December 28th: Assigned Noah Vonleh (Recalled December 31st)
- December 28th: Assigned Jeffery Taylor (Recalled January 9th)
Cleveland Cavaliers
- November 14th: Assigned Alex Kirk (Recalled November 17th)
- November 19th: Assigned Alex Kirk (Recalled November 24th)
- November 30th: Assigned Alex Kirk (Recalled December 1st)
- December 4th: Assigned Alex Kirk (Recalled December 21st)
- January 20th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled January 21st)
- January 24th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled January 25th)
- January 27th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled January 28th)
- January 29th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled February 2nd)
- February 5th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled February 8th)
- February 12th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled February 18th)
- March 20th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled March 23rd)
- March 31st: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled April 1st)
- April 3rd: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled April 10th)
- April 13th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled April 15th)
- April 18th: Assigned Joe Harris (Recalled April 20th)
Dallas Mavericks
- November 20th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled November 24th)
- November 27th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled December 4th)
- December 5th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled December 6th)
- December 8th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled December 12th)
- December 18th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled December 20th)
- December 27th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled December 28th)
- December 27th: Assigned Dwight Powell* (Recalled December 28th)
- January 3rd: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled January 6th)
- January 9th: Assigned Ricky Ledo (Recalled February 2nd)
- March 7th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled March 8th)
- March 11th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled March 12th)
- March 12th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled March 13th)
- March 14th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled March 15th)
- March 21st: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled March 23rd)
- March 25th: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled March 26th)
- April 3rd: Assigned Dwight Powell (Recalled April 4th)
*Note: Powell had five previous assignments as a member of the Celtics.
Denver Nuggets
- January 20th: Assigned Erick Green (Recalled January 25th)
Detroit Pistons
- November 26th: Assigned Tony Mitchell (Recalled November 28th)
- November 29th: Assigned Tony Mitchell (Recalled November 30th)
- December 5th: Assigned Tony Mitchell (Recalled December 7th)
- December 12th: Assigned Tony Mitchell (Traded to the Suns on December 24th)
- December 31st: Assigned Spencer Dinwiddie (Recalled January 8th)
- January 14th: Assigned Gigi Datome (Recalled January 20th)
- January 14th: Assigned Spencer Dinwiddie (Recalled January 20th)
- February 27th: Assigned Quincy Miller (Recalled March 2nd)
- March 25th: Assigned Quincy Miller (Recalled March 26th)
Golden State Warriors
- November 14th: Assigned Justin Holiday (Recalled November 15th)
- November 14th: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled November 15th)
- December 17th: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled December 18th)
- January 3rd: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled January 4th)
- January 8th: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled January 14th)
- January 15th: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled January 28th)
- January 28th: Assigned Festus Ezeli (Recalled February 2nd)
- February 4th: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled February 14th)
- February 20th: Assigned James Michael McAdoo (Recalled March 12th)
- March 14th: Assigned James Michael McAdoo (Recalled March 16th)
- March 18th: Assigned Ognjen Kuzmic (Recalled April 27th)
- April 10th: Assigned James Michael McAdoo (Recalled April 11th)
- April 26th: Assigned James Michael McAdoo (Recalled April 27th)
Houston Rockets
- November 10th: Assigned Clint Capela (Recalled December 2nd)
- November 18th: Assigned Nick Johnson (Recalled November 24th)
- December 16th: Assigned Clint Capela (Recalled December 25th)
- December 27th: Assigned Clint Capela (Recalled January 25th)
- January 3rd: Assigned Nick Johnson (Recalled February 1st)
- January 11th: Assigned Isaiah Canaan (Recalled January 26th)
- January 29th: Assigned Clint Capela (Recalled February 9th)
- February 4th: Assigned Nick Johnson (Recalled February 9th)
- February 19th: Assigned Nick Johnson (Recalled February 23rd)
- February 19th: Assigned Clint Capela (Recalled March 27th)
- March 6th: Assigned Nick Johnson (Recalled March 8th)
Indiana Pacers
- January 27th: Assigned Shayne Whittington (Recalled January 30th)
- April 8th: Assigned Shayne Whittington
Los Angeles Clippers
- January 8th: Assigned C.J. Wilcox (Recalled January 21st)
Los Angeles Lakers
- November 15th: Assigned Jordan Clarkson (Recalled November 16th)
- November 15th: Assigned Xavier Henry (Recalled November 16th)
- Novermber 22nd: Assigned Jordan Clarkson (Recalled November 23rd)
- November 22nd: Assigned Xavier Henry (Recalled November 23rd)
- December 6th: Assigned Jordan Clarkson (Recalled December 7th)
- December 18th: Assigned Jordan Clarkson (Recalled December 19th)
- January 3rd: Assigned Jordan Clarkson (Recalled January 4th)
- January 3rd: Assigned Tarik Black (Recalled January 4th)
- January 30th: Assigned Ryan Kelly (Recalled January 31st)
Memphis Grizzlies
- November 8th: Assigned Jordan Adams (Recalled November 10th)
- November 8th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (Recalled November 10th)
- November 25th: Assigned Jordan Adams (Recalled December 8th)
- December 1st: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (Recalled December 3rd)
- December 12th: Assigned Jordan Adams (Recalled December 21st)
- December 19th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (Recalled December 21st)
- January 14th: Recalled Russ Smith (Originally assigned by Pelicans prior to being traded)
- January 20th: Assigned Jordan Adams (Recalled January 26th)
- January 20th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (Recalled February 10th)
- January 20th: Assigned Russ Smith (Recalled February 10th)
- February 7th: Assigned Jordan Adams (Recalled February 8th)
- February 22nd: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (Recalled March 12th)
- February 22nd: Assigned Russ Smith (Recalled March 12th)
- March 17th: Assigned Jarnell Stokes (Recalled March 30th)
- March 24th: Assigned Russ Smith (Recalled March 30th)
Miami Heat
- December 4th: Assigned Andre Dawkins (Recalled December 21st)
- December 13th: Assigned Hassan Whiteside (Recalled December 15th)
- December 13th: Assigned Shabazz Napier (Recalled December 15th)
- December 30th: Assigned Shabazz Napier (Recalled January 6th)
- March 4th: Assigned Zoran Dragic (Recalled March 15th)
New Orleans Pelicans
- December 5th: Assigned Russ Smith (Recalled December 8th)
- December 11th: Assigned Russ Smith (Recalled December 20th)
- January 9th: Assigned Russ Smith (Traded to the Grizzlies on January 12th)
New York Knicks
- January 30th: Assigned Cleanthony Early (Recalled February 1st)
- February 5th: Assigned Cleanthony Early (Recalled February 7th)
Oklahoma City Thunder
- November 15th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled November 15th)
- November 18th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled November 20th)
- November 30th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled December 2nd)
- November 30th: Assigned Mitch McGary (Recalled December 2nd)
- December 4th: Assigned Mitch McGary (Recalled December 7th)
- December 10th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled December 13th)
- December 10th: Assigned Mitch McGary (Recalled December 13th)
- December 20th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled December 21st)
- January 9th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled January 11th)
- January 13th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled January 14th)
- January 23rd: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled January 26th)
- February 3rd: Assigned Mitch McGary (Recalled February 8th)
Orlando Magic
- December 26th: Assigned Devyn Marble (Recalled January 1st)
- February 2nd: Assigned Devyn Marble (Recalled February 7th)
- February 17th: Assigned Devyn Marble (Recalled February 21st)
Philadelphia 76ers
- November 21st: Assigned JaKarr Sampson (Recalled November 24th)
Phoenix Suns
- November 13th: Assigned Tyler Ennis (Recalled November 17th)
- November 13th: Assigned T.J. Warren (Recalled November 17th)
- December 25th: Assigned Tyler Ennis (Recalled December 31st)
- December 25th: Assigned T.J. Warren (Recalled December 31st)
- December 25th: Assigned Archie Goodwin (Recalled December 31st)
- January 14th: Assigned Archie Goodwin (Recalled January 20th)
- January 22nd: Assigned Tyler Ennis (Recalled January 25th)
- January 22nd: Assigned T.J. Warren (Recalled January 25th)
- January 29th: Assigned Archie Goodwin (Recalled February 1st)
- January 29th: Assigned Reggie Bullock (Recalled February 1st)
- February 4th: Assigned Tyler Ennis (Recalled February 7th)
- February 4th: Assigned T.J. Warren (Recalled February 7th)
- February 7th: Assigned Archie Goodwin (Recalled February 11th)
- February 7th: Assigned Reggie Bullock (Recalled February 11th)
Sacramento Kings
- November 4th: Assigned Eric Moreland (Recalled November 17th)
- November 21st: Assigned Eric Moreland (Recalled November 25th)
- November 28th: Assigned Eric Moreland (Recalled November 30th)
- December 12th: Assigned Eric Moreland (Recalled December 13th)
- December 14th: Assigned Eric Moreland (Recalled December 16th)
San Antonio Spurs
- November 23rd: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled November 24th)
- January 20th: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled February 20th)
- February 21st: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled March 9th)
- March 12th: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled March 16th)
- March 26th: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled April 8th)
- April 11th: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled April 12th)
- April 17th: Assigned Kyle Anderson (Recalled April 22nd)
Toronto Raptors
- December 25th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (Recalled January 1st)
- February 18th: Assigned Bruno Caboclo (Recalled March 8th)
- March 12th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (Recalled March 16th)
- March 17th: Assigned Lucas Nogueira (Recalled March 26th)
Utah Jazz
- November 13th: Assigned Toure’ Murry (Recalled December 2nd)
- December 31st: Assigned Toure’ Murry (Recalled January 3rd)
- February 24th: Assigned Ian Clark (Recalled March 17th)
- March 10th: Assigned Grant Jerrett* (Recalled March 19th)
- March 26th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled April 6th)
*Note: Jerrett had eight previous assignments as a member of the Thunder.
Washington Wizards
- November 20th: Assigned Glen Rice Jr. (Waived on January 7th)