 Minor League WiretapBasketball's Birthplace Gets D-League Team
The team, unnamed, does not yet have a certain NBA affiliate. Savit said it made sense to locate the team in Springfield because of the city's basketball history and proximity to Connecticut. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Noel Named D-League Player Of The Week
Noel led the Thunderbirds to a 1-1 record and averaged 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 12.0 assists. He registered his second triple-double of the season on Thursday when he scored 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists in a win over Iowa. A 6-6 forward from North Carolina, Noel was a first-round pick (14th overall) in the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by Albuquerque, which traded him to Reno earlier this month. He is averaging 18.7 points and 5.8 rebounds this season. A former second round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, Noel played two seasons with the Bucks and was assigned to Tulsa of the NBA D-League during the 2007-08 season. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Conroy Named D-League Player Of The Week
Conroy led the Thunderbirds to a 2-1 record this week, averaging nearly a triple-double with 25.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 12.7 assists while setting a new season high with 18 assists in Friday’s loss to Rio Grande Valley. His scoring high from the week came on Saturday when he netted 29 points in a win over Erie. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Mar 2009 Archive
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Michael Savit, managing partner of the team's ownership group, says an NBA Development League team will begin play in Springfield, Massachusetts in the 2009-2010 season.
David Noel of the Reno Bighorns is the NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of March 29, 2009. Noel becomes the first Bighorns player to earn the honor. 
Will Conroy of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds was today named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of March 16, 2009. Conroy becomes the first player to earn the honor twice during the 2008-09 season and is also the all-time leader with a total of four Performer of the Week nods.