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<blockquote data-quote="Connell62" data-source="post: 256909" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>Latest on Marcus.. Good read from the Celtics blog regarding his situation:</p><p></p><p>D-League Assignments</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Celtics are fortunate to be one of the 22 NBA teams that have their own D-League franchise. They’ve made great use of the Maine Red Claws in the past by providing game action for young players who aren’t seeing time in the NBA. By having a franchise that is also close by, the Celtics are able to shuttle players back and forth throughout the season. This allows those players to practice with the Celtics while also playing in D-League games to get valuable on court experience.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NBA teams can assign players on their roster to the D-League who have zero to two years of experience. They can also assign players with three or more years of experience if the player agrees. Currently the Celtics eligible for a D-League assignment without agreement are: Jaylen Brown, R.J. Hunter, Demetrius Jackson, Jordan Mickey, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and James Young. Of that group, you can expect to see Jackson and Mickey in the D-League, as well as whoever is kept from Hunter and Young. Those players need reps, and Maine is the best place to get them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You might notice that Ben Bentil, Marcus Georges-Hunt, Jalen Jones and Damion Lee weren’t included in the above group. As rookies, they are all eligible to be assigned to the D-League. But as likely roster cuts, the process works differently for them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Each NBA team is allowed four Affiliate Players. An Affiliate Player is a player who attended training camp with an NBA team and was subsequently cut. This is where Bentil, Georges-Hunt, Jones and Lee are likely to find themselves. Should each of them choose to sign with the D-League (players sign a contract with the D-league itself and not individual teams), they are eligible to be assigned to Maine as Affiliate Players.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Given that D-League salaries are still quite low in comparison to what players can make overseas, many NBA teams have started giving out guaranteed amounts for attending camp to likely Affiliate Players. Boston gave Georges-Hunt and Jones $25k each, Lee $50k and Bentil a large guarantee of $250k. For Georges-Hunt, Jones and Lee, this could be a bonus to have attended camp with the Celtics and then to get them to Maine. For Bentil, that large of a guaranteed amount is almost a lock that Boston intends to have him in Maine. It is likely that the conversation started with the Celtics liking Bentil as a prospect but understanding the lack of roster spots this year. Thus, the Celtics gave Bentil some incentive to stay close by in Maine and in their system, despite not actually being a part of the NBA club.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The challenge with the D-League is that any player on a D-League team (outside of those assigned directly from the NBA club) is a free agent in terms of the NBA. This means that the Celtics could be making a hefty investment in these four players (including the guaranteed amounts for each that hit the Boston salary cap) and could end up losing the players to another NBA team at any time. This is a risk that teams take to try and keep talented players in their system. For a team like Boston, this is a byproduct of having a deep roster and so many draft picks over the last few years.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is important to note that this process does not apply to Abdel Nader, who Boston drafted in the second round and then watched flourish at Summer League. Nader is reportedly signing a contract with the D-League, and Boston will look to acquire his D-League rights to have him play in Maine. His Draft Rights are retained by the Celtics for as long as he plays professional basketball outside the NBA. He can’t sign with anyone but Boston, unless the Celtics renounce his rights or sign him to an NBA contract and later release him. This sort of complicated situation with the D-League is something that the NBA and NBPA would like to solve. Progress has been made on D-League reform and two-way contracts (where players are paid one amount while in the NBA and another while in the D-League), but we’ll have to wait for the new CBA to know for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Connell62, post: 256909, member: 484"] Latest on Marcus.. Good read from the Celtics blog regarding his situation: D-League Assignments The Celtics are fortunate to be one of the 22 NBA teams that have their own D-League franchise. They’ve made great use of the Maine Red Claws in the past by providing game action for young players who aren’t seeing time in the NBA. By having a franchise that is also close by, the Celtics are able to shuttle players back and forth throughout the season. This allows those players to practice with the Celtics while also playing in D-League games to get valuable on court experience. NBA teams can assign players on their roster to the D-League who have zero to two years of experience. They can also assign players with three or more years of experience if the player agrees. Currently the Celtics eligible for a D-League assignment without agreement are: Jaylen Brown, R.J. Hunter, Demetrius Jackson, Jordan Mickey, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and James Young. Of that group, you can expect to see Jackson and Mickey in the D-League, as well as whoever is kept from Hunter and Young. Those players need reps, and Maine is the best place to get them. You might notice that Ben Bentil, Marcus Georges-Hunt, Jalen Jones and Damion Lee weren’t included in the above group. As rookies, they are all eligible to be assigned to the D-League. But as likely roster cuts, the process works differently for them. Each NBA team is allowed four Affiliate Players. An Affiliate Player is a player who attended training camp with an NBA team and was subsequently cut. This is where Bentil, Georges-Hunt, Jones and Lee are likely to find themselves. Should each of them choose to sign with the D-League (players sign a contract with the D-league itself and not individual teams), they are eligible to be assigned to Maine as Affiliate Players. Given that D-League salaries are still quite low in comparison to what players can make overseas, many NBA teams have started giving out guaranteed amounts for attending camp to likely Affiliate Players. Boston gave Georges-Hunt and Jones $25k each, Lee $50k and Bentil a large guarantee of $250k. For Georges-Hunt, Jones and Lee, this could be a bonus to have attended camp with the Celtics and then to get them to Maine. For Bentil, that large of a guaranteed amount is almost a lock that Boston intends to have him in Maine. It is likely that the conversation started with the Celtics liking Bentil as a prospect but understanding the lack of roster spots this year. Thus, the Celtics gave Bentil some incentive to stay close by in Maine and in their system, despite not actually being a part of the NBA club. The challenge with the D-League is that any player on a D-League team (outside of those assigned directly from the NBA club) is a free agent in terms of the NBA. This means that the Celtics could be making a hefty investment in these four players (including the guaranteed amounts for each that hit the Boston salary cap) and could end up losing the players to another NBA team at any time. This is a risk that teams take to try and keep talented players in their system. For a team like Boston, this is a byproduct of having a deep roster and so many draft picks over the last few years. It is important to note that this process does not apply to Abdel Nader, who Boston drafted in the second round and then watched flourish at Summer League. Nader is reportedly signing a contract with the D-League, and Boston will look to acquire his D-League rights to have him play in Maine. His Draft Rights are retained by the Celtics for as long as he plays professional basketball outside the NBA. He can’t sign with anyone but Boston, unless the Celtics renounce his rights or sign him to an NBA contract and later release him. This sort of complicated situation with the D-League is something that the NBA and NBPA would like to solve. Progress has been made on D-League reform and two-way contracts (where players are paid one amount while in the NBA and another while in the D-League), but we’ll have to wait for the new CBA to know for sure. [/QUOTE]
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