Maine Red Claws

Maine Red Claws
Founded	2009
History	Maine Red Claws NBA D-League: 2009–present
Arena	Portland Exposition Arena
City	Portland, Maine
Team colors	Red, White, Green
Head coach	Mike Taylor
Owner	Maine Basketball, LLC
Championships	None
Division / Conference titles	None
Affiliations	Boston Celtics
Website	Official website

The Red Claws against the Dakota Wizards in the Portland Exposition Building in January 2011.

The Maine Red Claws is a basketball team of the NBA Development League affiliated with the Boston Celtics.^[1] On February 25, 2009, the NBADL awarded the city of Portland, Maine with an expansion franchise.^[2] The team began playing in the 2009–2010 season. The team's home court is the Portland Expo Building. The team is owned by Maine Basketball, LLC, which is chaired by William Ryan, Jr. The Red Claws made their first playoff appearance on April 6, 2013 as the 8 seeded team. The team was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the opening round. ^[3] On July 21, 2009 the Red Claws announced Austin Ainge as the first Head Coach of the team.^[4] Radio station 96.3 WJJB-FM broadcast the games.^[5] This streak continued for the second season and was cut short during the 2011-2012 season, ending the streak at 48 consecutive games.

On June 21, 2012, the Red Claws announced that they had entered a "hybrid" affiliation with the Boston Celtics, making the Celtics the Red Claws' sole affiliate.^[6]

The Red Claws made their first play-off appearance on April 11, 2013, in a 118-120 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the first game of a three game series.^[7][8]

Team name

On April 2, 2009, "Red Claws" was announced as the winning name after a name-the-team contest. Voters in the contest could choose from the Red Claws, Beacons, Crushers, Destroyers, Swarm and Traps. The name and logo give homage to the lobster fishing industry, a major economic engine of the New England area. The use of "Red" in the team's name also serves to pay tribute to longtime Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach.

Season By Season

2010 draft picks

1. Magnum Rolle, Louisiana Tech
2. Kenny Hayes, Miami (Ohio)
3. Chamberlain Oguchi, Illinois State
4. Lawrence Westbrook, Minnesota
5. Tajuan Porter, Oregon
6. James Lewis, Fresno Pacific
7. JaJuan Smith, Tennessee
8. Eugene Spates, Northeastern
9. Armon Bassett, Ohio University

2011 draft picks^[9]

1. Chris Wright, Dayton
2. Durrell Summers, Michigan State
3. Mike Tisdale, Illinois
4. Charles Okwandu, Connecticut
5. Sadiel Rojas, Oklahoma Wesleyan
6. Darren Cooper, University of Portland (Oregon)
7. Jonathan Dupre, Pepperdine

Players assigned from NBA teams

• Bill Walker – assigned by the Boston Celtics on November 21, 2009
• Alexis Ajinca – assigned by the Charlotte Bobcats on November 30, 2009
• Lester Hudson – assigned by the Boston Celtics on December 15 and December 26, 2009
• Sherron Collins – assigned by the Charlotte Bobcats on December 8, 2010
• Avery Bradley – assigned by the Boston Celtics on January 14, 2011
• Craig Brackins – assigned by the Philadelphia 76ers on February 7, 2012
• Fab Melo – assigned by the Boston Celtics on November 14, 2012
• Kris Joseph – assigned by the Boston Celtics on November 14, 2012
• Rajon Rondo – assigned by the Boston Celtics on January 15, 2014

Players recalled by NBA teams

• Lester Hudson – recalled by the Boston Celtics on December 20, 2009.
• Bill Walker – recalled by the Boston Celtics on December 23, 2009.
• Alexis Ajinça – recalled by the Charlotte Bobcats on February 2, 2010.
• Sherron Collins – recalled by the Charlotte Bobcats on December 21, 2010
• Avery Bradley – recalled by the Boston Celtics on February 7, 2011
• Craig Brackins – recalled by the Philadelphia 76ers on March 2, 2012
• Rajon Rondo – recalled by the Boston Celtics on January 15, 2014

Affiliates

• Boston Celtics (2009–present)
• Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2012)
• Philadelphia 76ers (2011–2012)

Current roster

References

External links

• Official website

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