2015–16 NBA Development League season

2015–16 NBA Development League season
League NBA Development League
Sport Basketball
Duration November – April
Draft
Top draft pick Jeff Ayres
Picked by Idaho Stampede
Regular season
Top seed Sioux Falls Skyforce
Season MVP Jarnell Stokes (Sioux Falls Skyforce)
Finals
Champions Sioux Falls Skyforce
  Runners-up Los Angeles D-Fenders
Finals MVP Jarnell Stokes

The 2015–16 NBA Development League season was the 15th season of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The League expanded to a record 19 teams for the 2015–16 season. An expansion team, Raptors 905, joined the 18 teams from the previous season, while the Fort Wayne Mad Ants were purchased by the Indiana Pacers, leaving just 11 NBA teams without a D-League affiliate for this season (in the 2016–17 season the number of NBA teams without a D-League affiliate will reduce to 8 with the debuts of franchises owned by the Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, and Chicago Bulls).[1]

The league consisted of two conferences with two divisions each, three with five and one with four. To even out the divisions, the Canton Charge were moved from the East Division to the Central Division.

Teams

Regular season

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT GB Home Road
y-Maine Red Claws 31 19 .620 -- 15–10 16–9
x-Westchester Knicks 28 22 .560 3 13-12 15–10
Raptors 905 23 27 .460 8 10-15 13-12
Delaware 87ers 21 29 .420 10 13-11 8-18
Erie BayHawks 12 38 .240 19 9-16 3-22
Central Division
Team W L PCT GB Home Road
z-Sioux Falls Skyforce 40 10 .800 -- 22–3 18–7
x-Canton Charge 31 19 .620 9 18-7 13-12
Iowa Energy 26 24 .520 14 15-11 12-13
Grand Rapids Drive 21 29 .420 19 14-11 7-18
Fort Wayne Mad Ants 20 30 .400 20 13-12 7-18

Western Conference

Pacific Division
Team W L PCT GB Home Road
z-Reno Bighorns 33 17 .660 -- 20-5 13–12
x-Los Angeles D-Fenders 27 23 .540 6 17–8 10–15
Bakersfield Jam 22 28 .440 11 13–12 9-16
Idaho Stampede 20 30 .400 13 13–12 7–18
Santa Cruz Warriors 19 31 .380 14 12–13 7–18
Southwest Division
Team W L PCT GB Home Road
y-Austin Spurs 30 20 .600 -- 15–10 15–10
x-Rio Grande Valley Vipers 29 21 .580 1 18–7 11–14
Texas Legends 23 27 .460 7 13–12 10–15
Oklahoma City Blue 19 31 .380 11 10–15 9–16

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Apr 5-12
Best of 3 		Semifinals
Apr 12-19
Best of 3 		Finals
Apr 24-27
Best of 3
         
E1 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2
E4 Westchester Knicks 0
E1 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2
E3 Canton Charge 0
E2 Maine Red Claws 0
E3 Canton Charge 2
E1 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2
W4 Los Angeles D-Fenders 1
W1 Reno Bighorns 1
W4 Los Angeles D-Fenders 2
W4 Los Angeles D-Fenders 2
W2 Austin Spurs 1
W2 Austin Spurs 2
W3 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 1

Awards and honors

First team

Second team
Third team

References

  1. ↑ Pacers Sports and Entertainment Acquires Fort Wayne Mad Ants
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