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词条 Texas Legends
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  1. Franchise history

     Colorado 14ers  2006–07 season  2007–08 season  2008–09 season  Texas Legends 

  2. Ownership

  3. Season by season

  4. Players

     Current roster 

  5. Coaches

     NBA call-ups  Honor roll  Past notable players 

  6. NBA affiliates

     Texas Legends  Colorado 14ers 

  7. References

  8. External links

{{about|the NBA G League team in Frisco, Texas|the statewide junior golf tour|Texas Legends Junior Tour}}{{Infobox basketball club
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| name = Texas Legends
| logo = Texas Legends logo.svg
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| founded = 2006
| history = Colorado 14ers
2006–2009
Texas Legends
2010–present
| league = {{nowrap|NBA G League}}
| arena = Comerica Center
| city = Frisco, Texas
| colors = Royal blue, navy blue, silver[1][2]
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| coach = Bob MacKinnon
| owner = Texas D-League Management, LLC
| league_champs = 1 (2009)
| conf_champs = 1 (2009)
| div_champs = 1 (2009)
| affiliations = Dallas Mavericks
| website = {{URL|http://texas.dleague.nba.com/}}
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The Texas Legends are an NBA G League team based in Frisco, Texas, and the minor league affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. The franchise began as the Colorado 14ers in 2006, before relocating to Frisco in 2009 and becoming the Texas Legends for the 2010–11 season. The Legends play their home games at the Dr Pepper Arena.

Franchise history

Colorado 14ers

In 2006, Colorado businessmen Tim Wiens and John Frew, who were building the Broomfield Event Center at the Arista development in Broomfield, Colorado, acquired a new minor league basketball team to attract fans in the northwest Denver-Boulder region. In February, they formed two teams, the minor league hockey team Rocky Mountain Rage, and the Colorado 14ers, originally a Continental Basketball Association club.[3] In April, the 14ers entered the NBA Development League and began their first season.[4] The team was named after Colorado's 14,000-foot mountain peaks.

2006–07 season

Joe Wolf, who played with the Denver Nuggets in the 1990s, was the 14ers' first coach, and put together the roster. The team won 28-22 in its first season, and broke various records for Colorado minor league basketball, from scoring to attendance.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} The team's leaders included Von Wafer and Louis Amundson, who joined the NBA by the end of the season. Despite losing streaks and roster reorganizations, the team qualified for the playoffs. The 14ers won the Western Division before losing the championship in overtime to the Dakota Wizards.

2007–08 season

The 14ers' second season began with an almost new roster, with only Elton Brown and Eric Osmundson staying. New players included Kaniel Dickens, a top player on the team. Eddie Gill was selected in the draft, joined the NBA before the first game, and returned to the team later. Kevin Hill, the only Canadian, was drafted. Five others joined the NBA, including the simultaneous call-ups of Dickens and Billy Thomas on February 22, 2008, by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite turnover, the 14ers played well, finishing with one more win than the prior season. The 14ers' six consecutive wins at the end of the season put them in the playoffs as a wild card, but they lost in the first round to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

2008–09 season

The 14ers' third season had the most consecutive seasons played by any minor league basketball franchise in Colorado. The season began with financial issues for the owners and a new coach, Robert MacKinnon. Joe Wolf had moved to the NBA. The new roster included Eddie Gill, Billy Thomas, and Jamar Brown, who had played for the Colorado Crossover. New players, Dominique Coleman and Josh Davis, played well, as did Sonny Weems, assigned from the Denver Nuggets three times to play during the regular season and playoffs. Early in the season, the 14ers led the D-League in wins and set the D-League record for points in a single game with a 147–119 win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on March 10. The 14ers later broke that record with a 155–127 win over the Albuquerque Thunderbirds on April 8. Finishing with a record of 34 wins, the 14ers played at home for the playoffs, and defeated the Erie BayHawks, Austin Toros, and Utah Flash to become the D-League champions.

Texas Legends

On June 18, 2009, a Dallas Mavericks executive, Donnie Nelson, purchased the 14ers, and moved the team to Frisco, Texas. They played in 2010–11 with a new nickname, color, and logo.[5][6] On November 5, 2009, women's basketball pioneer Nancy Lieberman became the Legends' head coach, the first woman to lead a men's professional basketball team.[7] The team played in the 2010–11 season out of the Dr Pepper Arena.[8] The Legends hired other notable basketball professionals for their front office, including 1986 Slam Dunk Champion Spud Webb as president of basketball operations and 1995 NBA Coach of the Year Del Harris as general manager.[9]

Televised games introduced the Legends to fans of the 16-team league. They were on national TV during Versus three times, and appeared twice on Fox Sports Southwest. The game against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Versus was their first TV appearance. After dropping the opener, the Legends had their first win on November 26 against the Idaho Stampede, scoring 108–100. The Legends' first game in Frisco was on November 30. The Legends scored a league record of 84 points in the first half, and a 135–112 win over the Austin Toros. They began the season with a 5–1 record, the best six-game start for an expansion team in the league's history. They finished the regular season with a 24–26 record, and went to the playoffs. They were the third expansion team to play in the postseason, but were eliminated in the first round by the Tulsa 66ers.[9]

After Nancy Lieberman, Del Harris was the head coach, starting October 4, 2011.[10] He coached the Legends for one season, had a 24–26 record for the second consecutive year, but did not make the playoffs. Between 2012 and 2015, the Legends' head coach was former NBA player Eduardo Nájera. The team did not make the playoffs while he was head coach. On July 8, 2015, the Legends hired Nick Van Exel as the head coach.[11] After one season, in June 2016, Exel left to be an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.[12][13] He was replaced by Bob MacKinnon Jr.,[14] who had previously been the head coach when the 14-ers won a D-League championship in Colorado.

Ownership

The team is owned by Texas D-League Management, LLC, which is principally owned by Donnie Nelson, general manager and President of Basketball Operations for the Dallas Mavericks and son of former NBA head coach Don Nelson. The ownership group also includes Evan Wyly and Eduardo Nájera.[15]

Season by season

SeasonDivision / ConferenceFinishWinsLossesWin%Playoffs
2006–07 Western 2nd 28 22 .560 Won First Round vs. Albuquerque Thunderbirds, 130–100
Won Second Round vs. Idaho Stampede, 94–91 (OT)
Lost D-League Finals to Dakota Wizards, 121–129 (OT)
2007–08 Southwest 2nd 29 21 .580 Lost Semifinals to Los Angeles D-Fenders, 95–102
2008–09 Southwest 1st 34 16 .680 Won First Round vs. Erie BayHawks, 129–108
Won Second Round vs. Austin Toros, 114–111
Won D-League Finals vs. Utah Flash, 2–0
2009–10 Did not play
2010–11 Western 6th 24 26 .480 Lost First Round to Tulsa 66ers, 1–2
2011–12 Western 4th 24 26 .480
2012–13 Central 5th 21 29 .420
2013–14 Central 4th 24 26 .480
2014–15 Southwest 4th 22 28 .440
2015–16 Southwest 3rd 23 27 .460
2016–17 Southwest 5th 25 25 .500
2017–18 Southwest 3rd 29 21 29|21}}Lost First Round to Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 100–107
2018–19 Southwest 4th 16 34 16|34}}
Regular season 299 301 299|301
Playoffs 6 4 6|4

Players

{{See also|Category:Texas Legends players}}

Current roster

{{Texas Legends roster}}

Coaches

#Head coachTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAchievements
G W L Win% G W L Win%
1{{sortname|Joe|Wolf}}2006–2008 100 57 43 .570 4 2 2 .500
2{{sortname|Bob|MacKinnon Jr.}}2008–2009
{{nowrap|2016–present}}		 200 104 96 104|96}} 5 4 1 4|1}}D-League Championship: 2009
3{{sortname|Nancy|Lieberman}}2010–2011 50 24 26 .480 3 1 2 .333 First woman to head coach a professional men's basketball team.
4{{sortname|Del|Harris}}2011–2012 50 24 26 .480 — — — —
5{{sortname|Eduardo|Nájera}}2012–2015 150 67 83 .447 — — — — First Mexican-born head coach in the NBA system.
6{{sortname|Nick|Van Exel}}2015–2016 50 23 27 .460 — — — —

NBA call-ups

SeasonPlayerNBA teamDate(s) called-up and contract(s) signed
2006–07Lou|Amundson}} Utah Jazz2007|February|5}}: Signed for 10-days[16]
2006–07Von|Wafer}} Los Angeles Clippers2007|February|21}}: Signed for 10-days[17]
2006–07Lou|Amundson}} Philadelphia 76ers2007|March|8}}: Signed for 10-days[16]
2006–07Von|Wafer}} Denver Nuggets2007|April|13}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[18]
2007–08Eddie|Gill}} New Jersey Nets2007|November|6}}: Signed for the remainder of the season
2007–08Billy|Thomas|dab=basketball}} New Jersey Nets2007|December|24}}: Signed for the remainder of the season
2007–08Kaniel|Dickens}} Cleveland Cavaliers2008|February|22}}: Signed for 10-days
2007–08Billy|Thomas|dab=basketball}} Cleveland Cavaliers2008|February|22}}: Signed for 10-days
2007–08Eddie|Gill}} Seattle SuperSonics2008|March|24}}: Signed for 10-days
2007–08Billy|Thomas|dab=basketball}} Cleveland Cavaliers2008|February|22}}: Signed for the remainder of the season
2008–09Eddie|Gill}} Milwaukee Bucks2009|February|9}}: Signed for 10-days
2010–11Antonio|Daniels}} Philadelphia 76ers2011|April|5}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[19]
2011–12Dan|Gadzuric}} New York Knicks2012|April|20}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[20]
2011–12Sean|Williams|Sean Williams (basketball)}} Boston Celtics2012|April|20}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[21]
2012–13Chris|Douglas-Roberts}} Dallas Mavericks2012|December|23}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[22]
2012–13Mike|James|Mike James (basketball, born 1975)}} Dallas Mavericks2013|January|8}}: Signed for 10-days[23]
2012–13Justin|Dentmon}} Dallas Mavericks2013|March|25}}: Signed for 10-days[24]
2012–13Dwayne|Jones|Dwayne Jones (basketball)}} Golden State Warriors2013|April|17}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[25]
2013–14Chris|Douglas-Roberts}} Charlotte Bobcats2013|December|11}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[26]
2013–14James|Nunnally}} Philadelphia 76ers2014|March|17}}: Signed for 10-days[27]
2013–14Damion|James}} San Antonio Spurs2014|April|3}}: Signed for 10-days[28]
2013–14Melvin|Ely}} New Orleans Pelicans2014|April|14}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[29]
2014–15Ish|Smith}} Oklahoma City Thunder2014|November|7}}: Signed for the remainder of the season[30]
2014–15Ricky|Ledo}} New York Knicks2015|March|19}}: Signed for 10-days[31]

Source: 2015–16 Texas Legends Media Guide

Honor roll

Impact Player of the Year: Eddie Gill (2009)
Rookie of the Year: Lou Amundson (2007)
Sportsmanship Award: Billy Thomas (2008)
All-D-League First Team: Lou Amundson (2007), Elton Brown (2007), Von Wafer (2007), Eddie Gill (2008), Joe Alexander (2011)
All-D-League Second Team: Kaniel Dickens (2008), Josh Davis (2009), James Nunnally (2014)
All-D-League Third Team: Billy Thomas (2008), Eddie Gill (2009), Antonio Daniels (2011), Sean Williams (2011, 2012), Eric Griffin (2015)

Past notable players

{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Colorado 14ers
  • Julius Hodge
  • Lou Amundson
  • Bakari Hendrix
  • P. J. Tucker
  • Mile Ilic
  • Von Wafer
  • Mike Harris
  • Pooh Jeter
  • Mark Jones
  • Rick Rickert
  • Chuck Davis
  • Mo Charlo
  • Tony Bobbitt
  • Elton Brown
  • Davin White
  • Lou White
  • Taurean Green
  • Roderick Riley
  • Eddie Gill
  • John Thomas
  • Kaniel Dickens
  • Cheikh Samb
  • Marlon Parmer
  • Lamar Butler
  • Josh Davis
  • Trey Gilder
  • Vernon Hamilton
  • John Lucas III
  • Billy Thomas
  • Sonny Weems
{{col-2}}Texas Legends
  • Joe Alexander
  • Kelenna Azubuike
  • Renaldo Balkman
  • Antonio Daniels
  • Chris Douglas-Roberts
  • Devin Ebanks
  • Melvin Ely
  • Dan Gadzuric
  • Reece Gaines
  • Terrel Harris
  • Bernard James
  • Damion James
  • Mike James
  • Ivan Johnson
  • Dominique Jones
  • Doron Lamb
  • Ricky Ledo
  • Didier Ilunga Mbenga
  • Rashad McCants
  • Fab Melo
  • James Nunnally
  • Greg Ostertag
  • Sean Singletary
  • Alando Tucker
  • Delonte West
  • Sean Williams
  • Yi Jianlian
  • Bobby Parks Jr.
{{col-end}}

NBA affiliates

Texas Legends

  • Dallas Mavericks (2010–present)

Colorado 14ers

  • Chicago Bulls (2006–2007)
  • Denver Nuggets (2006–2009)
  • New Jersey Nets (2006–2009)
  • Toronto Raptors (2006–2008)

References

1. ^{{cite press release|title=Legends Unveil New Logo For 2018-19 Season|url=https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/legends-unveil-new-logo-for-2018-19-season/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=TexLegends.com|date=October 22, 2018|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Texas Legends Reproduction Guideline Sheet|url=https://mediacentral.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/logos/nba%20g%20league/tex/Texas_Legends_Logosheet.jpg|publisher=NBA Properties, Inc.|accessdate=August 30, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web | last=Cook | first=Sara | url=http://www.mennoworld.org/archived/2006/2/27/tabor-receies-its-largest-gift/ | title=Tabor receies its largest gift | work=MennoWorld.org | date=February 27, 2006 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_060406.html | title=NBA Development League Expands To Four Cities | work=NBA.com | date=April 6, 2006 | accessdate=April 28, 2016 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117152222/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_060406.html | archivedate=November 17, 2006 | df= }}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/announcement_090618.html | title=NBA Development League Team Comes to Frisco, Texas | work=NBA.com | date=June 18, 2009 | accessdate=April 28, 2016 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805072930/http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/announcement_090618.html | archivedate=August 5, 2016 | df= }}
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2009-06-18-1290326500_x.htm | title=NBA D-League team moving to Frisco | work=USAToday.com | date=June 18, 2009 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/meetnancylieberman.html | title=Meet Nancy Lieberman | work=NBA.com | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web | last=Wigglesworth | first=Valerie | url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/frisco/headlines/20100619-Frisco-s-new-D-League-basketball-630.ece | title=Frisco's new D-League basketball team starts full-court press months before first game | work=DallasNews.com | date=June 20, 2010 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
9. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/texas_legends_201011_end__s_2011_04_19.html | title=TEXAS LEGENDS 2010-11 END OF SEASON RECAP | work=NBA.com | date=April 19, 2011 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/coach100411.html | title=Texas Legends Name Del Harris Head Coach | work=NBA.com | date=October 4, 2011 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web | url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/texas-legends-name-nick-van-exel-head-coach/ | title=Texas Legends Name Nick Van Exel Head Coach | work=NBA.com | date=July 5, 2015 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/coaching-staff-additions-160608 | title=Grizzlies announce additions to Coaching Staff | work=NBA.com | date=June 8, 2016 | accessdate=June 9, 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/features/nick-van-exel-160608 | title=Getting to Know... Assistant Coach Nick Van Exel | work=NBA.com | date=June 8, 2016 | accessdate=June 9, 2016}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/mavericks/2016/06/27/texas-legends-hire-longtime-bob-mackinnon-replace-nick-van-exel-head-coach|title=Texas Legends to hire longtime coach Bob MacKinnon to replace Nick Van Exel {{!}} SportsDay|date=2016-06-28|access-date=2016-08-24}}
15. ^{{cite web | url=http://texas.dleague.nba.com/contact/owners-bios/ | title=Owners Bio's | work=NBA.com | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
16. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/news/transactions/2006_07/ | title=Transactions: 2006-07 Season | work=NBA.com | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
17. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.insidehoops.com/wafer-clippers-022107.shtml | title=Clippers sign Von Wafer to 10-day contract | work=InsideHoops.com | date=February 21, 2007 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
18. ^{{cite web | url=http://cache.nba.com/dleague/colorado/wafer_070413.html | title=Denver Nuggets Sign Colorado’s Von Wafer | work=NBA.com | date=April 13, 2007 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
19. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/daniels_110405.html | title=SIXERS SIGN GUARD ANTONIO DANIELS - 4/5/2011 | work=NBA.com | date=April 5, 2011 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
20. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/texas_dan_gadzuric_signs_2012_04_20.html | title=Texas' Dan Gadzuric Signs With New York Knicks | work=NBA.com | date=April 20, 2012 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
21. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press_release/042012-sign-williams-waive-oneal.html | title=Celtics Waive O'Neal, Sign Sean Williams | work=NBA.com | date=April 20, 2012 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/12/23/mavericks-sign-douglas-roberts.ap/ | title=Mavericks call up D-League star Douglas-Roberts | work=NBA.com | date=December 23, 2012 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
23. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/08/mavs-sign-james.ap/ | title=Mavs sign veteran guard James to 10-day contract | work=NBA.com | date=January 8, 2013 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
24. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/03/25/mavericks-sign-dentmon.ap/ | title=Mavericks sign G Dentmon to 10-day contract | work=NBA.com | date=March 25, 2013 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
25. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-free-agent-forwardcenter-dwayne-jones | title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward/Center Dwayne Jones | work=NBA.com | date=April 17, 2013 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
26. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/cats-sign-douglas-roberts-waive-southerland | title=Cats Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts, Waive James Southerland | work=NBA.com | date=December 11, 2013 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
27. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/140317-nunnally-signed | title=Sixers Sign Forward James Nunnally to 10-day Contract | work=NBA.com | date=March 17, 2014 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
28. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/140403_spurs_sign_damion_james | title=Spurs Sign Damion James to 10-Day Contract | work=NBA.com | date=April 3, 2014 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
29. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-sign-ely | title=PELICANS SIGN ELY | work=NBA.com | date=April 14, 2014 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
30. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release_ishsmith_141107 | title=Thunder Signs Ish Smith | work=NBA.com | date=November 7, 2014 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
31. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/knicks-sign-ricky-ledo-10-day-contract | title=Knicks Sign Ricky Ledo to 10-Day Contract | work=NBA.com | date=March 19, 2015 | accessdate=April 28, 2016}}

External links

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  • Texas Legends official website
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