Not wanting A.J. Hammons to rust away on their bench, the Dallas Mavericks did the next best thing for their rookie center.
They assigned him to play for the Texas Legends in the NBA Development League.
One of the purposes of the D-League is for players to get more playing time so they can work on certain aspects of their game. And as any player or coach would attest to, it’s difficult for a player to improve if he’s just sitting on the bench, which is what was happening with Hammons in Dallas.