Rowan Kavner
LOS ANGELES – One day, head coach Doc Rivers hopes every team gets its own D-League affiliate.
For now, the Clippers are one of eight teams without one. Rivers said that’s still “in the talk phase,” but he thinks eventually every team will need one.
NBA teams are rapidly acquiring the rights to own and operate their own D-League teams. The Hornets, Nets and Bulls have all recently purchased and been granted the right to a team starting in 2016-17, which will give the D-League a record 22 franchises.