The Phoenix Suns and the D-League today announced that the team had completed a purchase of their D-League Affiliate, the Bakersfield Jam, and will be moving the team to Prescott Valley, where they will now be known as the Northern Arizona Suns.
The NBA D-League and the Phoenix Suns today announced that the team has finalized its purchase of the Bakersfield Jam, the teams solo-affiliated D-League team. The Suns will be relocating the team to Prescott Valley starting with the 2016/17 season.
Despite being solo-affiliated with the organization, the Jam had previously been owned by a stand-alone ownership group that pre-dated the solo-affiliation, based out of Bakersfield.