The Toronto Raptors were recently approved to purchase a D-League affiliate. MLSE President Tim Leiweke has said that the team will be based in the GTA and that it will be ready for next season. This is huge, unexpected news for a team that is so desperate to give its young players practice playing NBA-style basketball. The Raptors’ new D-League franchise should change the team’s future significantly, based on past examples.
MLSE’s Tim Lieweke says D League team “in Toronto area this coming season”
— Doug Smith: Raptors (@SmithRaps) May 27, 2015
Currently, 17 NBA teams own D-League clubs.