they are coming in Bakersfield today at 7:30 pm and i want to know if its the same team! asap
2007-02-20 10:59:37 · 8 answers · asked by qwertyui 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The Los Angeles Lakers where the first NBA team to own their own D league team.
The defenders are the lakers minor league team where they can stick young players who aren't good enough to play on the big league team but where drafted. This way the players get to play in the games and improve and the lakers also have this team run the triangle offense.
Running the same offense is important because it takes a couple years to fully get the triangle offense down and understand it.
The lakers control the defenders but don't hold the rights or have connections to every single player.
2007-02-20 13:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by truthistold2u 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO they are part of the developemental league. Which is a minor league system for the NBA. Only a handful of teams have a private Develpomental team and the Lakers are one of fthem with there team being based out of Anaheim the reason they have it is for players to learn the Lakers adn Phil Jacksons Triangle Offense
2007-02-20 11:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lord Vader 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would they be the same team if they've got a different name with different players?
The L.A. D-Fenders is a team in the NBA's D-League (Development League).
These are players that weren't necessarily good enough to be drafted out of college or high school to the NBA, but are good enough and show enough potential that NBA scouts would like to keep an eye on them and their playing skills.
2007-02-20 11:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
LMFAO... NOOOOOOOOOOOOO the d-fenders are a minor league team (also called a feeder team or d-league). This was a funny question, and you should have got that because bakersfield doesn't have a pro team.
2007-02-20 11:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by alexmojo2 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No they aren't. The LA D-fenders are a NBA D-League team. Like the CBA
2007-02-20 11:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by somathus 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no, they are the developement league(minor leauge) team of the lakers.
2007-02-20 11:02:34 · answer #6 · answered by dumbbaseballstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they just a D-League i think
2007-02-20 11:02:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no. they are in the d-league..
2007-02-20 17:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by ilovekobebryant24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋