2015–16 NBA Development League season

The 2015–16 NBA Development League season was the 15th season of the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA D-League is the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2015–16 NBA Development League season
LeagueNBA Development League
SportBasketball
DurationNovember – April
Draft
Top draft pickJeff Ayres
Picked byIdaho Stampede
Regular season
Top seedSioux Falls Skyforce
Season MVPJarnell Stokes (Sioux Falls Skyforce)
Finals
ChampionsSioux Falls Skyforce
  Runners-upLos Angeles D-Fenders
Finals MVPJarnell Stokes

The League expanded to a record 19 teams for the 2015–16 season. An expansion team, Raptors 905, joined the 18 teams from the previous season, while the Fort Wayne Mad Ants were purchased by the Indiana Pacers, leaving just 11 NBA teams without a D-League affiliate for this season (in the 2016–17 season the number of NBA teams without a D-League affiliate will reduce to 8 with the debuts of franchises owned by the Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, and Chicago Bulls).[1]

The league consisted of two conferences with two divisions each, three with five and one with four. To even out the divisions, the Canton Charge were moved from the East Division to the Central Division.

Teams

Regular season

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Playoffs

The Sioux Falls Skyforce (winners of a record forty games during the regular season) won the title over the Los Angeles D-Fenders in three games, winning Game 1 104-99 before Los Angeles tied it up with a 109-102 victory in Game 2, and the Skyforce closed out the title with a 91-63 victory at home. It was their first D-League title and their third overall title, having won two titles (1996, 2005) in the Continental Basketball Association.[2][3]

Quarterfinals
April 5–12
Best of 3 		Semifinals
April 12–19
Best of 3 		Finals
April 24, April 26 & April 27
Best of 3
         
E1 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2
E4 Westchester Knicks 0
E1 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2
E3 Canton Charge 0
E2 Maine Red Claws 0
E3 Canton Charge 2
E1 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2
W4 Los Angeles D-Fenders 1
W1 Reno Bighorns 1
W4 Los Angeles D-Fenders 2
W4 Los Angeles D-Fenders 2
W2 Austin Spurs 1
W2 Austin Spurs 2
W3 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 1

Awards and honors

References
  1. Pacers Sports and Entertainment Acquires Fort Wayne Mad Ants
  2. "2016 NBA D-League Finals: Sioux Falls Skyforce Defeat Los Angeles D-Fenders, 2-1".
  3. "Skyforce win NBA D-League championship". April 28, 2016.
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