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Krievijas basketbola klubs Maskavas CSKA šodien paziņojis par amerikāņu centra Kortnija Simsa uzaicināšanu uz pārbaudes laiku. Simsam dotas pāris nedēļas, lai pierādītu sevi CSKA treneriem.
Tuvākajās dienās Simss ieradīsies, lai izietu medicīniskās pārbaudes un varētu sākt iziet savu pārbaudes laiku. Viņa debija CSKA sastāvā gaidāma janvāra sākumā. 26 gadus vecais amerikāņu centrs pirms sezonas mēģināja iekļūt Atlantas "Hawks" sastāvā, taču pāris nedēļas pirms regulārās sezonas sākuma tika atskaitīts no sastāva.
211 cm garais basketbolists pēc Mičiganas universitātes pabeigšanas 2007. gadā paspējis piedalīties piecās NBA spēlēs, bet lielākoties viņš spēlējis NBA Attīstības līgā jeb D-Līgā. 2007./2008. gada sezonas beigās viņš pievienojās Aiovas "Energy", kur iesāka arī nākamo sezonu. 32 spēlēs D-Līgā pagājušajā sezonā Simss vidēji spēlē guva 22,8 punktus, izcīnīja 11 atlēkušās bumbas un bloķēja divus pretinieku metienus. Simss tika atzīts par 2008./2009. gada sezona D-Līgas vērtīgāko spēlētāju.
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Currently, there are only seven players with D-League experience who won an NBA title: Devin Brown with the San Antonio Spurs in 2004–05; James White with the San Antonio Spurs in 2006-07; Gabe Pruitt with the Boston Celtics in 2007–08; and Jordan Farmar, Josh Powell, Sun Yue and Shannon Brown with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008–09. Among these six players, only Devin Brown was called up from D-League, while the other five players were assigned to D-League by their NBA teams. Bobby Simmons is the only former D-League player to win an NBA end of season award, taking Most Improved Player award with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004–05.[15]
In 2008 NBA Draft, Portland Trail Blazers drafted Mike Taylor from Idaho Stampede. He became the first player from the NBA D-League to be drafted by an NBA team. He was subsequently traded and signed a rookie contract with Los Angeles Clippers.[16]