Vashil Fernandez Signs with the Miami Heat

[talksalot]

One free throw made
One free throw missed
One foul
Played the last 4:26 in a 113-110 loss.

End of pre-season.  Cut announcement due momentarily.

It's 629 miles from the ARC to Sioux Falls... in case you're curious.

[wh]

Vashil Fernandez Hopes To Make Mark With Heat
By Moke Hamilton
on October 20, 2016

http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-pm-vashil-fernandez-hopes-to-make-mark-with-heat/

[wh]

Miami Heat waive Vashil Fernandez, Luis Montero, Beno Udrih, Briante Weber and Okaro White

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=19848


White, Montero and Fernandez also are expected to be assigned to Sioux Falls, unless they take offers overseas.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article109908987.html#storylink=cpy

[VULB#62]

 

[agibson]

It's 629 miles from the ARC to Sioux Falls... in case you're curious.

Or, they come to Fort Wayne November 20, Grand Rapids December 7, and Chicago March 4 (who knew we had a D league affiliate? OK - they actually play in Hoffman Estates, almost as far from Valpo as Ft. Wayne).

[agibson]

Vashil follower count: 958 on Twitter. Maybe only 63 or new, so far, since the Heat announcement.

Oh, wait... protected account. Was it always protected? I don't remember. But still has the 60 or so new-looking Miami followers.

1754 followers over on instagram. Maybe that account's _not_ protected? But I don't have an account, don't hang out there much.

Up to 994 on Twitter, 1952 on Instagram.

Merely 10% boosts maybe, on top of not-small existing numbers.

[footballgods]

Dam that Kid can block shots can't he.. We will miss him on the defenses side this year

[bbtds]

It's 629 miles from the ARC to Sioux Falls... in case you're curious.

Or, they come to Fort Wayne November 20, Grand Rapids December 7, and Chicago March 4 (who knew we had a D league affiliate? OK - they actually play in Hoffman Estates, almost as far from Valpo as Ft. Wayne).

The Windy City Bulls are playing their first year in the NBA Developmental League. They are an affiliate of and totally owned by the Chicago Bulls. They will be playing their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates (11,000). Which can be seen from the I-90 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. It's on the site of the former Poplar Creek Music Theater for those who remember that music venue.

[wh]

-- Briante Weber has committed to a D-League return, which means more time with the Heat's affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

-- Also expected alongside in Sioux Falls are Keith Benson, Okaro White, Vashil Fernandez, Stefan Jankovic and Luis Montero.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/sfl-miami-heat-orlando-magic-blog-s102616-story.html

[bbtds]

-- Briante Weber has committed to a D-League return, which means more time with the Heat's affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

-- Also expected alongside in Sioux Falls are Keith Benson, Okaro White, Vashil Fernandez, Stefan Jankovic and Luis Montero.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/sfl-miami-heat-orlando-magic-blog-s102616-story.html

For those who have been there Siouxland is no small metro area. It counts a total of 1 million people over all of Sioux Falls--Sioux City area.

[sliman]

Look who's coaching in Grand Rapids:
http://www.mlive.com/drive/2016/10/grand_rapids_drive_look_at_opt.html

It's still not clear to me if Vashil is under contract to the Heat or if he is someone who is eligible for the NBDL draft.  Any experts out there?

[IndyValpo]

Not sure of the exact answer but he would be considered an NBA Affiliated Player.  The Heat signed him while cutting a returning player which makes them both eligible to play in Sioux Falls. If Fernandez is not one of the four waived players they want I am pretty sure is draft eligible.

This late signing to stock your D League team is becoming more frequent. Last week Memphis signed Butler's Kellen Dunham and cut him the next day for the same purpose.  The Pacers signed Ben Bentil from Providence and cut him the same day as well to get him for Fort Wayne.




NBA D-League 101: How Rosters Are Built


Look at an NBA D-League roster and you will see players at different stages of their careers who took different paths to the pros: Recognizable names from high-profile schools; lesser-known small-school hopefuls. Undrafted players looking to catch eyes; NBA players assigned to gain seasoning.

Putting together a roster is a complicated process. To help make sense of it all, here's a breakdown of the various avenues where teams find players:


RETURNING PLAYERS

Teams hold the rights to any player who has played for them within the last two seasons, as long as they have not released that player.

Examples (2015-16): Vander Blue (Los Angeles D-Fenders), Sean Kilpatrick (Delaware 87ers), Tim Frazier (Bakersfield Jam

NBA AFFILIATE PLAYERS

When NBA teams trim their rosters during training camp and the preseason, they have the first crack at acquiring their waived players on their NBA D-League affiliate.

Organizations can designate up to four "affiliate players," though those players will remain NBA free agents. This still allows NBA front offices to identify prospects that they like and keep them in their system — especially given the current state of the league, in which all 22 NBA D-League teams are singly affiliated with an NBA parent club.

Examples (2015-16): Will Cummings (Houston Rockets/RGV Vipers), Tu Holloway (Dallas Mavericks/Texas Legends), Quinn Cook (Cleveland Cavaliers/Canton Charge)


LOCAL TRYOUT PLAYERS

NBA D-League teams hold tryouts during each offseason, inviting some players to participate for free while attracting locals who pay a small fee to participate. The teams can invite the cream of the crop (up to five players) to their training camps.

A few dozen tryout players each year make their way onto training camp rosters, and many have even made it into game action and beyond.

"Mr. Mad Ant" Ron Howard authored one Cinderella story among that group, parlaying a training camp invitation in 2007 into a seven-year career in Fort Wayne, capped by a championship and MVP season in 2014. Houston product Jonathon Simmons completed a journey from the Austin Spurs' local tryout in September 2013 to the San Antonio Spurs' roster in July 2015 before breaking out during the 2015-16 NBA season.

Examples: Raphiael Putney (Rio Grande Valley Vipers), Ron Howard (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Jonathon Simmons (Austin Spurs)


NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT PICKS

Every fall, more than 200 players are signed by the league office and placed in the NBA D-League Draft. About half of them are selected on Draft day, which features a field of NBA and NBA D-League vets, international pros, undrafted rookies and NBA D-League National Tryout players.

Many of the top picks arrive just days before the Draft after either arriving from overseas or being waived by NBA teams — a group that included eventual Westchester Knicks star Jimmer Fredette in 2015.

Examples (2015-16): Jeff Ayres (Idaho Stampede), Jimmer Fredette (Westchester Knicks), Jabril Trawick (Sioux Falls Skyforce)


NBA DRAFT RIGHTS PLAYERS

In 2014, the Oklahoma City Thunder made headlines for their decision to select Stanford forward Josh Huestis in the first round of the NBA Draft with the intent of adding him to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. He was called the league's first "domestic draft-and-stash" player.

The Thunder could do this through a rule that was implemented just three months before they drafted Huestis. The "draft rights player" rule allows NBA D-League teams to directly acquire players on their NBA parent club's draft list, bypassing the usual NBA D-League player selection processes, including the NBA D-League Draft and the in-season waiver wire.


Examples (2015-16): Andrew Harrison (Memphis Grizzlies/Iowa Energy), Dakari Johnson (Oklahoma City Thunder/Oklahoma City Blue), Satnam Singh (Dallas Mavericks/Texas Legends)


NBA ASSIGNEES

NBA teams can assign players with three years of service or less an unlimited number of times, and they're taking advantage of that rule each season.

In 2014-15, 56 different players were assigned to NBA D-League teams a record total of 195 times, including 14 first-round picks from the 2014 NBA Draft. With the advantage of having an affiliate within driving distance, several teams shuttled players back-and-forth between teams — including the Spurs with first-round pick Kyle Anderson.

Examples (2015-16): Josh Richardson (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce), Cameron Payne (Oklahoma City Thunder/Oklahoma City Blue), Norman Powell (Toronto Raptors/Raptors 905)


NBA DRAFT-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

A player who has not yet entered the NBA Draft can instead enter the NBA Development League and maintain his NBA Draft eligibility.

If the player signs with the NBADL before the season, he is eligible for the NBA D-League Draft. If he signs mid-season, he is available for NBADL teams to claim in the league waiver pool.

Unlike the rest of the players signed by the D-League, NBA Draft-eligible players are not eligible to be called up by NBA teams.



Examples: P.J. Hairston (1st Round, 2014), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (2nd Round, 2014), Glen Rice Jr. (2nd Round, 2013)


FREE AGENTS

The NBA D-League rosters you see every fall are typically unrecognizable by wintertime. That's because the league is infused with talent throughout the season as players returning from stints overseas/NBA veterans working their way back into the league enter the player pool.

NBA D-League teams can place claims on the newly available players through a rotation waiver system.

Examples (2015-16): Josh Childress (Texas Legends), Baron Davis (Delaware 87ers), Erick Green (Reno Bighorns)


EXPANSION DRAFT

When new franchises join the league, an expansion draft is held prior to the start of training camps. Each team can protect the rights of up to 10 players while the three expansion teams can select up to 12 unprotected players, with no more than two selections coming from any one team. The teams will hold the rights to those players for two seasons.

Examples (2016): Peyton Siva (Long Island Nets), Scotty Hopson (Greensboro Swarm), Kiwi Gardner (Windy City Bulls)






   

[sliman]

Thanks, Indy...I think.
The signing of Dunham was, in part, what prompted my question and it seemed clear that teams were signing players they knew wouldn't make the parent team's roster, but were worth keeping an eye on and perhaps filling a roster need at the DL level.  It seems, though, that teams cut more than four "affiliate players" as camps ended so I presume they have to designate which ones they want on their DL team and which they are willing to let go (through the DL draft?).

[sliman]

The D-league has now posted the names of 182 players eligible for its draft Sunday.  Vashil is not on the list so that would seem to confirm that he is considered an affiliate player.  Dunham also is not on the list, but Roosevelt Jones from Butler, Max Hooper from Oakland, Greg Mays from Green Bay, Joe Thomasson from Wright State and a few other former Valpo opponents are on the list.

[talksalot]

http://siouxfalls.dleague.nba.com/roster/


Vashil is now listed on the Skyforce roster.... along with:

Brandan Kearney, Detroit-Mercy
Keith Benson, Oakland

[talksalot]

Since now you will all be watching the D-League a little closer... they are the playground for rule changes... here are the new ones (the second one will be interesting for the folks at the table working the equipment)

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 – The NBA Development League today announced experimental rules changes for the 2016-17 season:

Each team will be entitled to a "Reset Timeout" in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter and final two minutes of any overtime period.  "Reset Timeouts" do not allow teams to huddle, but otherwise mirror standard timeouts, allowing teams to advance the ball (when applicable) and make unlimited substitutions.  If either team huddles or prevents the ball from immediately being put back into play, it will result in a delay of game being issued to the offending team.  The "Reset Timeout" replaces the "Advance Rule" which had been used in the NBA D-League the past two seasons.

The 24-second clock will reset to 14 seconds after an offensive rebound or when the offensive team otherwise is the first team to retain possession after the ball contacts the rim.

A 75-second limit on the duration of instant replay reviews has been implemented, except in circumstances where the review is for a hostile act or altercation, could lead to an ejection, there is a technical equipment problem or other atypical circumstances.

The NBA D-League continues to serve as a research and development resource for the NBA, testing rules, equipment and technological advancements.  For the third consecutive season, the league will play with the innovative coach's challenge, which allows coaches to dispute either called personal fouls charged to their own team or any play that is currently an NBA D-League replay trigger, other than flopping.  Each team is awarded one challenge in the fourth quarter and each overtime period.

The 2016-17 NBA D-League season tips off on Nov. 11 with an all-time high 22 teams competing in a 50-game regular season.

[a3uge]

Since now you will all be watching the D-League a little closer... they are the playground for rule changes... here are the new ones (the second one will be interesting for the folks at the table working the equipment)

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 – The NBA Development League today announced experimental rules changes for the 2016-17 season:

Each team will be entitled to a "Reset Timeout" in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter and final two minutes of any overtime period.  "Reset Timeouts" do not allow teams to huddle, but otherwise mirror standard timeouts, allowing teams to advance the ball (when applicable) and make unlimited substitutions.  If either team huddles or prevents the ball from immediately being put back into play, it will result in a delay of game being issued to the offending team.  The "Reset Timeout" replaces the "Advance Rule" which had been used in the NBA D-League the past two seasons.

The 24-second clock will reset to 14 seconds after an offensive rebound or when the offensive team otherwise is the first team to retain possession after the ball contacts the rim.

A 75-second limit on the duration of instant replay reviews has been implemented, except in circumstances where the review is for a hostile act or altercation, could lead to an ejection, there is a technical equipment problem or other atypical circumstances.

The NBA D-League continues to serve as a research and development resource for the NBA, testing rules, equipment and technological advancements.  For the third consecutive season, the league will play with the innovative coach's challenge, which allows coaches to dispute either called personal fouls charged to their own team or any play that is currently an NBA D-League replay trigger, other than flopping.  Each team is awarded one challenge in the fourth quarter and each overtime period.

The 2016-17 NBA D-League season tips off on Nov. 11 with an all-time high 22 teams competing in a 50-game regular season.

I like the new rules. I wish the NCAA would adopt some of these. Instant replay in the NCAA tournament has been a complete joke. The shot clock is still too long and leads to more foul-fests in the last minute. There's also too much stoppage in the final 5 minutes overall due to coaches hoarding timeouts. As controversial as this is around here, I'd also like to see the advancement rule.

[M]

I believe EVN made a D league squad as well.

[agibson]

I believe EVN made a D league squad as well.

Sounds like a training roster spot. So, maybe they'll have to trim their roster before games start?

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Via a tryout, rather than the draft. But, still, sounds like a great opportunity!

[agibson]

Max Hooper from Oakland #16 overall. Butler's Roosevelt Jones #19. Mays from Green Bay #30. Joe Thomasson from Wright State #42 (probably I should remember him better?). 105 players drafted overall. 6 rounds.

http://dleague.nba.com/news/2016-nba-d-league-draft-board/