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TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Fort Worth at Roanoke: Flyers lead 2-1. Dazzle front office guarantees a win or free ticket to Wednesday's rematch.

IRRESISTIBLE FORCE vs. IMMOVABLE OBJECT: Roanoke leads the D-League in scoring at 107.9 points per game and features three of the top 10 scorers in the league in Will Bynum (24.3), Anthony Grundy (22.6) and Isiah Victor (17.0). Fort Worth is the D-League's toughest team to score against, allowing just 93.6 points per game. What happens when the two meet at the Roanoke Civic Center tonight?

ASSIGNMENT RUSH: With four NBA players assigned to D-League teams since Saturday, the number has increased to 24 from 18 NBA teams. Since Saturday, the Nuggets have re-assigned Julius Hodge to Austin, the Pistons assigned Amir Johnson to Fayetteville, while the Mavericks and Lakers designated Josh Powell and Von Wafer, respectively, to Fort Worth.

BEAM ME UP SCOTTY: Fourteen of the 24 NBA players assigned to the D-league are back on their NBA roster.

THE ACTIVE SKINNY...numbers on the 9 NBA-assigned players currently in D-League

Player NBA Team D-League Team The Numbers
Eddie Basden Bulls Tulsa 66ers 10 G, 25.3 mpg, 9.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.8 apg
Julius Hodge Nuggets Austin Toros 6 G, 24.5 mpg, 15.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.8 apg
Ersan Ilyasova Bucks Tulsa 66ers 31 G, 26.8 mpg, 10.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Amir Johnson Pistons Fayetteville Patriots first game 3/3 vs. Roanoke
Josh Powell Mavericks Fort Worth Flyers first game today at Roanoke
Peter John Ramos Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 28 G, 30.8 mpg, 15.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Donta Smith Hawks Arkansas RimRockers 26 G, 33.2 mpg, 14.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg
Von Wafer Lakers Fort Worth Flyers first game today at Roanoke
Bracey Wright Timberwolves Florida Flame 22 G, 36.7 mpg, 21.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.4 apg

BIRDS IN MAY HOOP ISSUE: Albuquerque guard Yuta Tabuse and former T-Birds forward Chuck Hayes are scheduled to be spotlighted in the May issue of HOOP Magazine.

GATORADE POLL: Who will be the next point guard to earn a D-League to NBA GATORADE Call-Up? Click on NBADLEAGUE.com to cast your vote. With just over 3,000 votes in, Roanoke's Will Bynum is the choice with 33-percent of the vote. Tulsa's John Lucas is next with 19-percent.

TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest or Info
3 p.m. D-League Game of the Week / Roanoke vs. Fayetteville (tape from Feb. 24)
7:10 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Tulsa's John Lucas (live)