# The future of the  D-League

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-d-league/554469>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 20, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-d-league/554469 "2010-09-20T22:05:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-d-league/554469/1 "2010-09-20T22:05:54Z")

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Is the eventual goal to have 1-to-1 relationships between D-League teams and NBA teams?

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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-d-league/554469/2 "2010-09-21T01:12:43Z")

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I don’t know, but it would certainly be good for the D-League if it was so. It’s much easier to be a fan of a minor league team if its organizational allegiances are clear.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-the-d-league/554469/3 "2011-03-27T09:40:33Z")

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Reading a Ric Bucher chat wrap, and it seems a 1-to-1 relationship is the long-term goal.