CheapSeats43 has returned with more hoopla ... alleluia to that ... was thinking I’d have to survive the NBA playoffs without hearing from my favorite basketball pundit. Hmmmm, this boy is no slacker ... he's looking way beyond the payoffs to player development:

"DAVID STERN is going to ask the PLAYERS UNION to expand the NBDL from 6 teams to possibly 15. This would be good for the LEAGUE. The NBDL should be used as a "farm league" for the bigs. Hockey has the AHL and the IHL, and baseball has AAA,AA,A to help develope their players so why shouldn't basketball. Teams would be able to draft players on potential and not ... "

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