Suns announce affiliation with Iowa Energy

[Sarlonus]

The Phoenix Suns have a new teammate, who brings a lot of energy to the court.

The NBA Development League announced its NBA affiliations for the 2008-09 season on Tuesday, and the Suns and Chicago Bulls have both been partnered with the Iowa Energy. Suns GM Steve Kerr traveled to Iowa this past D-League season and came away impressed with the club and all it has to offer its affiliates.

"I went out to Des Moines and watched a game and met with the ownership there," Kerr told Suns.com. "They have a great facility and they run a really good operation there. They

[Vernon Maxwell]

just being an affiliate means that they can send their players to that team. it doesn't really affect the suns in any way.

[Sarlonus]

just being an affiliate means that they can send their players to that team. it doesn't really affect the suns in any way.

Yeah I know that but it does affect the development of our young players. They get to work with the coaching staff so we would want a good staff there. The Lakers have their own affiliate that teaches the triangle to players so they can develop a bench to knows Phil Jackson's system. Utah also has their own affiliate which teaches Jerry Sloan's type system. I am just interested in why we had to move to Iowa considering we have been with the Thunderbirds. Also don't they usually announce all the affiliations at once? I would like to know more about the Energy's system.

[Sun Scorched]

I have been meaning to make it to a Ft. Worth Flyers game. I would be interested in gaining traction with some of the D-league teams.

I think they stream the games live or recorded... maybe I'm wrong.

[rsavaj]

Yeah all D-League games are streamed online