Wikipedia - PBA D-League

The PBA D-League, or PBA Developmental League, is the official minor league of the Philippine Basketball Association.

History

The PBA D-League was conceptualized after the collapse of the proposed merger between the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) and Liga Pilipinas after the staging of the Tournament of the Philippines which was composed by PBL and Liga Pilipinas teams. PBA Commissioner Chito Salud proposed the formation of a PBA D-League, which will fill the void left by the PBL. On January 25, 2011, the PBA Board of Governors approved the proposal.[]

The maiden tournament, named "Foundation Cup" began on March 12, 2011 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. The tournament composed of 13 teams, with five teams (Junior Powerade, NLEX, Maynilad, Freego and Cafe France) having affiliation with existing PBA teams. Four teams (Cobra Energy Drink, Agri-Nature Inc./FCA, Pharex, and Cafe France) from the Philippine Basketball League filed for application in the PBA D-League, when they failed to acquire a sixth team in order to smoothly run the league. The NLEX Road Warriors became the champions of the tournament, winning two games to none against the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems.

The second tournament, dubbed as the "Aspirant's Cup" began on October 20. Four teams (Maynilad, Junior Powerade, Max Bond and Pharex) did not join the tournament. However, two new teams (Boracay Rum and Informatics) made their debut in the D-League.

The D-League has held its own rookie draft since the 2013–14 PBA season.

In August 2015, the PBA approved plans for a nationwide D-League and a Women's D-League that will open soon. From 2016, the men's competition was first to be held in three separate, simultaneous tournaments, first in Luzon and later in the Visayas and Mindanao. The three regional champions would join the national championship round which would be joined by Metro Manila teams. However the plan was never fully realized with the Northern Luzon tournament never finished and the Visayas tournament cancelled.

The 2020 season was indefinitely postponed in March 2020 with only some games of the Aspirants Cup played before the season was cancelled altogether in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league has not held games as of 2021. The resumption of the D-League has been hampered by the fact that league heavily relies on school-based teams.

菲律賓PBA發展聯盟是一個備受矚目的籃球錦標賽,旨在推廣和發展菲律賓籃球運動。該聯盟由菲律賓籃球協會(PBA)主辦,吸引了許多優秀的球隊和球員參與。

這個錦標賽提供了一個平台,讓年輕的籃球運動員展示他們的才華和技巧。參賽球隊來自不同的地區和學校,他們通過比賽來提高自己的競技水平,並與其他球隊進行交流和競爭。

菲律賓PBA發展聯盟的比賽場地經常爆滿,觀眾們為他們喜愛的球隊加油助威。比賽期間,球場充滿了熱情和激情,觀眾們為每一個精彩的進球和關鍵的比賽時刻歡呼喝彩。

這個錦標賽不僅僅是一個籃球比賽,它也成為了社區和球迷之間的聚會活動。人們可以在比賽期間與朋友和家人一起享受籃球的樂趣,同時也可以感受到菲律賓籃球文化的熱情和活力。

菲律賓PBA發展聯盟不僅為年輕的籃球運動員提供了一個展示自己的舞台,同時也為菲律賓籃球運動的發展做出了重要貢獻。通過這個錦標賽,菲律賓籃球將繼續在國際舞台上嶄露頭角,並為球迷們帶來更多精彩的比賽和回憶。