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.

PBA D-League, Foundation Cup은 필리핀에서 개최되는 농구 대회입니다. 이 대회는 필리핀 농구 협회(PBA)가 주최하며, 필리핀 농구계의 젊은 선수들에게 경기 경험과 발전의 기회를 제공합니다.

PBA D-League, Foundation Cup은 필리핀 농구계에서 가장 중요한 대회 중 하나로, 많은 관심을 받고 있습니다. 이 대회는 필리핀 내 다양한 대학 및 클럽 팀들이 참가하여 경기력을 겨루는 자리이기도 합니다.

PBA D-League, Foundation Cup은 경기의 질과 열정적인 경기 스타일로 유명합니다. 필리핀 농구의 특징인 빠른 플레이와 공격적인 수비가 대회 전반에 걸쳐 펼쳐지며, 관중들에게 많은 재미를 선사합니다.

이 대회는 또한 필리핀 농구계의 주목할 만한 젊은 선수들의 등용을 위한 플랫폼으로 알려져 있습니다. 많은 NBA와 PBA의 주목을 받은 선수들이 PBA D-League, Foundation Cup에서 뛰었으며, 그들은 이 대회를 통해 자신의 재능을 입증하고 프로 농구 선수로서의 기회를 얻었습니다.

PBA D-League, Foundation Cup은 필리핀 농구 팬들에게는 농구 경기를 즐기는 좋은 기회를 제공합니다. 경기장은 항상 열광적인 분위기로 가득 차며, 관중들은 자신들이 응원하는 팀을 열심히 응원합니다.

PBA D-League, Foundation Cup은 필리핀 농구계의 미래를 대표하는 대회로, 많은 잠재력을 가진 선수들이 참가하여 경기력을 향상시키고 성장할 수 있는 기회를 제공합니다. 이 대회는 필리핀 농구의 발전과 선수들의 꿈을 지원하는 중요한 행사입니다.