The NBA Development League. Some call it the D-League. Others call it an opportunity. Still others call it the next step. Even more simply call it home. Finally, some never acknowledge it.
The NBA Development League was founded in 2001. Since then, it has been working towards creating a franchise to correspond with each NBA team. Currently, there are 22 Development League teams.
The Philadelphia 76ers affiliate with NBADL Delaware 87ers. That affiliation has been felt at many levels of the organization, sometimes in the form of players being called up, such as Christian Wood last season.