Diamond Stone is more than my vote for the NBA’s All-Name Team. The Los Angeles Clippers rookie and 40th pick of the 2016 NBA Draft is also the newest member of the Salt Lake City Stars. Stone was assigned to the D-League affiliate of the Utah Jazz in a move announced on Tuesday.
Stone will likely be in uniform when the Stars host the Sioux Falls Skyforce on December 30.
This marks the 19-year-old’s second D-League assignment. He previously appeared in four games with the Santa Cruz Warriors. Both assignments were made possible by the league’s flexible assignment rule, allowing independent NBA teams to assign players to any club willing to take them.