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D-League's Shane Edwards on Nuggets' Vegas Summer League Roster

By Scott SchroederJun 28th 2010 – 1:00PM

The NBA Development League was made for players like Albuquerque Thunderbirds forward Shane Edwards. Edwards, a 23-year-old rookie out of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock last season, was invited to play for the Thunderbirds for a local tryout but failed to make the D-League team's opening night roster. "Well,...

D-League's Chad Toppert Earns Spot On German National Team Roster

By Scott SchroederJun 28th 2010 – 12:45PM

The Albuquerque Thunderbirds' Chad Toppert was just an unknown prospect with a jumper when he was drafted with the 32nd overall pick in the NBA Development League Draft last November. After making a league-leading 48% of his three-point attempts this past season, though, Toppert has been able to transform his...

Background on Albuquerque Thunderbirds

The New Mexico Thunderbirds were a professional NBA Development League minor league basketball team which played from 2005-2011. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Thunderbirds first played their home games at Tingley Coliseum as the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, then played at the Santa Ana Star Center under the New Mexico Thunderbirds name for their final season of 2010-11.

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