But in a growing trend around the NBA, the Jazz moved their D-League team closer to home — from Boise, Idaho to Salt Lake City. The NBA Development League has grown from an eight-team, largely overlooked sideshow to a 22-team league inching closer to becoming a legitimate minor league system. NBA teams have learned to better use the system. The ultimate goal is that each of the 30 NBA teams will own its own affiliate and use those squads as a true minor league farm system. It's fast becoming a major component for every NBA team.

Source: ABC News February 23, 2017 07:41 UTC