NBA's D-League becoming a testing ground for new ideas (The Associated Press)

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David Arseneault Jr. thought nothing of the email when it first appeared in his inbox. The message from Dean Oliver, the Sacramento Kings' director of player personnel and analytics, just seemed like another inquiry about the quirky system his father ran at tiny Grinnell College. Little did Arseneault know that the Kings had been targeting him as a candidate to coach their NBA Development League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns, for a unique basketball experiment. I said, 'The head coaching job?''' Arseneault said, recalling the story during the D-League Showcase that concludes Monday night in Santa Cruz.

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