Los Angeles Lakers Look to Fans to Help Name Their New NBA Development League Team (NBA D-League) Lakers Become First Franchise in NBA History to Own Team in NBA D-League Thursday June 1, 4:22 pm ET
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1 -- The Los Angeles Lakers have become the first NBA team in history to own their own NBA Development League team and are now looking to their devoted fans to help name the new team. Beginning Monday, June 5 fans can visit www.lakers.com to vote for their favorite team name among the quarter finalists. Contenders include D-Dogs, D-Fenders, LA Next, LA Sensation, LA Buss and LA Evolution. Fans can not only win a signed Lakers team autographed basketball for participating, but one lucky fan will also win a trip to attend a Lakers pre-season game in Las Vegas this October!
"We're thrilled to be the first NBA franchise to own a team in the NBA's Development League," said Jeanie Buss, Executive Vice President of Business Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. "We are even more excited to launch this innovative online campaign to continue to engage our devoted fans and to enlist their input to carry on the Lakers' legacy of excellence."
The online voting for the final selection of names begins Monday, June 5. Over a three-day period fans can vote each day on their favorite names. Thursday, June 8 is D-DAY ... the name with the most fan votes will help in determining the final choice for the Lakers' D-League team.
