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New for 2017-18: South Bay Lakers

Los Angeles D-Fenders

The Los Angeles D-Fenders will overhaul their identity before the 2017-18 season, as the team is set to become the South Bay Lakers. The NBA Development League franchise is making the change as it preps to move to the new UCLA Health Training Center. 

Details about the new name and colors have already been announced. The new South Bay Lakers logos are set to be unveiled after the current NBA D-League season, with the uniforms being released during this summer.

“I am excited to announce the South Bay Lakers rebrand,” team president/CEO Joey Buss said. “This is an opportunity to leverage the iconic Lakers brand, celebrate our amazing community and emphasize our franchise’s accomplishments over the last 10 years while we continue to compete for an NBA D-League championship.”

The new identity – South Bay Lakers – immediately calls to mind the prestigious brand of its parent club, the Los Angeles Lakers, while honoring a community that has served as a headquarters for the D-League affiliate since 2006.

The franchise has won three conference championships while combining for 35 NBA Call-Ups among former players and staff. Rooted in this history of producing talent, the D-Fenders won the NBA D-League’s inaugural Development Champions award in 2011-12, an honor given to the team that best embodies the league’s goals of developing NBA players, coaches and staff. The new South Bay Lakers identity will honor this tradition of achievement, while looking forward to a bright future in the new state-of-the-art UCLA Health Training Center that is currently set to open in Summer 2017.

South Bay’s new colors put a modern twist on a classic Lakers look. The use of Purple and Gold will further align the franchise to the world-wide influence of its parent brand. Meanwhile, South Bay Blue will act as a differentiator from the Lakers identity, honoring the ocean views that are so prominent in the South Bay region.

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