The Florida Flame was an
NBA Development League
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team based in
Fort Myers, Florida
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.
The Flame announced they would temporarily shut down operations during 2006–07, due to not having a home arena in which to play. The team maintained its league membership in hopes of finding a venue for the next season. When that didn't happen, the Flame quietly folded all operations in late 2007.
Franchise history
The North Charleston Lowgators began play in the
National Basketball Development League
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in 2001–02. The team was renamed the Charleston Lowgators in the fall of 2003. The Charleston Lowgators relocated to Fort Myers in fall 2004 and became the Florida Flame. In September 2005, the
NBA
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announced that the Flame would be affiliated with the
Boston Celtics
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,
Miami Heat
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,
Minnesota Timberwolves
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, and
Orlando Magic
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for the upcoming season.
Players of note
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Kirk Haston
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Carl English
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Earl Barron
Earl Daniel Barron Jr. (born August 14, 1981) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a video and player development assistant for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college bas ...
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Dorell Wright
Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright was drafted in the 2004 NBA draft by the Miami Heat directly out of high school. He has also played for the Golden State Warriors, Phila ...
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Gerald Green
Gerald Green (born January 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 18th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Known ...
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Dwayne Jones
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Andre Barrett
Andre Rashawd Barrett (born February 21, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Obras Sanitarias of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. He played college basketball for Seton Hall.
Professional career
Barrett was undra ...
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Theron Smith
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Bracey Wright
Bracey Arman Wright (born July 1, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player.
Amateur career
Wright attended The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas. He was a high school teammate of future NBA guard Deron Williams. He was a 20 ...
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Smush Parker
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Chuck Eidson
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Tierre Brown
Tierre Brown (born June 3, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player.
Career
Brown graduated from McNeese State University and began his career with the NBA's Houston Rockets in 2001. He played fifteen games for the Cleveland ...
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Ime Udoka
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Roster at end of 2005–06 season
Year-by-year record
NBA affiliates
Florida Flame
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Boston Celtics
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(2005–2006)
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Miami Heat
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(2005–2006)
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Minnesota Timberwolves
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(2005–2006)
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Orlando Magic
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(2005–2006)
Charleston Lowgators
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