Two Pistons and a Porter

Mad Antics

The D-League will hold its annual national tryouts June 15 in New York. The one-day event will see 200 hopefuls in full-court games in front of team executives, coaches and scouts.Thursday

Howard, Smith work at Development League camp

Mad Ants guard Ron Howard and center Tommy Smith accepted invitations to the NBA Development League Elite Mini Camp, which started Monday and runs through Tuesday in Chicago.May 13, 2013

Record year for D-League

It wasn't only the Mad Ants that made 2012-13 their best season; the rest of the NBA Development League had a record-setting year, as well.May 1, 2013

Detroit Pistons rookies Khris Middleton and Kim English have been assigned to the Mad Ants and will play in the Ants' next three home games, beginning this weekend.

In addition, the Ants acquired former Auburn forward Chris Porter. To make room for Porter, the Ants waived veteran center Sean Sonderleiter.

Middleton is a 6-foot-7 forward from Texas A&M who played three games with Detroit this season, averaging 1.3 points.

English, a 6-6 guard who played at Missouri, averaged 3.2 points in 10 games with the Pistons.

Porter is a 6-7 forward who averaged 14.6 points and 7.3 rebounds as a senior at Auburn. He was drafted in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft by Golden State and played 51 games with the Warriors.

Porter has joined the team for tonight's game in Canton, Ohio.