(PROVO)—The National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, the NBA’s official minor league, announced the affiliation system of all NBADL teams for the 2009-10 season Monday. It was announced that the Orem-based Utah Flash will be affiliated with the Utah Jazz for the third consecutive season and the Atlanta Hawks will replace the Boston Celtics as a second affiliate for the Flash. For the fifth consecutive year, each NBA team has at least one NBA D-League affiliate to which it may assign players either in their first or second seasons. The NBA D-League will feature 16 teams playing in 2009-10, including two teams playing in the northeast, the Maine Red Claws based in Portland, Maine and another team which will be in Springfield, Mass. Current Jazz players eligible for assignment with the Flash include recent draft picks, Eric Maynor and Goran Suton, while players from the Hawks who may play in Orem include Jeff Teague and Othello Hunter. The NBA D-League is renowned for having a positive impact on recent Jazz players, such as Kosta Koufus and current Celtics such as J.R. Giddens.