http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v-Xb09jNbo It's a job where the hours are long, you're constantly traveling, and the pay, frankly, stinks. On top of that, there are people doing pretty much what you do — except their jobs, the money, the benefits, the perks are astronomically better.And yet, the people who do that first job do it willingly.Such is life in pro basketball's D-League, the minors of the NBA.Players in the D-League — D is for development — are really good at basketball. Some might even be good enough to play in the NBA. But it's very different in this parallel universe.The NBA is the dream. It's where players are celebrities and the stars earn $15 million, $20 million or more. D-League pay averages about $20,000 for a 5 1/2-month season. The players live in relative obscurity in towns like Sioux Falls, S.D., Reno, Nev., and Canton, Ohio.It's an unusual workplace, built on a fundamental tension. Everyone wants to stand out, to get noticed. But they have to get there
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