The 2006 NBA Development League expansion draft was the first expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 19, 2006, so that the newly founded Colorado 14ers, Bakersfield Jam, Anaheim Arsenal and Los Angeles D-Fenders could acquire players for the upcoming 2006–07 season. An independent agency conducted a random drawing to determine the selection order.[1] Colorado was awarded the first overall pick, followed by Bakersfield, Anaheim and Los Angeles.[1] The expansion draft was conducted via conference call from the NBA Development League's main office, and it drew from a pool comprising 44 players who had played in the D-League the season before but who were not currently on D-League rosters.[1] Regarding the inaugural expansion draft, Senior Director of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel Chris Alpert said, "The Expansion Draft is an effort to give new teams an equal footing in regard to rights to returning players. The league will sign up to four players from season-ending rosters of returning teams, so this levels the playing field somewhat heading into the regular Draft."[1]
| 2006 NBA Development League expansion draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | September 19, 2006 |
| Location | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Network(s) | NBA TV |
| Overview | |
| League | NBA |
| Expansion teams | Colorado 14ers Bakersfield Jam Anaheim Arsenal Los Angeles D-Fenders |
Elton Brown, a forward from Virginia, was the number one overall selection.[2] He is among six players taken in the expansion draft who became NBA Development League All-Stars.[3] The five others include Andre Barrett,[4] Jawad Williams,[3] Rick Rickert,[3] Brian Chase[3] and Kaniel Dickens.[4] Four players had also been selected in an NBA draft: Tremaine Fowlkes (1998),[5] Mateen Cleaves (2000),[6] Dickens (2000)[6] and Rickert (2003).[7] In the 40 selections, two of the players were non-American. Hiram Fuller is Libyan, while Sung-Yoon Bang is South Korean.
Key edit
| Pos. | G | F | C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA draft |
| † | Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |
Draft edit
All information summarised in this table comes from the NBA draft announcement[2] or from a summary of those results.[9]
References edit
- General
- "NBA D-League 2006 Expansion Draft Results". NBA.com. NBDL Enterprises, LLC. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- "NBA D-League Holds Draft". Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d Pahl, Erin (September 19, 2006). "14ers Pick 1st in NBA D-League Expansion Draft". The Denver Post. Media News Group. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "NBA D-League 2006 Expansion Draft Results". NBA.com. NBDL Enterprises, LLC. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Brennan, Matthew (February 17, 2007). "2007 D-League All-Star Rosters". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "1998 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "2000 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "2003 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Sung-Yoon Bang". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "NBA D-League Holds Draft". Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.