2008 NBA Development League Expansion Draft
The 2008 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was the third expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 24, 2008, so that the newly founded Reno Bighorns and Erie BayHawks could acquire players for the upcoming 2008–09 season.
A random drawing determined who was awarded the first pick, which went to the Reno Bighorns.[1] The teams switched their draft order each succeeding round. The available players to draft came from a list of 55 unprotected players who had competed in the NBADL in 2007–08.[1]
The first overall draft pick in the expansion draft was Damone Brown, a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) guard who had played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce the season before.[1] Brown had played collegiately at Syracuse and then spent three years playing professional basketball before his 2008 NBADL Expansion Draft selection.[2] He was also one of three players to have also been chosen in an NBA Draft (2001); the others include Randy Livingston (1996) and Dahntay Jones (2003).[3][4][5] Two players, Livingston and Brian Chase, had previously been selected as NBA Development League All-Stars. Chase was a 2007 All-Star, while Livingston earned the honor in 2008.[6][7] The only non-American player chosen was Mustafa Al-Sayyad, who was born in Khartoum, Sudan and played college basketball at Fresno State.[8]
Key
| ^ |
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
Dahntay Jones was drafted eighth overall by the Reno Bighorns.
Brian Chase, also a Bighorns selection, was taken 16th overall.
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
Nationality |
Team |
College |
|---|
| 1 |
1 |
Brown, DamoneDamone Brown† |
G/F |
 United States |
Reno Bighorns |
Syracuse |
| 1 |
2 |
Gansey, MikeMike Gansey |
G |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
West Virginia |
| 2 |
3 |
Gipson, TonyTony Gipson |
G |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
LSU |
| 2 |
4 |
Manuel, JackieJackie Manuel |
G |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
North Carolina |
| 3 |
5 |
Smith, JesseJesse Smith |
C |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
Idaho State |
| 3 |
6 |
Lang, KrisKris Lang |
F/C |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
North Carolina |
| 4 |
7 |
Thomas, JamaalJamaal Thomas |
F |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
Angelo State |
| 4 |
8 |
Jones, DahntayDahntay Jones† |
G |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
Duke |
| 5 |
9 |
Patterson, AndreAndre Patterson |
F |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
Tennessee |
| 5 |
10 |
Smith, StevenSteven Smith |
F |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
La Salle |
| 6 |
11 |
White, DavinDavin White |
G |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
Cal State Northridge |
| 6 |
12 |
Brown, CecilCecil Brown |
G |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
Santa Barbara |
| 7 |
13 |
Al-Sayyad, MustafaMustafa Al-Sayyad |
F |
 Sudan |
Reno Bighorns |
Fresno State |
| 7 |
14 |
Greene, BrianBrian Greene |
F |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
Colorado State |
| 8 |
15 |
Davis, KyleKyle Davis |
F/C |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
Auburn |
| 8 |
16 |
Chase, BrianBrian Chase^ |
G |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
Virginia Tech |
| 9 |
17 |
Neale, AlfredAlfred Neale |
F |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
New Mexico |
| 9 |
18 |
Hagen, JeffJeff Hagen |
C |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
Minnesota |
| 10 |
19 |
Turner, LarryLarry Turner |
C |
United States |
Erie BayHawks |
Tennessee State |
| 10 |
20 |
Livingston, RandyRandy Livingston* |
G |
United States |
Reno Bighorns |
LSU |
|
References
- General
- Specific
- 1 2 3 "NBA D-League Expansion Draft Set For September 24". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 22, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Damone Brown". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "1996 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "2001 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "2003 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 5, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "2007 D-League All-Star Game Rosters". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Player Bio: Mustafa Al-Sayyad". GoBulldogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
