2010 NBA Development League Expansion Draft

2010 NBA Development League Expansion draft
General information
Expansion team(s) Texas Legends
Date(s) August 31, 2010
Location New York, New York
NBA Development League expansion draft
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NBA Development League draft
2010

The 2010 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on August 31, 2010, so that the newly founded Texas Legends could acquire players for the upcoming 2010–11 season. All 14 of the available players in the draft pool came from the 2009–10 Los Angeles D-Fenders roster, who had to place their team on hiatus for 2010–11.[1] The Legends were allowed to claim the rights to 10 of Los Angeles' 14 players.[1] Besides the dispersal of the D-Fenders' roster, Texas was also able to draft local talent from the greater Frisco area.[1]

Two of the players that the Legends chose had previously been named NBA D-League All-Stars: Joe Crawford and Diamon Simpson.[2] Crawford had also been an NBA Draft selection back in 2008 for the Los Angeles Lakers.[3] The four Los Angeles D-Fenders that were not selected by the Legends out of the pool of 14 were Lawrence McKenzie (G), Ray Reese (F), Rodney Webb (F) and Horace Wormely (G).[4]

Key

Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
^ 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

Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College
1 Clark, KeithKeith Clark F  United States Texas Legends Oklahoma
2 Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford* G  United States Texas Legends Kentucky
3 Fey, MichaelMichael Fey C  United States Texas Legends UCLA
4 Forehan-Kelly, RyanRyan Forehan-Kelly G/F  United States Texas Legends California
5 Hughes, GabrielGabriel Hughes C  United States Texas Legends California
6 Peters, JamesJames Peters F  United States Texas Legends UNLV
7 Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson G  United States Texas Legends Cal State Fullerton
8 Simpson, DiamonDiamon Simpson^ F  United States Texas Legends Saint Mary's (CA)
9 Tucker, DarDar Tucker G  United States Texas Legends DePaul
10 Wright, James "Mookie"James "Mookie" Wright G  United States Texas Legends Colorado

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 "Texas Legends Participate in D-League Expansion Draft". VisitFrisco.com. Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. August 27, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  2. "2010 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Unveiled". NBA.com. NBA Development League, LLC. February 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  3. "2008 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. Schroeder, Scott (August 27, 2010). "The Texas Legends Will Draft The Los Angeles D-Fenders Next Week". ridiculousupside.com. Sportsblogs, Inc. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
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