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. Colorado was awarded the first overall pick, followed by Bakersfield, Anaheim and Los Angeles. 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. 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."
Elton Brown, a forward from Virginia, was the number one overall selection. He is among six players taken in the expansion draft who became NBA Development League All-Stars. The five others include Andre Barrett, Jawad Williams, Rick Rickert, Brian Chase and Kaniel Dickens. Four players had also been selected in an NBA draft: Tremaine Fowlkes (1998), Mateen Cleaves (2000), Dickens (2000) and Rickert (2003). In the 40 selections, two of the players were non-American. Hiram Fuller is Libyan, while Sung-Yoon Bang is South Korean.
Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter ^ 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
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College11^ F Colorado 14ers Virginia12^ G Bakersfield Jam Seton Hall13^ F Anaheim Arsenal North Carolina14 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Memphis25 G/F Colorado 14ers Cincinnati26 G/F Bakersfield Jam Oklahoma State27 C Anaheim Arsenal Indiana28 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Fresno State39* F/C Colorado 14ers Minnesota310 C Bakersfield Jam Georgia311 F/C Anaheim Arsenal Maryland312^ G Los Angeles D-Fenders Virginia Tech413* F Colorado 14ers Idaho414 C Bakersfield Jam Prairie View A&M415 G/F Anaheim Arsenal Virginia Tech416 F Los Angeles D-Fenders UNC Charlotte517 G/F Colorado 14ers Humboldt State518 F Bakersfield Jam Ball State519 G Anaheim Arsenal Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea)520 F Los Angeles D-Fenders UNC Greensboro621 F/C Colorado 14ers West Virginia622 F Bakersfield Jam Clemson623 G Anaheim Arsenal Vermont624 G Los Angeles D-Fenders North Carolina725 F Colorado 14ers West Virginia726 G Bakersfield Jam North Carolina State727 F Anaheim Arsenal Wright State728 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Kentucky829 F/C Colorado 14ers Temple830 G Bakersfield Jam Georgia Tech831 G Anaheim Arsenal Lynn832 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Tennessee933 G Colorado 14ers Saint Mary's (CA)934† G Bakersfield Jam Michigan State935 G Anaheim Arsenal Mississippi936 F Los Angeles D-Fenders Samford1037 F Colorado 14ers North Carolina Central1038 G/F Bakersfield Jam West Georgia Tech1039 Kevin Owens C Anaheim Arsenal Monmouth1040† F Los Angeles D-Fenders Fresno State All information summarised in this table comes from the NBA draft announcement or from a summary of those results.
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