The 2007 NBA Development League expansion draft was the second expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 5, 2007, so that the newly founded Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Utah Flash and Iowa Energy could acquire players for the upcoming 2007–08 season. Players from the final 2006–07 rosters of the Arkansas RimRockers and Fort Worth Flyers, as well as all other unprotected NBADL players, were available to have their rights selected in the 2007 expansion draft. A random drawing was held to determine the draft order and the Vipers won the first overall pick. The draft comprised 10 rounds where each team switched their selection order; for example, the Iowa Energy chose last in Round 1 (fourth overall) but were able to select first in Round 2 (fifth overall).
J. R. Pinnock, a guard, was the first overall expansion draft selection. He was one of three players to have also been chosen in an NBA draft (2006) along with James Lang (2003) and Denham Brown (2006). Through the 2009–10 NBA D-League season, eight total players from the 2007 expansion draft have been named an NBA D-League All-Star at least once, including Jeremy Richardson, Will Conroy, Curtis Stinson, Antonio Meeking, Clay Tucker, Desmon Farmer, Walker Russell, Jr. and Luke Schenscher. Oddly, none of the three NBA Draft picks have ever been named NBA D-League All-Stars.
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 High School/College11† G Rio Grande Valley Vipers George Washington12^ F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Delta State13 F Utah Flash Oregon State14^ G Iowa Energy Washington25 G/F Iowa Energy North Carolina26† F Utah Flash Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL)27 G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Florida28 G/F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Wake Forest39 G/F Rio Grande Valley Vipers New Mexico310 G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Arkansas311 F Utah Flash Illinois312 F Iowa Energy UNC Wilmington413 F Iowa Energy Auburn414^ G Utah Flash Iowa State415^ F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Louisiana Tech416 F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Baylor517^ G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Milwaukee518 C Fort Wayne Mad Ants College of Charleston519 G Utah Flash Minnesota520† G/F Iowa Energy Connecticut621 C Iowa Energy Stanford622 F Utah Flash Colorado623 C Fort Wayne Mad Ants Gwynedd–Mercy624 C Rio Grande Valley Vipers Western Kentucky725^ G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Southern California726 F Fort Wayne Mad Ants West Virginia727 G Utah Flash TCU728 F Iowa Energy Louisville829 C Iowa Energy Chicago State830 F/C Utah Flash—831 C Fort Wayne Mad Ants Nevada832 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Maryland933 F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Creighton934^ G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Jacksonville State935 G/F Utah Flash UNC Charlotte936 G Iowa Energy Creighton1037^ C Iowa Energy Georgia Tech1038 C Utah Flash Minnesota1039 G/F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Cincinnati1040 G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Tennessee Tech
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