2010 NBA Development League expansion draft

August 2023 2010 NBA Development League expansion draft Basketball August 31, 2010 New York, New York NBA 2009 2013 Texas Legends 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. Texas Legends Participate in D-League Expansion Draft VisitFrisco.com Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau August 27, 2010 http://www.visitfrisco.com/in-the-press/marketing-partner-releases/texas-legends-inaugural-season.aspx November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717215513/http://www.visitfrisco.com/in-the-press/marketing-partner-releases/texas-legends-inaugural-season.aspx July 17, 2011 dead mdy-all The Legends were allowed to claim the rights to 10 of Los Angeles' 14 players. Besides the dispersal of the D-Fenders' roster, Texas was also able to draft local talent from the greater Frisco area. Two of the players that the Legends chose had previously been named NBA D-League All-Stars: Joe Crawford and Diamon Simpson. 2010 NBA D-League All-Star Rosters Unveiled NBA.com NBA Development League, LLC February 2, 2010 http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2010_allstar_rosters.html November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101118175556/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2010_allstar_rosters.html 18 November 2010 dead dmy-all Crawford had also been an NBA draft selection back in 2008 for the Los Angeles Lakers. 2008 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2008.html November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205035619/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2008.html 5 December 2010 live 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). Schroeder Scott The Texas Legends Will Draft The Los Angeles D-Fenders Next Week ridiculousupside.com Sportsblogs, Inc. August 27, 2010 http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/8/27/1653450/the-texas-legends-will-draft-the November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101045535/http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/8/27/1653450/the-texas-legends-will-draft-the 1 November 2010 live 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 Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College1 Keith Clark Keith Clark (basketball) F Texas Legends Oklahoma2Joe Crawford Joe Crawford (basketball, born 1986)* G Texas Legends Kentucky3 Michael Fey C Texas Legends UCLA4 Ryan Forehan-Kelly G/F Texas Legends California5 Gabriel Hughes C Texas Legends California6 James Peters James Peters (basketball) F Texas Legends UNLV7 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson (basketball) G Texas Legends Cal State Fullerton8Diamon Simpson^ F Texas Legends Saint Mary's (CA)9 Dar Tucker G Texas Legends DePaul10 James "Mookie" Wright Mookie Wright G Texas Legends Colorado References General http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_100831.html Texas Legends Select Rights To Players In Expansion Draft Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA Media Ventures, LLC August 31, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101103095822/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_100831.html 3 November 2010 dead Specific draft Category:NBA G League expansion draft Category:Texas Legends