2007 NBA Development League expansion draft

August 2023 2007 NBA Development League expansion draft NBA Development League Expansion Draft 2007.gif 200px Basketball September 5, 2007 NBA 2006 2008 Rio Grande Valley Vipers Fort Wayne Mad Ants Utah Flash Iowa Energy 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.http://www.nba.com/dleague/expansion_draft_board_07.html 2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc September 19, 2006 November 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109204734/http://www.nba.com/dleague/expansion_draft_board_07.html November 9, 2012 dead 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). 2006 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2006.html November 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205055742/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2006.html 5 December 2010 live 2003 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2003.html November 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205050749/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2003.html 5 December 2010 live 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. 2007 D-League All-Star Rosters NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 17, 2007 http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/dleague_rosters.html November 11, 2010 2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced NBA.com NBA Development League, LLC February 5, 2008 http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/rosters_080205.html November 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111021164445/http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/rosters_080205.html October 21, 2011 dead mdy-all2009 NBA D-League All-Star Game Participants Unveiled NBA.com NBA Development League, LLC February 3, 2009 http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2009_allstar_rosters.html November 11, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232753/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2009_allstar_rosters.html June 28, 2011 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 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101118175556/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/2010_allstar_rosters.html 18 November 2010 dead dmy-all 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/College11J. R. Pinnock† G Rio Grande Valley Vipers George Washington12Jeremy Richardson^ F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Delta State13Brian Jackson Brian Jackson (basketball, born 1980) F Utah Flash Oregon State14Will Conroy^ G Iowa Energy Washington25 Jackie Manuel G/F Iowa Energy North Carolina26James Lang James Lang (basketball)† F Utah Flash Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL)27 Anthony Roberson G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Florida28 Trent Strickland G/F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Wake Forest39 Alfred Neale G/F Rio Grande Valley Vipers New Mexico310 Olu Famutimi G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Arkansas311 Roger Powell Roger Powell (basketball) F Utah Flash Illinois312 Anthony Terrell F Iowa Energy UNC Wilmington413 Brandon Robinson Brandon Robinson (basketball) F Iowa Energy Auburn414Curtis Stinson^ G Utah Flash Iowa State415Antonio Meeking^ F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Louisiana Tech416 Terrance Thomas F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Baylor517Clay Tucker^ G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Milwaukee518 Mike Benton Mike Benton (basketball) C Fort Wayne Mad Ants College of Charleston519 Kevin Burleson G Utah Flash Minnesota520Denham Brown† G/F Iowa Energy Connecticut621 Matt Haryasz C Iowa Energy Stanford622 Chris Copeland F Utah Flash Colorado623 Badou Gaye C Fort Wayne Mad Ants Gwynedd–Mercy624 Nigel Dixon C Rio Grande Valley Vipers Western Kentucky725Desmon Farmer^ G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Southern California726 Tyrone Sally F Fort Wayne Mad Ants West Virginia727 Corey Santee G Utah Flash TCU728 Luke Whitehead F Iowa Energy Louisville829 Deji Akindele C Iowa Energy Chicago State830 Cezary Trybański F/C Utah Flash—831 Chad Bell C Fort Wayne Mad Ants Nevada832 John Gilchrist John Gilchrist (basketball) G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Maryland933 Joe Dabbert F Rio Grande Valley Vipers Creighton934Walker Russell, Jr.^ G Fort Wayne Mad Ants Jacksonville State935Kevin "Butter" Johnson Butter Johnson G/F Utah Flash UNC Charlotte936 DeAnthony Bowden G Iowa Energy Creighton1037Luke Schenscher^ C Iowa Energy Georgia Tech1038 Jeff Hagen C Utah Flash Minnesota1039 Armien Kirkland G/F Fort Wayne Mad Ants Cincinnati1040 Milone Clark G Rio Grande Valley Vipers Tennessee Tech References General http://www.nba.com/dleague/expansion_draft_board_07.html 2007 D-League Expansion Draft Results NBA Media Ventures, LLC Turner Sports Interactive, Inc September 19, 2006 November 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109204734/http://www.nba.com/dleague/expansion_draft_board_07.html November 9, 2012 dead Specific draft Category:NBA G League expansion draft Category:Iowa Energy Category:Fort Wayne Mad Ants Category:Utah Flash Category:Rio Grande Valley Vipers