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I was curious about the DLeague this year and if the Kings were still affiliated with the Albuquerque T-Birds. Well one thing led to another and what follows is what I found out about the much changed "D-League" for the coming year.
The DLeague consists of 12 teams. Three our are teams converted this year from the CBA (Sioux Falls, Dakota and Idaho). 4 teams are expansion teams (Colorado, Bakersfield, Anaheim and Los Angeles) and 5 are holdovers from last years D-League: Albuquerque, Austin, Ft. Worth, Tulsa and Arkansas. The Roanoke and Florida teams folded.
Following are the complete results of the 2006 NBA D-League Expansion Draft Sept 19, 2006:
http://www.kingsfans.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2133&stc=1&d=1162427467
Each of the 4 teams gets to select 4 of the 10 players to put under contract. The rest apparently go into the general draft on Nov 2.
Bakersfield Jam will be affiliated with the Kings and the Warriors. Coach will be Jim Harrick who coached UCLA and URI but got out of college coaching after some sticky situations arose.
Mateen Cleaves is a surprise on the Jam selection list, he of Kings roster fame about 3-4 years ago. Wonder what his chances are to be one of the 4?
D-League draft can be seen on NBA TV at 6pm PST Thu 2 Nov and heard on Sirius NBA radio Ch-127.
Anaheim Gets First Choice In 2006 D-League Draft
DALLAS, October 3, 2006 – The Anaheim Arsenal secured the first overall selection in the 2006 NBA Development League Draft through a lottery conducted at the annual coaches meeting Tuesday. The Draft is scheduled for November 2 at 9 p.m. ET.
“We are excited about having the top pick,” Arsenal head coach Larry Smith said. “(Assistant) Coach (Reggie) Geary and I will get together, study all the players available in the draft pool and come out with a great player with the first selection.”
The Sioux Falls Skyforce will have the second overall pick in a serpentine selection process, followed by the Colorado 14ers, Fort Worth Flyers, Dakota Wizards, Arkansas RimRockers, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Tulsa 66ers, Idaho Stampede, Austin Toros, Bakersfield Jam and Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
Since the draft is serpentine, or “snaked”, the order will be reversed in each of the 10 rounds. For example, after picking first, Anaheim’s next selections will be the 24th and 25th overall. Albuquerque will select last in the first round, but first in the second round, giving the T-Birds the 12th and 13th overall picks.
“It’s going to be interesting with the new format,” Smith said. “We really have to do our homework, but we will get some players that basketball fans in Orange County will look forward to watching play.”
To be eligible for the 2006 Draft, a player must have signed a standard D-League player contract. Previous top picks currently in NBA vet camps include Chicago Bulls guard Andre Barrett (2005) and New Jersey Nets forward Mikki Moore (2002).
Training camp rosters will consist of the 10 players selected in the Draft, up to four returning players, two allocation players of regional significance and a player invited from each team’s open tryout. The four returning players for Anaheim, Bakersfield, Colorado and Los Angeles, all expansion teams, will be signed from the 10 players each selected in the Expansion Draft on September 19.
The 2006-07 D-League season begins November 24 with five games. A 50-game schedule is highlighted by the Showcase on January 15-17 in Sioux Falls, S.D. and the inaugural NBA D-League All-Star Game February 17 in Las Vegas.
2006 D-League Draft Order (First Round)
1. Anaheim Arsenal
2. Sioux Falls Skyforce
3. Colorado 14ers
4. Fort Worth Flyers
5. Dakota Wizards
6. Arkansas RimRockers
7. Los Angeles D-Fenders
8. Tulsa 66ers
9. Idaho Stampede
10. Austin Toros
11. Bakersfield Jam
12. Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Most of this info was from: http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/
The DLeague consists of 12 teams. Three our are teams converted this year from the CBA (Sioux Falls, Dakota and Idaho). 4 teams are expansion teams (Colorado, Bakersfield, Anaheim and Los Angeles) and 5 are holdovers from last years D-League: Albuquerque, Austin, Ft. Worth, Tulsa and Arkansas. The Roanoke and Florida teams folded.
Following are the complete results of the 2006 NBA D-League Expansion Draft Sept 19, 2006:
http://www.kingsfans.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2133&stc=1&d=1162427467
Each of the 4 teams gets to select 4 of the 10 players to put under contract. The rest apparently go into the general draft on Nov 2.
Bakersfield Jam will be affiliated with the Kings and the Warriors. Coach will be Jim Harrick who coached UCLA and URI but got out of college coaching after some sticky situations arose.
Mateen Cleaves is a surprise on the Jam selection list, he of Kings roster fame about 3-4 years ago. Wonder what his chances are to be one of the 4?
D-League draft can be seen on NBA TV at 6pm PST Thu 2 Nov and heard on Sirius NBA radio Ch-127.
Anaheim Gets First Choice In 2006 D-League Draft
DALLAS, October 3, 2006 – The Anaheim Arsenal secured the first overall selection in the 2006 NBA Development League Draft through a lottery conducted at the annual coaches meeting Tuesday. The Draft is scheduled for November 2 at 9 p.m. ET.
“We are excited about having the top pick,” Arsenal head coach Larry Smith said. “(Assistant) Coach (Reggie) Geary and I will get together, study all the players available in the draft pool and come out with a great player with the first selection.”
The Sioux Falls Skyforce will have the second overall pick in a serpentine selection process, followed by the Colorado 14ers, Fort Worth Flyers, Dakota Wizards, Arkansas RimRockers, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Tulsa 66ers, Idaho Stampede, Austin Toros, Bakersfield Jam and Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
Since the draft is serpentine, or “snaked”, the order will be reversed in each of the 10 rounds. For example, after picking first, Anaheim’s next selections will be the 24th and 25th overall. Albuquerque will select last in the first round, but first in the second round, giving the T-Birds the 12th and 13th overall picks.
“It’s going to be interesting with the new format,” Smith said. “We really have to do our homework, but we will get some players that basketball fans in Orange County will look forward to watching play.”
To be eligible for the 2006 Draft, a player must have signed a standard D-League player contract. Previous top picks currently in NBA vet camps include Chicago Bulls guard Andre Barrett (2005) and New Jersey Nets forward Mikki Moore (2002).
Training camp rosters will consist of the 10 players selected in the Draft, up to four returning players, two allocation players of regional significance and a player invited from each team’s open tryout. The four returning players for Anaheim, Bakersfield, Colorado and Los Angeles, all expansion teams, will be signed from the 10 players each selected in the Expansion Draft on September 19.
The 2006-07 D-League season begins November 24 with five games. A 50-game schedule is highlighted by the Showcase on January 15-17 in Sioux Falls, S.D. and the inaugural NBA D-League All-Star Game February 17 in Las Vegas.
2006 D-League Draft Order (First Round)
1. Anaheim Arsenal
2. Sioux Falls Skyforce
3. Colorado 14ers
4. Fort Worth Flyers
5. Dakota Wizards
6. Arkansas RimRockers
7. Los Angeles D-Fenders
8. Tulsa 66ers
9. Idaho Stampede
10. Austin Toros
11. Bakersfield Jam
12. Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Most of this info was from: http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/
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