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Texas Legends Draft Rights to Inaugural Players Via Expansion Draft

Published on August 31, 2010 under NBA G League (G League)
Texas Legends News Release


FRISCO, TX - The Legends concluded their expansion draft Monday night with the selection of 10 players to whom the Legends now hold the rights.

Guard Joe Crawford and forward Diamon Simpson lead the way for a roster filled with NBA D-League experience.

Crawford also boasts NBA experience, earning a GATORADE call-up to the New York Knicks in March 2009. Simpson started 30 games last season for the L.A. D-Fenders, nearly averaging a double-double for the season with 15.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

"The team is coming together," Legends Owner Donnie Nelson commented. "This group represents a great foundation for our franchise. It will be exciting to see which of these players sign with the D-League and join our inaugural season."

Also included among the Legends' selections are two of the 30 players invited to the 2010 NBA D-League Elite Mini-Camp in June. In addition to that invitation, guard Dar Tucker made headlines when he won the 2010 NBA D-League Dream Factory Slam Dunk Contest by leaping over 6-foot-11 Brian Butch. Fey, standing at a towering seven feet, averaged more than 12 points and six rebounds per game last season, and converted half of his three-point attempts.

Joining Fey on a menacing Legends front line will be forward Ryan Forehan-Kelly and 7-foot center Gabriel Hughes. Forehan-Kelly hit 82 3-pointers in only 50 games last season.

Another Legend with NBA experience - guard Frank Robinson made appearances in three games for the Atlanta Hawks in October 2010.

The Legends also drafted the rights to guard James Wright and forwards James Peters and Keith Clark. Combined, Wright and Peters averaged 28.2 points per game last season for the D-Fenders.

Now that the Legends have made their draft picks, the players must sign with the D-League in order to truly be Legends.

The Texas Legends have sold more than 20,000 tickets for their historic inaugural season. To reserve your tickets today, call 1-214-469-0822 or email info@TexLegends.com .

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