Erie BayHawks Select Anthony Brown with First Pick of 2016 NBA
October 30, 2016 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
2016 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT
NEW YORK, OCT. 30, 2016 - The Erie BayHawks selected Anthony Brown (6-7, 210, Stanford) with the first overall pick of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft on Sunday afternoon. Originally selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 34th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Brown appeared in 29 games for the Lakers, averaging 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds during the 2015-16 season.
The Santa Cruz Warriors drafted Jaleel Roberts 7-1, 225, (UNC Asheville) with the second overall pick and the Oklahoma City Blue selected Alex Hamilton (6-4, 190, Louisiana Tech) with the third overall selection. Travis Leslie (6-4, 205, Georgia), the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game MVP and the 47th overall selection in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, was drafted fourth overall by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Leslie returns to the NBA D-League after playing the previous three seasons overseas.
NBA D-League training camp rosters will be comprised of players drafted today, along with returning, affiliate, NBA Draft rights and local tryout players and cannot exceed 17 total players. Teams had to make a minimum of four player selections in today's Draft and all players who were selected must be invited to training camp.
For the sixth consecutive year, all 22 NBA D-League teams and the NBA D-League headquarters in New York participated in the Draft.
Full results from the 2016 NBA D-League Draft are below:
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2016 NBA D-League Draft Results
ROUND ONE
Erie - Anthony Brown
Santa Cruz - Jaleel Roberts
Oklahoma City - Alex Hamilton
Fort Wayne - Travis Leslie
Grand Rapids - Chris Horton
Fort Wayne - Dallas Lauderdale
Delaware - Brannen Greene
Northern Arizona - Michael Bryson
Texas - Keith Hornsby
Santa Cruz - LaDontae Henton
Iowa - Quinton Chievous
Windy City - Aaron Thomas
Greensboro - Shonn Miller
Long Island - Boris Dallo
Salt Lake City - Jaylen Bland
Westchester - Max Hooper
Rio Grande Valley - TJ Price
Austin - Maurice Bolden
Canton - Roosevelt Jones
Maine - Adam Woodbury
Rio Grande Valley - Ameen Tanksley
Sioux Falls - Ike Nwamu
ROUND TWO
Erie - Markus Kennedy
Erie - Shane Richards
Northern Arizona - Mikh McKinney
Oklahoma City - Anthony Beane
Salt Lake City - Jarelle Reischel
Reno - Will Davis
Fort Wayne - Chris Fowler
Northern Arizona - Greg Mays
Oklahoma City - Charles Mann
Salt Lake City - Goodluck Okonoboh
Erie - Shevon Thompson
Windy City - Sterling Gibbs
Greensboro - Ky Howard
Long Island - Trashon Burrell
Erie - Davonte Lacy
Delaware - Benito Santiago Jr.
Rio Grande Valley - Jamaal Samuel
Austin - Daniel Stewart
Grand Rapids - Shannon Brown
Maine - Joe Thomasson
Raptors 905 - Antwaine Wiggins
Sioux Falls - Marcus Posley
ROUND THREE
Erie - Aaron Cosby
Maine - Isiah Umipig
Los Angeles - Gerald Beverly
Fort Wayne - Jordan Loyd
Salt Lake City - Carl Ona-Embo
Grand Rapids - Pat Forsythe
Delaware - Grandy Glaze
Reno - Kourtlin Jackson
Texas - Uchechi Ogbonna
Los Angeles - Wally Ellenson
Iowa - Marqueze Coleman
Windy City - Chauncey Collins
Greensboro - Mike Anderson
Long Island - JJ Moore
Los Angeles - Jerome Seagers
Westchester - Lasan Kromah
Rio Grande Valley - Reggis Onwukamuche
Canton - Amere May Jr.
Maine - Ricky Tarrant
Reno - Tyron Criswell
Sioux Falls - DeAndre Mathieu
ROUND FOUR
Salt Lake City - PASS
Santa Cruz - Keith Steffeck
Oklahoma City - Karrington Ward
Grand Rapids - Zeke Upshaw
Delaware - Christian Macauley
Raptors 905 - JT Terrell
Raptors 905 - Ethan O'Day
Raptors 905 - Kendal Williams
Los Angeles - Anthony January
Windy City - Anthony Lee
Greensboro - Ron Mvouika
Long Island - Palpreet Singh
Los Angeles - Dii'Jon Allen-Jordan
Reno - Montigo Alford
Austin - Charles Garcia
Canton - Stedmon Lemon
Maine - Andrew McCarthy
Sioux Falls - Ryan Bowie
ROUND FIVE
Iowa - Omar Reed
Santa Cruz - Rasean Simpson
Grand Rapids - Ladarius Tabb
Northern Arizona - Ralph Sampson III
Texas - Bryson Fonville
Raptors 905 - Evrik Gary
Iowa - D'Angelo Riley
Greensboro - Keala King
Long Island - Austin Witter
Canton - Chip Armelin
Westchester - Dane Miller
Austin - Kevin Anderson
Canton - Anthony Odunsi
Maine - Tommy Mason-Griffin
Sioux Falls - Aly Ahmed
ROUND SIX
Erie - Brandis Raley-Ross
Grand Rapids - Matthew Adekponya
Texas - David Allen
Iowa - Aaron Brown
Westchester - Jason Carter
Austin - Alexis Wangmene
Canton - Trey Davis
Westchester - Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league's research and development laboratory. Featuring 22 teams with direct affiliations with NBA franchises for the 2016-17 season, the league offers elite professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. An all-time high 38 percent of all NBA players at the end of the 2015-16 season boasted NBA D-League experience. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. Fans can watch all NBA D-League games on nbadleague.com.
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