Armor Select 7 Players in 2013 NBA D-League Draft
November 1, 2013 - NBA G League (G League)
Springfield Armor News Release
Springfield, Mass. - The Springfield Armor selected seven players in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft tonight to fill out their training camp roster in advance of the 2013-14 season, the team's fifth in the NBA D-League.
"We are excited about the talent and competition this crop of players will bring to training camp in Springfield," said Brooklyn Nets General Manager of Minor League Operations Milton Lee. "We drafted seven players tonight that we expect to make our team better on the floor."
The Armor drafted Marcus Hubbard (6-9, 229, Angelo State) with their first selection, the third selection in the third round of the draft, and added six more players on the evening. Hubbard brings both NBA D-League and overseas experience to Springfield.
The seven players selected by the Armor tonight are:
Rd Pick Name Pos Ht Wt From
3 37 Marcus Hubbard C 6-9 229 Angelo State
3 47 Paul Sturgess C 7-8 320 Mountain State
4 54 Joevan Catron F 6-6 235 Oregon
5 71 Tahj Tate G 6-4 190 Delaware State
6 88 Quinn McDowell G/F 6-5 205 William & Mary
7 103 Brian Addison C 6-9 230 Buffalo
8 115 Bruce Massey G 6-3 195 Middle Tennessee
The Armor will bring 17 players to training camp which opens on Friday, November 8. The rest of Springfield's training camp roster is:
Name Pos Height Weight From
Lorenzo Brown G 6-5 186 N.C. State
JamesOn Curry G 6-4 200 Oklahoma State
Jeff Foote C 7-0 265 Cornell
Gary Forbes F 6-7 220 Massachusetts
Dennis Horner F 6-9 230 N.C. State
Lance Hurdle G 6-2 195 Miami
Justin Johnson G 6-2 175 Concordia-Irvine
Willie Reed F 6-9 220 St. Louis
Adonis Thomas G 6-7 240 Memphis
L.D. Williams G 6-4 215 Wake Forest
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