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D-Fenders Announce Expansion Draft Selections

September 19, 2006 - NBA G League (G League)
Los Angeles D-Fenders News Release


EL SEGUNDO- The Los Angeles D-FENDERS of the NBA Development League have begun building the team for its inaugural season, highlighted by the first round selection (4th overall) of the rights to Duane Erwin, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound power forward from the University of Memphis, in the 2006 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.

Erwin began the 2005-06 D-League season in eight games with the Fayetteville Patriots and finished out the season with the Florida Flame, averaging 26.6 minutes, 7.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for the season.

The list of available players for the 2006 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was comprised from a list of 44 players that played in the D-League last season but are not currently on a roster. Following the Expansion Draft, each team will submit a preference order list of its selected players to the D-League office. Four players from that list can then be signed to a league contract.

Following are the results of the Los Angeles D-FENDERS 2006 NBA D-League Expansion Draft selections:

Round/Pick Name Pos Ht College

1. 4th overall Duane Erwin F 6-9 Memphis

2. 8th overall Hiram Fuller F 6-9 Fresno State

3. 12th overall Brian Chase G 5-9 175Virginia Tech

4. 16th overall Kevin Johnson F 6-8 Charlotte

5. 20th overall Josh Gross F 6-6 UNC-Greensboro

6. 24th overall Jackie Manuel G 6-5 North Carolina

7. 28th overall Erik Daniels F 6-8 Kentucky

8. 32nd overall Isiah Victor F 6-9 Tennessee

9. 36th overall Reed Rawlings F 6-7 Samford

10. 40th overall Tremaine Fowlkes F 6-8 Fresno State

On July 31st of this year the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they had become the first NBA franchise in history to own an NBA Development League team. The Los Angeles D-FENDERS will play their home games at STAPLES Center pre and post Lakers home games. The Lakers devoted fans were given the opportunity to name the NBA D-League team in an online naming contest.

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