Idaho Stampede Select Jeff Ayres with First Pick of 2015 NBA Development League Draft
October 31, 2015 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, OCT. 31, 2015 - The Idaho Stampede selected Jeff Ayres (6-10, 240, Arizona St.) with the first overall pick of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft on Saturday afternoon from the league's New York headquarters. Ayres played the last two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, appearing in 51 games last season, and playing on the Spurs' championship team that defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals.
The Westchester Knicks drafted Jimmer Fredette (6-2, 195, Brigham Young University) with the second overall pick and the Iowa Energy chose Perry Jones III (6-11, 235, Baylor) and Cartier Martin (6-3, 185, Kansas St.) with the third and fourth overall picks, respectively. Each of the top-four selections boast NBA experience.
Ohio St. saw former standouts Amir Williams (6-11, 250) and Sam Thompson (6'7, 200) selected back-to-back at sixth and seventh overall by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Grand Rapids Drive, respectively. The University of Memphis also saw two of their former student athletes selected in the first round with Rodney Carney (6'7, 205) selected 13th overall by the Oklahoma City Blue and Antonio Barton (6'2, 180) selected 15th overall by the Canton Charge.
NBA D-League training camp rosters will be comprised of players drafted today, along with returning, affiliate, draft-rights and local tryout players and cannot exceed 17 total players. Teams had to have selected at least five players in today's Draft and all players who were selected must be invited to training camp.
For the fifth consecutive year, all 19 NBA D-League teams and the NBA D-League headquarters in New York participated in the Draft.
Full results from the 2015 NBA D-League Draft are below:
2015 NBA D-League Draft Results
ROUND ONE
Idaho - Jeff Ayres
Westchester - Jimmer Fredette
Iowa - Perry Jones III
Iowa - Cartier Martin
Delaware - Rysheed Jordan
Rio Grande Valley - Amir Williams
Grand Rapids - Sam Thompson
Delaware - David Laury
Iowa - Rick Jackson
Rio Grande Valley - Jarvis Summers
Maine - Askia Booker
Rio Grande Valley - Cliff Hammonds
Oklahoma City - Rodney Carney
Sioux Falls - Jabril Trawick
Canton - Antonio Barton
Austin - Jean Victor Nguidjol
Bakersfield - Kevin Young
Santa Cruz - Jarred Shaw
Raptors 905 - Mike Anderson
ROUND TWO
Bakersfield - Karrington Ward
Raptors 905 - Jay Harris
Iowa - Rashawn Rembert
Westchester - J'Mison Morgan
Delaware - Myck Kabongo
Texas - Bobby Ray Parks
Grand Rapids - Michael Stockton
Erie - Troy Huff
Oklahoma City - Patrick Miller
Reno - Chad Toppert
Santa Cruz - Ronnie Brewer
Maine - Ella Ellis
Oklahoma City - Stephan Hicks
Sioux Falls- Deonta Stocks
Canton - Adrian Forbers
Austin - Demetri McCamey
Los Angeles - Justin Hawkins
Santa Cruz - Justin Manns
Fort Wayne - Walter Lemon Jr.
ROUND THREE
Delaware - Chris Denson
Maine - Brett Olson
Los Angeles - Jamal Branch
Reno - Mark Tyndale
Delaware - Ty Greene
Iowa - Joel Wright
Grand Rapids - Brett Comer
Idaho - Travis Releford
Raptors 905 - Kourtney Roberson
Rio Grande Valley - Karl Cochran
Raptors 905 - Melvin Johnson
Los Angeles - Ian Chiles
Fort Wayne - Anthony Walker
Sioux Falls - Russell Byrd
Canton - Juvonte Reddic
Austin - Rodney Glasgow
Bakersfield - John Dickson
Santa Cruz - Verdell Jones
Westchester - Kevin Capers
ROUND FOUR
Idaho - Da'Shonte Riley
Idaho - TJ Hallice
Los Angeles - Kentrell Gransberry
Bakersfield - Javier Carter
Delaware - Alex Harris
Texas - Justin Reynolds
Grand Rapids - Ismael Romero
Erie - Trey Sumler
Iowa - Terry Whisenant
Rio Grande Valley - Aqeel Quinn
Raptors 905 - John Puk
Fort Wayne - Matt Ross
Oklahoma City - Warren Niles
Sioux Falls - Jereal Scott
Canton - Joel Smith
Austin - Ruben Guillandeaux
Bakersfield - Jordan Downing
Santa Cruz - Earnest Ross
Maine - Jermaine Marshall
ROUND FIVE
Idaho - Jeremy Williams
Westchester - Jordon Crawford
Texas - Jon Octeus
Idaho - Steven Forbes
Delaware - Marlin Mason
Texas - Thomas Bropleh
Grand Rapids - Paul Williams
Erie - Cory Dixon
Iowa - Jourdan DeMuynck
Rio Grande Valley - Laquavius Cotton
Raptors 905 - Shaquille Keith
Fort Wayne - Anthony Harris
Oklahoma City - Jarekious Bradley
Sioux Falls - Deshaunt Walker
Canton - Sampson Carter
Austin - Mouhamadou Ndoye
Reno - Jordan Richard
Santa Cruz - Brandon Wooley
Maine - Quardell Young
ROUND SIX
Westchester - Duke Mondy
Fort Wayne - James Carlton
Reno - Michael Craig
Erie - Sam Deguara
Austin - Musa Abdul-Aleem
Bakersfield - Reggie Onwukamuche
Santa Cruz - Terrence Drisdom
ROUND SEVEN
Los Angeles - Steve Weingarten
Reno - Dondray Walker
Texas - Stan Simpson
Erie - Carlos Morla
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