Kalin Lucas Receives All-NBA G League Honors
April 3, 2019 - NBA G League (G League) - Grand Rapids Drive News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Drive, the official NBA G League Affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, announced today that Kalin Lucas has been named to the All-NBA G League Third Team following his impressive 2018-19 season with the Drive.
Competing in 38 games this year, the dynamic, first-year guard averaged 21.8 points, 5.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per year. Lucas was instrumental in helping the Drive clinch a playoff berth for the second consecutive season and claim the team's first Central Division title in franchise history after finishing with a 28-22 regular season record. Grand Rapids was eliminated from the playoffs after a 91-90 overtime loss to the Raptors 905 in the 1st Round.
The complete All-NBA G League, All-Rookie and All-Defensive Team results are below. The league's 27 head coaches and general managers selected each team.
FIRST TEAM
Chris Boucher - Raptors 905#
Angel Delgado - Agua Caliente Clippers^
Jordan Loyd - Raptors 905^
Jordan McRae - Capital City Go-Go^
Alan Williams - Long Island Nets^
SECOND TEAM
Isaiah Hartenstein - Rio Grande Valley Vipers#
Walter Lemon Jr. - Windy City Bulls*
Yante Maten - Sioux Falls Skyforce^
Johnathan Motley - Agua Caliente Clippers^
Theo Pinson - Long Island Nets^
THIRD TEAM
PJ Dozier - Maine Red Claws^
Amile Jefferson - Lakeland Magic^
Kalin Lucas - Grand Rapids Drive*^
Duncan Robinson - Sioux Falls Skyforce^
Christian Wood - Wisconsin Herd#
* Earned GATORADE Call-Up this season
^ NBA Two-Way Player
# NBA Assignee
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