NBA D-League to Hold Expansion Draft
August 26, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2010 - The NBA Development League's new team, the Texas Legends, will take the first step towards formulating their roster for the upcoming 2010-11 season with the 2010 NBA D-League Expansion Draft.
The Expansion Draft pool will be comprised of 14 players from the 2009-10 "Returning Player List" from the Los Angeles D-Fenders, which will be on hiatus during the 2010-11 NBA D-League season. Of the 14, the Legends will select 10.
The Legends were provided with a list of the 14 players earlier this week, and will submit a written copy of their selections to the NBA D-League office in order of preference by Monday, Aug. 30 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
The complete list of players available in the Expansion Draft is below.
Name Pos. Hgt. Weight Birthdate School/Country
Keith Clark F 6-8 245 7/16/1987 Oklahoma
Joe Crawford G 6-5 210 6/17/1986 Kentucky
Michael Fey F/C 7-0 270 5/29/1983 UCLA
Ryan Forehan-Kelly G/F 6-6 195 1/14/1980 California
Gabriel Hughes C 7-0 240 12/16/1980 California
Lawrence McKenzie G 6-2 190 4/29/1985 Minnesota
James Peters F 6-8 215 5/24/1981 Nevada -Las Vegas
Ray Reese F 6-5 210 2/24/1987 Tulsa
Frank Robinson G 6-4 220 6/1/1984 Cal-State Fullerton
Diamon Simpson F 6-7 230 9/8/1987 St. Mary's (CA)
Dar Tucker G 6-4 205 4/11/1988 DePaul
Rodney Webb F 6-7 240 8/5/1983 Florida Atlantic
Horace Wormely G 5-7 160 10/22/1984 Vanguard
James Wright G 6-1 185 6/26/1981 Colorado
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