Northern Arizona Suns Select Anthony Lawrence II with First Pick of 2019 NBA G League Draft
October 26, 2019 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK - The Northern Arizona Suns selected Anthony Lawrence II (6-7, 210, Miami) with the first overall pick of the 2019 NBA G League Draft on Saturday afternoon. Throughout Lawrence's four years at the University of Miami, the 23-year-old started 81 of 130 career games and averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
The Sioux Falls Skyforce drafted Trey Mourning (6-9, 220, Georgetown) with the second overall pick. The Texas Legends took Madit Tieny Dak (6-11, 200, South Sudan) with the third overall selection. The Westchester Knicks chose Tyler Hall (6-5, 209, Montana State) with the fourth overall selection and the Iowa Wolves selected Trevon Duval (6-3, 186, Duke) with the fifth overall pick.
Hall, Cameron Lard (11th overall selection, College Park Skyhawks) and Alex Stein (12th overall selection, Canton Charge) headline the 11 of 28 first-round selections that appeared at the 2019 NBA G League Player Invitational in August at the Quest Multisport Complex in Chicago.
Six International players from six countries were selected in this year's draft, including three first-round selections: Madit Tieny Dak of South Sudan (third overall selection, Texas Legends), NBA veteran Hasheem Thabeet of Tanzania (18th overall selection, Fort Wayne Mad Ants) and Matt Kenyon of Australia (19th overall selection, Capital City Go-Go).
NBA G League training camp rosters will be comprised of players drafted today, along with returning, affiliate, NBA Draft rights and local tryout players and cannot exceed 15 total players, not including players signed to NBA Two-Way contracts. Teams had to make a minimum of two player selections in today's Draft and all players who were selected must be invited to training camp.
For the ninth consecutive year, the Draft was conducted at the NBA G League headquarters in New York City.
Full results from the 2019 NBA G League Draft are below.
ROUND ONE
Northern Arizona - Anthony Lawrence II
Sioux Falls - Trey Mourning
Texas - Madit Tieny Dak
Westchester - Tyler Hall
Iowa - Trevon Duval
Austin - Isaiah Reese
Capital City - Jalen Hudson
South Bay - Sheldon Mac
Canton - Alan Herndon
Lakeland - Michale Kyser
College Park - Cameron Lard
Canton - Alex Stein
College Park - Ronshad Shabazz
Greensboro - Demajeo Wiggins
Northern Arizona - Keljin Blevins
Erie - EC Matthews
Stockton - Marcus Graves
Fort Wayne - Hasheem Thabeet
Capital City - Matt Kenyon
Memphis - Shaqquan Aaron
Northern Arizona - Jahmal McMurray
Westchester - Kerwin Roach II
Texas - Tra Holder
Lakeland - Ryan Taylor
Oklahoma City - Wyatt Walker
South Bay - Kendarius Ash
Long Island - Miles Reynolds
Rio Grande Valley - Kavin Gilder-Tilbury
ROUND TWO
Northern Arizona - Passed
Wisconsin - Stephen Thompson
Wisconsin - Shannon Bogues
Maine - Wesley Person Jr.
Northern Arizona - Passed
Sioux Falls - Brandon Randolph
Salt Lake City - Shawn Occeus
Agua Caliente - Jaelan Sanford
Austin - Kaleb Johnson
Long Island - Myles Stephens
Wisconsin - Passed
South Bay - Chancellor Barnard
Santa Cruz - Vander Blue
Capital City - Tre Kelley
Santa Cruz - Jordan Brangers
Erie - Ryan Martin
Salt Lake City - Kyle Castlin
Delaware - Terrence Drisdom
College Park - Passed
Memphis - Jimond Ivey
Memphis - Asauhn Dixon-Tatum
Maine - T.J. Lang
Stockton - David Crisp
Lakeland - Passed
Oklahoma City - Courtney Alexander II
Santa Cruz - Passed
Grand Rapids - Anthony Lee
Rio Grande Valley - Daeshon Francis
ROUND THREE
Northern Arizona - Passed
Windy City - Lamous Brown
Wisconsin - Passed
Maine - Jay Wright
Salt Lake City - Shelton Mitchell
Austin - Passed
South Bay - Passed
Wisconsin - Passed
Canton - Passed
Fort Wayne - Nick Masterson
Sioux Falls - Jordan Swopshire
Greensboro - Max Montana
Raptors 905 - Leland King II
Capital City - Passed
Agua Caliente - Zack Rollins
Erie - Devin Watson
Salt Lake City - Conner Toolson
Capital City - Passed
Grand Rapids - Valentine Izundu
Delaware - Martaveous McKnight
Raptors 905 - Mike Parks Jr.
Raptors 905 - Mike Davis
Stockton - Isaiah Wright
Sioux Falls - Passed
Oklahoma City - Bazoumana Kone
Santa Cruz - Passed
Capital City - Passed
Oklahoma City - Passed
ROUND FOUR
Northern Arizona - Passed
Delaware - Passed
Agua Caliente - Passed
Maine - Curtis Washington
Iowa - Ismaila Kane
Austin - Passed
South Bay - Passed
Delaware - Passed
Canton - Passed
Fort Wayne - Passed
Sioux Falls - Passed
Delaware - Passed
College Park - Passed
Windy City - Jordan Adams
Agua Caliente - Passed
Erie - Passed
Memphis - Passed
Windy City - Trey Phills
Grand Rapids - Passed
Memphis - Passed
Raptors 905 - Passed
Westchester - Passed
Stockton - TyQuane Goard
Lakeland - Passed
Oklahoma City - Passed
College Park - Passed
Long Island - Joe Cremo
Rio Grande Valley - Passed
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