Potential Assigned Selected In 2008 NBA Draft
June 27, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
Sioux Falls, S.D. (June 26, 2008) - The 2008 NBA Draft presented by Sprite was conducted last night at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Charlotte Bobcats and Minnesota Timberwolves, Sioux Falls' parent teams for the 2008-09 season, selected three players apiece.
Charlotte had two picks in the first round and selected guard D.J. Augustin (ninth pick) from the University of Texas along with center Alexis Ajinca (20th pick) from France. Their lone second round pick was guard Kyle Weaver (38th pick) from Washington State University.
Minnesota selected guard O.J. Mayo from the University of Southern California with the third overall pick but he was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in an eight-player deal. As a result of the trade the Timberwolves acquired the draft rights to Kevin Love (fifth pick) from UCLA. In the second round the Timberwolves selected Serbian center Nikola Pekovic (31st pick) and guard Mario Chalmers (34th pick) from the University of Kansas. Chalmers was later traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for two future second-round picks and cash considerations.
Following is the list of players from Charlotte and Minnesota that are eligible to be assigned to the D-League this upcoming season:
Name Pos Ht Wt From Years
Alexis Ajinca (Bobcats) C 7-0 220 France R
D.J. Augustin (Bobcats) G 6-0 180 Texas R
Corey Brewer (Timberwolves) G/F 6-9 185 Florida 1
Jermareo Davidson (Bobcats) F 6-10 230 Alabama 1
Jared Dudley (Bobcats) F 6-7 225 Boston College 1
Kevin Love (Timberwolves) C 6-10 255 UCLA R
Nikola Pekovic (Timberwolves) C 6-11 265 Serbia R
Chris Richard (Timberwolves) F 6-9 270 Florida 1
Kyle Weaver (Bobcats) G 6-6 201 Washington State R
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