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Streaming Audio, Draft Board and Ticker Highlight NBDL.com Draft Coverage

October 31, 2003 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


GREENVILLE, S.C., October 31, 2003 – Fans won’t be forced to wait to find out what players were selected by their favorite team in the annual NBDL Draft November 6. All they need to do is log on to NBDL.com for up to the minute coverage of the league’s third annual selection process.

Beginning at 7 p.m. ET, fans will be able to listen live to the early rounds of the draft via streaming audio on NBDL.com. NBA Director of Scouting Marty Blake, along with his son and partner Ryan, will offer selection-by-selection commentary.

The entire 10-rounds can be followed on the NBDL.com Draft Board. A live ticker of the first picks will also be featured. When the draft is complete, summaries featuring the commentary of Marty and Ryan Blake will be posted on the site, as well as complete bios of the players selected.

Over the last two seasons, there have been 22 NBDL-to-NBA player callups and 11 former NBDL players are currently on NBA rosters. Included in those 11 are the first two NBDL Most Valuable Players, Ansu Sesay with Seattle and Devin Brown with San Antonio.

The draft will be conducted via conference call hookup between NBDL draft headquarters at the Hilton Garden Hotel in Duluth, Ga., and the six NBDL markets. Media and fans will be allowed a first-hand look at what goes on inside the draft “war room” and will actually hear the commentary at various draft gatherings in the team markets.

Following are draft locations for the six NBDL teams. The locations are listed in draft order, which is a reversal of the 2002-03 final standings.

Team and Draft Order Location of Draft
1. Huntsville Flight Furniture Factory Bar & Grille, Huntsville, Ala.
2. Columbus Riverdragons Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, Ga.
3. Asheville Altitude TGI Friday's at the DoubleTree Biltmore Hotel
4. Roanoke Dazzle Awful Arthur's Seafood Company, Roanoke, Va.
5. North Charleston Lowgators North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C.
6. Fayetteville Patriots Coliseum Hospitality Dining Rooms, Fayetteville, N.C.

The NBDLÂ’s regular season tips off Nov. 21 when the Columbus Riverdragons travel to the Von Braun Center to meet the Huntsville Flight. For complete NBDL schedules log on to NBDL.com.


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