Thirty Six Former D-Leaguers Featured On NBA Playoff Rosters
April 17, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK - When the NBA Playoffs tip off on Saturday, NBA playoff rosters will feature 36 players with D-League experience, including starters Rafer Alston (Houston), Devin Brown (Cleveland) and Jamario Moon (Toronto), and key contributors Jordan Farmar (Los Angeles) and Louis Williams (Philadelphia).
Los Angeles' Coby Karl and San Antonio's Ian Mahinmi, who are currently participating in the D-League Playoffs with the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Austin Toros, respectively, are two of 17 players who saw action in the D-League this season. Joining Karl and Mahinmi are Utah's Morris Almond, who played for the Utah Flash and earned D-League Impact Player of the Year honors, and Phoenix's Alando Tucker, who played with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
The breakdown of players with D-League experience on playoff rosters is as follows:
Atlanta (1)
Jeremy Richardson*
Boston (1)
Gabe Pruitt*
Cleveland (4)
Lance Allred*
Devin Brown
Dwayne Jones
Billy Thomas*
Dallas (2)
Brandon Bass
Jose Juan Barea
Denver (2)
Taurean Green*
Bobby Jones*
Detroit (2)
Amir Johnson
Cheikh Samb* Houston (6)
Rafer Alston
Aaron Brooks*
Michael Harris
Chuck Hayes
Steve Novak*
Justin Williams
Los Angeles Lakers (2)
Jordan Farmar
Coby Karl*
New Orleans (1)
Chris Andersen
Orlando (2)
James Augustine
Marcin Gortat*
Philadelphia (2)
Louis Amundson
Louis Williams
Phoenix (2)
Alando Tucker*
DJ Strawberry*
San Antonio (3)
DerMarr Johnson*
Ian Mahinmi*
Ime Udoka
Toronto (1)
Jamario Moon
Utah (4)
Morris Almond*
Kyrylo Fesenko*
Jason Hart
CJ Miles
Washington (1)
Andray Blatche
* - 2007-08 D-League Participant
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