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It's not as glamorous as the official NBA Draft, but it still counts. Raptors 905 announced today that they've acquired the rights to 16 players in the NBA D-League expansion draft. Since a roster can only have 12 players--and the 905 presumably already have at least a spot or two filled already--not all the names below will make the team.
Still, Raptors 905 will have the rights to these players for the next two years:
|
PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
WT |
COLLEGE |
PREVIOUS NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM |
|
Dee Bost |
Guard |
6-3 |
176 |
Mississippi State |
Idaho Stampede (2013-14) |
|
Earl Clark* |
Forward |
6-10 |
234 |
Louisville |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2014-15) |
|
Abdul Gaddy |
Guard |
6-3 |
214 |
Washington |
Maine Red Claws (2013-14) |
|
Luke Harangody* |
Forward |
6-8 |
240 |
Notre Dame |
Texas Legends (2014-15) |
|
Dahntay Jones* |
Guard |
6-6 |
225 |
Duke |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014-15) |
|
Kevin Jones* |
Forward |
6-8 |
250 |
West Virginia |
Canton Charge (2013-14) |
|
Ricky Ledo* |
Guard |
6-7 |
195 |
South Kent HS |
Texas Legends (2014-15) |
|
C.J. Leslie |
Forward |
6-9 |
209 |
North Carolina State |
Idaho Stampede (2013-14) |
|
Ramone Moore |
Guard |
6-6 |
190 |
Temple |
Delaware 87ers (2013-14) |
|
Mustafa Shakur* |
Guard |
6-3 |
190 |
Arizona |
Oklahoma City Blue (2013-14) |
|
Will Sheehey |
Forward |
6-7 |
200 |
Indiana |
Los Angeles D-Fenders (2014-15) |
|
Nolan Smith* |
Guard |
6-2 |
185 |
Duke |
Delaware 87ers (2014-15) |
|
Scott Suggs |
Forward |
6-6 |
190 |
Washington |
Santa Cruz Warriors (2013-14) |
|
Ty Walker |
Centre |
7-0 |
230 |
Wake Forest |
Reno Bighorns (2014-15) |
|
Mitchell Watt |
Centre |
6-10 |
225 |
Buffalo |
Santa Cruz Warriors (2014-15) |
|
Michael Williams |
Guard |
6-2 |
185 |
Cal State Fullerton |
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2014-15) |
Now, what does that asterisk mean? I'm glad you asked. Those are the players with some NBA experience. The names most likely to jump out are Dahntay Jones (last seen being cast into oblivion by Draymond Green) and Earl Clark (played with Kobe). It's some august company.
What will become of these players? Who will actually make the team? Time will tell.
What do you guys think of the picks?
(Note: This piece has been edited to correctly state that an NBA D-League roster can have 12 players, not 15.)