2006 NBA Development League expansion draft
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2006 NBA Development League expansion draft
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| sport = Basketball
| date = September 19, 2006
| location = Greenville, South Carolina
| network = NBA TV
| league = NBA
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| next = 2007
| expansion_teams = Colorado 14ers
Bakersfield Jam
Anaheim Arsenal
Los Angeles D-Fenders
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The 2006 NBA Development League expansion draft was the first expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 19, 2006, so that the newly founded Colorado 14ers, Bakersfield Jam, Anaheim Arsenal and Los Angeles D-Fenders could acquire players for the upcoming 2006–07 season. An independent agency conducted a random drawing to determine the selection order.{{Cite web| last = Pahl| first = Erin| title = 14ers Pick 1st in NBA D-League Expansion Draft| work = The Denver Post| publisher = Media News Group| date = September 19, 2006| url = http://denver.yourhub.com/BoulderArchive/Stories/Sports/Professional/Story~126706.aspx| accessdate = November 7, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110814130447/http://denver.yourhub.com/BoulderArchive/Stories/Sports/Professional/Story~126706.aspx| archive-date = August 14, 2011| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}} Colorado was awarded the first overall pick, followed by Bakersfield, Anaheim and Los Angeles. The expansion draft was conducted via conference call from the NBA Development League's main office, and it drew from a pool comprising 44 players who had played in the D-League the season before but who were not currently on D-League rosters. Regarding the inaugural expansion draft, Senior Director of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel Chris Alpert said, "The Expansion Draft is an effort to give new teams an equal footing in regard to rights to returning players. The league will sign up to four players from season-ending rosters of returning teams, so this levels the playing field somewhat heading into the regular Draft."
Elton Brown, a forward from Virginia, was the number one overall selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_results.html|title=NBA D-League 2006 Expansion Draft Results|work=NBA.com|publisher=NBDL Enterprises, LLC|date=September 19, 2006|accessdate=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109203054/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_results.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012|url-status=dead}} He is among six players taken in the expansion draft who became NBA Development League All-Stars.{{Cite web| last = Brennan| first = Matthew| title =2007 D-League All-Star Rosters| work = NBA Media Ventures, LLC| publisher =Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.| date = February 17, 2007| url =http://www.nba.com/allstar2007/dleague_rosters.html| accessdate = November 7, 2010}} The five others include Andre Barrett,{{Cite web| title = 2008 D-League All-Star Game Team Rosters Announced| work = NBA.com| publisher = NBA Development League, LLC| date = February 5, 2008| url = http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/rosters_080205.html| accessdate = November 7, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111021164445/http://www.nba.com/dleague/allstar2008/rosters_080205.html| archive-date = October 21, 2011| url-status = dead| df = mdy-all}} Jawad Williams, Rick Rickert, Brian Chase and Kaniel Dickens. Four players had also been selected in an NBA draft: Tremaine Fowlkes (1998),{{Cite web| title = 1998 NBA Draft| work = basketball-reference.com| publisher = Sports Reference LLC| year = 2010| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1998.html| accessdate = November 7, 2010}} Mateen Cleaves (2000),{{Cite web| title = 2000 NBA Draft| work = basketball-reference.com| publisher = Sports Reference LLC| year = 2010| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html| accessdate = November 7, 2010}} Dickens (2000) and Rickert (2003).{{Cite web| title = 2003 NBA Draft| work = basketball-reference.com| publisher = Sports Reference LLC| year = 2010| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2003.html| accessdate = November 7, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101205050749/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2003.html| archivedate= 5 December 2010 | url-status= live}} In the 40 selections, two of the players were non-American. Hiram Fuller is Libyan, while Sung-Yoon Bang is South Korean.
Key
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Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
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| Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
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| Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
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| Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |
Draft
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! width="1%"| Round ! width="1%"| Pick ! width="16%"| Player ! width="4%"| Pos. ! width="16%"| Nationality ! width="20%"| Team ! width="20%"| College |
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| align=center|1 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Elton|Brown|Elton Brown (basketball)}}^ | F | {{USA}} | Virginia |
align=center|1
| align=center|2 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Andre|Barrett}}^ | G | {{USA}} |
align=center|1
| align=center|3 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Jawad|Williams}}^ | F | {{USA}} |
align=center|1
| align=center|4 | {{sortname|Duane|Erwin}} | F | {{USA}} | Memphis |
align=center|2
| align=center|5 | {{sortname|Lenny|Stokes}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
align=center|2
| align=center|6 | {{sortname|Melvin|Sanders}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
align=center|2
|align=center|7 | {{sortname|George|Leach|George Leach (basketball)}} | C | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal | Indiana |
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| align=center|8 | {{sortname|Hiram|Fuller}} | F | {{flag|Libya|1977}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
align=center|3
| align=center|9 |style="background-color:#E9D66B"|{{sortname|Rick|Rickert}}* | F/C | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
align=center|3
| align=center|10 | {{sortname|Robb|Dryden}} | C | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam | Georgia |
align=center|3
| align=center|11 | {{sortname|Ryan|Randle}} | F/C | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal | Maryland |
align=center|3
| align=center|12 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|{{sortname|Brian|Chase|Brian Chase (basketball)}}^ | G | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
align=center|4
| align=center|13 |style="background-color:#E9D66B"|{{sortname|Kaniel|Dickens}}* | F | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers | Idaho |
align=center|4
| align=center|14 | {{sortname|Rod|Riley}} | C | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
align=center|4
|align=center|15 | {{sortname|Bryant|Matthews}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal |
align=center|4
| align=center|16 | {{sortname|Kevin "Butter"|Johnson|Butter Johnson}} | F | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
align=center|5
| align=center|17 | {{sortname|Austin|Nichols|Austin Nichols (basketball, born 1982)}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
align=center|5
| align=center|18 | {{sortname|Theron|Smith}} | F | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
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| align=center|19 | {{sortname|Sung-Yoon|Bang}} | G | {{KOR}} | Anaheim Arsenal | Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea){{Cite web| title = Sung-Yoon Bang| work = NBA.com| publisher = NBA Development League, LLC| year = 2010| url = http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/sung-yoon_bang.html| accessdate = November 7, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101231051548/http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/sung-yoon_bang.html| archive-date = December 31, 2010| url-status = dead}} |
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| align=center|20 | {{sortname|Josh|Gross}} | F | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
align=center|6
| align=center|21 | {{sortname|D'or|Fischer}} | F/C | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
align=center|6
| align=center|22 | {{sortname|Sharrod|Ford}} | F | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam | Clemson |
align=center|6
|align=center|23 | {{sortname|T. J.|Sorrentine}} | G | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal | Vermont |
align=center|6
| align=center|24 | {{sortname|Jackie|Manuel}} | G | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
align=center|7
| align=center|25 | {{sortname|Tyrone|Sally}} | F | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
align=center|7
| align=center|26 | {{sortname|Anthony|Grundy}} | G | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
align=center|7
| align=center|27 | {{sortname|Seth|Doliboa}} | F | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal |
align=center|7
| align=center|28 | {{sortname|Erik|Daniels}} | F | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Kentucky |
align=center|8
| align=center|29 | {{sortname|Kevin|Lyde}} | F/C | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers | Temple |
align=center|8
| align=center|30 | {{sortname|Will|Bynum}} | G | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
align=center|8
|align=center|31 | {{sortname|Jason|Clark|Jason Clark (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal | Lynn |
align=center|8
| align=center|32 | {{sortname|Isiah|Victor}} | F | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
align=center|9
| align=center|33 | {{sortname|E. J.|Rowland}} | G | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
align=center|9
| align=center|34 |style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Mateen|Cleaves}}† | G | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
align=center|9
| align=center|35 |{{sortname|Justin|Johnson|Justin Johnson (basketball)}} | G | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal |
align=center|9
| align=center|36 | {{sortname|Reed|Rawlings}} | F | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Samford |
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| align=center|37 | {{sortname|Jonathan|Moore|Jonathan Moore (basketball, born 1982)}} | F | {{USA}} | Colorado 14ers |
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| align=center|38 | {{sortname|Darnell|Miller}} | G/F | {{USA}} | Bakersfield Jam |
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|align=center|39 | Kevin Owens | C | {{USA}} | Anaheim Arsenal | Monmouth |
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| align=center|40 |style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|{{sortname|Tremaine|Fowlkes}}† | F | {{USA}} | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
All information summarised in this table comes from the NBA draft announcement or from a summary of those results.{{cite web|url=http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=10396|title=NBA D-League Holds Draft|publisher=Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.|date=|accessdate=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090519/http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=10396|archive-date=July 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_results.html|title=NBA D-League 2006 Expansion Draft Results|work=NBA.com|publisher=NBDL Enterprises, LLC|date=September 19, 2006|accessdate=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109203054/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/expansion_draft_results.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=10396|title=NBA D-League Holds Draft|publisher=Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.|date=|accessdate=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090519/http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=10396|archive-date=July 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}
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{{NBA Development League Drafts}}
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