El boricua Kevin Young seleccionado #17 en el Draft 2015 de la NBA D-League

IDAHO STAMPEDE SELECT JEFF AYRES WITH FIRST PICK OF

2015 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT

- Jimmer Fredette Selected Second Overall by Westchester Knicks -

The Idaho Stampede selected Jeff Ayres (6-10, 240, Arizona St.) with the first overall pick of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft on Saturday afternoon from the league’s New York headquarters. Ayres played the last two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, appearing in 51 games last season, and playing on the Spurs’ championship team that defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals.

The Westchester Knicks drafted Jimmer Fredette (6-2, 195, Brigham Young University) with the second overall pick and the Iowa Energy chose Perry Jones III (6-11, 235, Baylor) and Cartier Martin (6-3, 185, Kansas St.) with the third and fourth overall picks, respectively. Each of the top-four selections boast NBA experience.

Ohio St. saw former standouts Amir Williams (6-11, 250) and Sam Thompson (6’7, 200) selected back-to-back at sixth and seventh overall by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Grand Rapids Drive, respectively. The University of Memphis also saw two of their former student athletes selected in the first round with Rodney Carney (6’7, 205) selected 13^th overall by the Oklahoma City Blue and Antonio Barton (6’2, 180) selected 15^th overall by the Canton Charge. 

NBA D-League training camp rosters will be comprised of players drafted today, along with returning, affiliate, draft-rights and local tryout players and cannot exceed 17 total players.  Teams had to have selected at least five players in today’s Draft and all players who were selected must be invited to training camp. 

For the fifth consecutive year, all 19 NBA D-League teams and the NBA D-League headquarters in New York participated in the Draft.

Full results from the 2015 NBA D-League Draft are below:

2015 NBA D-League Draft Results 

ROUND ONE

1. Idaho – Jeff Ayres
2. Westchester – Jimmer Fredette
3. Iowa – Perry Jones III
4. Iowa – Cartier Martin
5. Delaware – Rysheed Jordan
6. Rio Grande Valley – Amir Williams
7. Grand Rapids – Sam Thompson
8. Delaware – David Laury
9. Iowa – Rick Jackson
10. Rio Grande Valley – Jarvis Summers
11. Maine – Askia Booker
12. Rio Grande Valley – Cliff Hammonds
13. Oklahoma City – Rodney Carney
14. Sioux Falls – Jabril Trawick
15. Canton – Antonio Barton
16. Austin – Jean Victor Nguidjol
17. Bakersfield – Kevin Young
18. Santa Cruz – Jarred Shaw
19. Raptors 905 – Mike Anderson

 ROUND TWO

1. Bakersfield – Karrington Ward
2. Raptors 905 – Jay Harris
3. Iowa – Rashawn Rembert
4. Westchester – J’Mison Morgan
5. Delaware – Myck Kabongo
6. Texas – Bobby Ray Parks
7. Grand Rapids – Michael Stockton
8. Erie – Troy Huff
9. Oklahoma City – Patrick Miller
10. Reno – Chad Toppert
11. Santa Cruz – Ronnie Brewer
12. Maine – Ella Ellis
13. Oklahoma City – Stephan Hicks
14. Sioux Falls- Deonta Stocks
15. Canton – Adrian Forbers
16. Austin – Demetri McCamey
17. Los Angeles – Justin Hawkins
18. Santa Cruz – Justin Manns
19. Fort Wayne – Walter Lemon Jr.

 ROUND THREE

1. Delaware – Chris Denson
2. Maine – Brett Olson
3. Los Angeles – Jamal Branch
4. Reno – Mark Tyndale
5. Delaware – Ty Greene
6. Iowa – Joel Wright
7. Grand Rapids – Brett Comer
8. Idaho – Travis Releford
9. Raptors 905 – Kourtney Roberson
10. Rio Grande Valley – Karl Cochran
11. Raptors 905 – Melvin Johnson
12. Los Angeles – Ian Chiles
13. Fort Wayne – Anthony Walker
14. Sioux Falls – Russell Byrd
15. Canton – Juvonte Reddic
16. Austin – Rodney Glasgow
17. Bakersfield – John Dickson
18. Santa Cruz – Verdell Jones
19. Westchester - Kevin Capers

ROUND FOUR

1. Idaho – Da’Shonte Riley
2. Idaho – TJ Hallice
3. Los Angeles – Kentrell Gransberry
4. Bakersfield - Javier Carter
5. Delaware – Alex Harris
6. Texas – Justin Reynolds
7. Grand Rapids – Ismael Romero
8. Erie – Trey Sumler
9. Iowa – Terry Whisenant
10. Rio Grande Valley – Aqeel Quinn
11. Raptors 905 – John Puk
12. Fort Wayne – Matt Ross
13. Oklahoma City – Warren Niles
14. Sioux Falls – Jereal Scott
15. Canton – Joel Smith
16. Austin – Ruben Guillandeaux
17. Bakersfield – Jordan Downing
18. Santa Cruz – Earnest Ross
19. Maine – Jermaine Marshall

 ROUND FIVE

1. Idaho – Jeremy Williams
2. Westchester – Jordon Crawford
3. Texas – Jon Octeus
4. Idaho – Steven Forbes
5. Delaware – Marlin Mason
6. Texas – Thomas Bropleh
7. Grand Rapids – Paul Williams
8. Erie – Cory Dixon
9. Iowa – Jourdan DeMuynck
10. Rio Grande Valley – Laquavius Cotton
11. Raptors 905 – Shaquille Keith
12. Fort Wayne – Anthony Harris
13. Oklahoma City – Jarekious Bradley
14. Sioux Falls – Deshaunt Walker
15. Canton – Sampson Carter
16. Austin – Mouhamadou Ndoye
17. Reno – Jordan Richard
18. Santa Cruz – Brandon Wooley
19. Maine – Quardell Young

 ROUND SIX

1. Westchester – Duke Mondy
2. Fort Wayne – James Carlton
3. Reno – Michael Craig
4. Erie – Sam Deguara
5. Austin – Musa Abdul-Aleem
6. Bakersfield – Reggie Onwukamuche
7. Santa Cruz – Terrence Drisdom

ROUND SEVEN

1. Los Angeles – Steve Weingarten
2. Reno – Dondray Walker
3. Texas – Stan Simpson
4. Erie – Carlos Morla

The NBA Development League is the NBA’s official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. Featuring 19 teams with direct affiliations with NBA franchises for the 2015-16 season, the league offers elite professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. An all-time high 38 percent of all NBA players at the end of the 2014-15 season boasted NBA D-League experience. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. Fans can watch all NBA D-League games on nbadleague.com.