2009 NBA Development League draft

2009 NBA Development League draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)November 5, 2009
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Overview
LeagueNBA
First selectionCarlos Powell, Albuquerque Thunderbirds
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The 2009 NBA Development League Draft was the ninth draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 5, 2009 before the 2009–10 season. In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players.[1] The D-League uses a "serpentine" format whereby the order of selections for each team alternates in each round.[1] For example, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds won the number one overall selection, but in round two they picked last (16th selection, 32nd overall).[2]

Carlos Powell of South Carolina was the first overall selection and was taken by Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Coincidentally, Powell had been selected second overall in the 2007 Draft,[3] making him the only player to have been chosen as the first and second overall selections in D-League Draft history. Six players taken in the 2009 Draft had also previously been selected in an NBA draft: Deron Washington (2008), JamesOn Curry (2007), Latavious Williams (2010), Orien Greene (2005), Reece Gaines (2003) and Yaroslav Korolev (2005). Two players, Nate Miles and Brian Kortovich, played college basketball solely at the junior college level.[4] The highest drafted international player was Amara Sy, who holds a dual citizenship with both Mali and France, as the Bakersfield Jam selected him fourth overall.[5][6]

Although some of the players chosen in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.

  1. ^ a b "200 Prospects Available For Selection In 2009 NBA D-League Draft". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 4, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009 NBA D-League Draft Results". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "NBA Development League: 2007 D-League Draft Board". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "D-League Draft: Eligible Players". InsideHoops.com. 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "NBA Draft Profile - Amara Sy". COMTEX. The Sports Network. June 16, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2010.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Amara Sy Player Profile". Doudiz Basket. June 16, 2003. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)