2015 NBA Development League expansion draft
The 2015 NBA Development League Expansion Draft was the eighth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (D-League). The draft was held on August 20, 2015, so that the newly founded Raptors 905 could acquire players for the upcoming 2015–16 season. The 16 players were chosen from a pool of unprotected players among the league's teams. Each returning D-League team could protect up to 12 of their players from being selected.
2015 NBA Development League Expansion draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | August 20, 2015 |
Location | New York City |
Overview | |
League | NBA |
Expansion teams | Raptors 905 |
Three of the players that the Raptors chose had previously been named NBA D-League All-Stars: Dee Bost, Kevin Jones, and Mustafa Shakur. Five additional players had also been previously selected in an NBA draft: Dahntay Jones (2003), Earl Clark (2009), Luke Harangody (2010), Nolan Smith (2011), Ricky Ledo (2013).
Key
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) |
* | Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and was also selected in an NBA Draft |
† | Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft |
Draft
Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | College |
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1 | Dee Bost^ | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Mississippi State |
2 | Earl Clark† | F | United States | Raptors 905 | Louisville |
3 | Abdul Gaddy | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Washington |
4 | Luke Harangody† | F | United States | Raptors 905 | Notre Dame |
5 | Dahntay Jones† | G/F | United States | Raptors 905 | Duke |
6 | Kevin Jones^ | F | United States | Raptors 905 | West Virginia |
7 | Ricky Ledo† | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Providence |
8 | C. J. Leslie | F | United States | Raptors 905 | NC State |
9 | Ramone Moore | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Temple |
10 | Mustafa Shakur^ | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Arizona |
11 | Will Sheehey | F | United States | Raptors 905 | Indiana |
12 | Nolan Smith† | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Duke |
13 | Scott Suggs | F | United States | Raptors 905 | Washington |
14 | Ty Walker | C | United States | Raptors 905 | Wake Forest |
15 | Mitchell Watt | C/F | United States | Raptors 905 | Buffalo |
16 | Michael Williams | G | United States | Raptors 905 | Cal State Fullerton |
References
- General
- "Raptors 905 select 16 players in 2015 NBA Development League Expansion Draft". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 20, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- Specific