2008 NBA Development League expansion draft

NBA Development League

Industry	Sports, Basketball
Founded	2001
Parent	National Basketball Association (NBA)

The 2008 NBA Development League expansion draft marked the third occasion this event was held by the NBA Development League (NBADL). Conducted on September 24, 2008, its purpose was to enable the newly introduced franchises, the Reno Bighorns and Erie BayHawks, to select players for their rosters ahead of the 2008–09 season.

A lottery determined that the Reno Bighorns would receive the initial selection, with draft picks alternating between the two teams in subsequent rounds. The pool of eligible players consisted of 55 unprotected athletes who had competed in the NBADL during the previous 2007–08 campaign.

The top overall choice was Damone Brown, a 6-foot-9 forward/guard from the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Brown played college basketball at Syracuse and brought three years of professional experience into the draft. He was among three participants in this draft who had also been selected in an NBA Draft, alongside Randy Livingston (1996) and Dahntay Jones (2003).

Significantly, two players chosen—Livingston and Brian Chase—had earned NBADL All-Star honors previously; Chase in 2007 and Livingston in 2008. The sole international player taken was Mustafa Al-Sayyad, originally from Khartoum, Sudan, who played collegiate basketball at Fresno State.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

^	Indicates player selected for NBA Development League All-Star Game(s)
*	Indicates player selected for both NBA Development League All-Star Game(s) and NBA Draft
†	Indicates player chosen in an NBA Draft

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team	College
1	1	Template:Sortname†	G/F	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	Syracuse
1	2	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	West Virginia
2	3	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	LSU
2	4	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	North Carolina
3	5	Template:Sortname	C	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	Idaho State
3	6	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	North Carolina
4	7	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	Angelo State
4	8	Template:Sortname†	G	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	Duke
5	9	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	Tennessee
5	10	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	La Salle
6	11	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	Cal State Northridge
6	12	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	Santa Barbara
7	13	Template:Sortname	F	Template:SUD	Reno Bighorns	Fresno State
7	14	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	Colorado State
8	15	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:USA	Erie BayHawks	Auburn
8	16	Template:Sortname^	G	Template:USA	Reno Bighorns	Virginia Tech

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