2009 NBA Development League expansion draft

NBA Development League

Industry	Sports league
Founded	2001
Headquarters	New York City , United States
Area served	United States
Website	gleague.nba.com

The 2009 NBA Development League expansion draft marked the fourth instance of an expansion draft within the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL), conducted on September 2, 2009. This draft facilitated roster building for the newly formed Springfield Armor and Maine Red Claws franchises ahead of the 2009–10 season. The Springfield Armor franchise emerged from relocating the Anaheim Arsenal from the West Coast to Springfield, Massachusetts, with the strategic intent of bolstering the league's footprint in the eastern region. While Springfield retained rights to numerous former Anaheim players, the introduction of Maine necessitated an expansion draft. Concurrently, the Colorado 14ers suspended operations prior to their move and rebranding as the Texas Legends, thus preserving the league’s total of 16 teams.

A lottery determined that Springfield would receive the initial selection in the draft, which was conducted via teleconference from NBADL headquarters located in New York City. The first overall choice was Marcus Campbell, who played collegiately at Mississippi State. Maine’s highest pick was James White, noted for his tenure at Cincinnati. Among those drafted, four players had previously been selected in NBA drafts, and six had earned NBA D-League All-Star honors. The only international player chosen was Senegalese athlete Malick Badiane, who had a professional career overseas before entering the D-League.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

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

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team	College
1	1	Template:Sortname	C	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	Mississippi State
1	2	Template:Sortname*	G/F	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Cincinnati
2	3	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Clemson
2	4	Template:Sortname^	F	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	Northwestern State
3	5	Template:Sortname^	G	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	Weber State
3	6	Template:Sortname^	G	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Kansas
4	7	Template:Sortname	C	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	South Florida
4	8	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	Fresno State
5	9	Template:Sortname^	G/F	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	UCLA
5	10	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Oklahoma State
6	11	Template:Sortname	F	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Colorado State–Pueblo
6	12	Template:Sortname†	G/F	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	Northwest Florida State College (Niceville, Florida)
7	13	Template:Sortname†	F/C	Template:SEN	Springfield Armor	—
7	14	Template:Sortname	G	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Colorado
8	15	Template:Sortname†	G	Template:USA	Maine Red Claws	Michigan State
8	16	Template:Sortname	F/C	Template:USA	Springfield Armor	Creighton
17 |Template:Sortname |G |Template:USA |Springfield Armor |North Carolina State
18 |style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Template:Sortname^ |F |Template:USA |Maine Red Claws |Wyoming
19 |Template:Sortname |C |Template:USA |Maine Red Claws |Arizona
20 |Template:Sortname |F |Template:USA |Springfield Armor |Tennessee

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