# 2006 NBA Development League expansion draft

The 2006 NBA Development League expansion draft was the first expansion draft of the National Basketball Association Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on September 19, 2006, so that the newly founded Colorado 14ers, Bakersfield Jam, Anaheim Arsenal and Los Angeles D-Fenders could acquire players for the upcoming 2006–07 season. An independent agency conducted a random drawing to determine the selection order. Colorado was awarded the first overall pick, followed by Bakersfield, Anaheim and Los Angeles. The expansion draft was conducted via conference call from the NBA Development League's main office, and it drew from a pool comprising 44 players who had played in the D-League the season before but who were not currently on D-League rosters. Regarding the inaugural expansion draft, Senior Director of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel Chris Alpert said, "The Expansion Draft is an effort to give new teams an equal footing in regard to rights to returning players. The league will sign up to four players from season-ending rosters of returning teams, so this levels the playing field somewhat heading into the regular Draft."
Elton Brown, a forward from Virginia, was the number one overall selection. He is among six players taken in the expansion draft who became NBA Development League All-Stars. The five others include Andre Barrett, Jawad Williams, Rick Rickert, Brian Chase and Kaniel Dickens. Four players had also been selected in an NBA draft: Tremaine Fowlkes (1998), Mateen Cleaves (2000), Dickens (2000) and Rickert (2003). In the 40 selections, two of the players were non-American. Hiram Fuller is Libyan, while Sung-Yoon Bang is South Korean.

## 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

| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | College |
| 1 | 1 | Elton Brown$^^$ | F | United States | Colorado 14ers | Virginia |
| 1 | 2 | Andre Barrett$^^$ | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Seton Hall |
| 1 | 3 | Jawad Williams$^^$ | F | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | North Carolina |
| 1 | 4 | Duane Erwin | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Memphis |
| 2 | 5 | Lenny Stokes | G/F | United States | Colorado 14ers | Cincinnati |
| 2 | 6 | Melvin Sanders | G/F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 7 | George Leach | C | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Indiana |
| 2 | 8 | Hiram Fuller | F | Libya | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Fresno State |
| 3 | 9 | Rick Rickert* | F/C | United States | Colorado 14ers | Minnesota |
| 3 | 10 | Robb Dryden | C | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Georgia |
| 3 | 11 | Ryan Randle | F/C | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Maryland |
| 3 | 12 | Brian Chase$^^$ | G | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | 13 | Kaniel Dickens* | F | United States | Colorado 14ers | Idaho |
| 4 | 14 | Rod Riley | C | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Prairie View A&M |
| 4 | 15 | Bryant Matthews | G/F | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Virginia Tech |
| 4 | 16 | Kevin "Butter" Johnson | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | UNC Charlotte |
| 5 | 17 | Austin Nichols | G/F | United States | Colorado 14ers | Humboldt State |
| 5 | 18 | Theron Smith | F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Ball State |
| 5 | 19 | Sung-Yoon Bang | G | South Korea | Anaheim Arsenal | Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea) |
| 5 | 20 | Josh Gross | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | UNC Greensboro |
| 6 | 21 | D'or Fischer | F/C | United States | Colorado 14ers | West Virginia |
| 6 | 22 | Sharrod Ford | F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Clemson |
| 6 | 23 | T. J. Sorrentine | G | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Vermont |
| 6 | 24 | Jackie Manuel | G | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | North Carolina |
| 7 | 25 | Tyrone Sally | F | United States | Colorado 14ers | West Virginia |
| 7 | 26 | Anthony Grundy | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | North Carolina State |
| 7 | 27 | Seth Doliboa | F | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Wright State |
| 7 | 28 | Erik Daniels | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Kentucky |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Lyde | F/C | United States | Colorado 14ers | Temple |
| 8 | 30 | Will Bynum | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Georgia Tech |
| 8 | 31 | Jason Clark | G | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Lynn |
| 8 | 32 | Isiah Victor | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Tennessee |
| 9 | 33 | E. J. Rowland | G | United States | Colorado 14ers | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 9 | 34 | Mateen Cleaves$^†$ | G | United States | Bakersfield Jam | Michigan State |
| 9 | 35 | Justin Johnson | G | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Mississippi |
| 9 | 36 | Reed Rawlings | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Samford |
| 10 | 37 | Jonathan Moore | F | United States | Colorado 14ers | North Carolina Central |
| 10 | 38 | Darnell Miller | G/F | United States | Bakersfield Jam | West Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 39 | Kevin Owens | C | United States | Anaheim Arsenal | Monmouth |
| 10 | 40 | Tremaine Fowlkes$^†$ | F | United States | Los Angeles D-Fenders | Fresno State |
All information summarised in this table comes from the NBA draft announcement or from a summary of those results.