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NBA D-League First Round Mock Draft

By Chris Reichert

Jan 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette (32) against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Pelicans beat the Raptors 95-93. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette (32) against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Pelicans beat the Raptors 95-93. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jimmer Fredette (32) looks on during their game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Pelicans beat the Raptors 95-93. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA D-League Draft kicks off today at 2:00pm EST, so naturally we have our NBA D-League Mock Draft. It’s an exciting time for many prospects as they hope to be selected and have a chance to make a team via training camp.

Draft picks in the D-League aren’t guaranteed anything, really. Players selected in the 5th round can be kept on opening day rosters and 1st rounders can be let go. Obviously the earlier picks have more upside and with teams doing their homework the higher the pick, the more likely you are to earn a spot.

Trades have been out in full force and you can catch a great roundup of those moves on the D-League official site. While the original plan was to list each prospect available that proved to be daunting as their are a record 290 players in the draft pool this year, however, the D-League has you covered for that as well.

Here are some quick tidbits before jumping into the mock:

  • Rio Grande Valley Vipers hold 3 first round picks (No. 6, 10 & 12)
  • Iowa Energy hold 3 first round picks (No. 3, 4 & 9)
  • Delaware holds 2 first round pick (No. 5 & 8)
  • Only the first 5 rounds are required with the remaining 3 being optional
  • Trades cannot be done during the draft

With the number of prospects available there’s no way for me to know about all of these players, so I went with the players I know and my instincts on how this league operates, the style of play and past drafts to compile this mock draft of the first round.

  1. Idaho Stampede – Perry Jones III
  2. Westchester Knicks – Jimmer Fredette
  3. Iowa Energy (via LA) – Sam Thompson
  4. Iowa Energy (via Reno) – Jeff Ayres
  5. Delaware 87ers – Rodney Carney
  6. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (via Texas) – Cartier Martin
  7. Grand Rapids Drive – Ronnie Brewer
  8. Delaware 87ers – Rysheed Jordan
  9. Iowa Energy – Askia Booker
  10. Rio Grande Valley Vipers – Flip Murray
  11. Maine Red Claws (via Toronto) – Russell Byrd
  12. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (via Fort Wayne) – Jermaine Marshall
  13. Oklahoma City Blue – Geron Johnson
  14. Sioux Falls Skyforce – B.J. Young
  15. Canton Charge – J’Mison Morgan
  16. Austin Spurs – Kenny Manigault
  17. Bakersfield Jam – Renardo Sidney
  18. Santa Cruz Warriors – Armani Cotton
  19. Raptors 905 (via Maine) – Demetri McCamey

You can follow the draft live on the NBA D-League site this year. You can also follow me on Twitter over @Chris_Reichert and a couple more people to follow are @DLeagueDigest and @RidicUpside

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