NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2007 - The Rio Grande Valley Vipers selected the rights to JR Pinnock, a 6-5, 205-pound guard from George Washington, with the number one overall selection in the 2007 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.
Pinnock started 15 of his 21 games played of the 2006-07 D-League season with the Arkansas RimRockers, averaging 31.1 minutes, 11.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He scored in double-figures in 12 games while handing out seven or more assists on five occasions. Pinnock was a member of the Washington Wizards Summer League Team in 2007 and also participated in training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers last season.
Other first round selections included Jeremy Richardson (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Brian Jackson (Utah Flash) and Will Conroy (Iowa Energy).
Each team that participated in the Expansion Draft will submit a preference list of its selected players to the D-League Office. Players from each teams list will have the opportunity to sign a league contract and play for that team next season.
Following are the complete results of the 2007 NBA D-League Expansion Draft:
ROUND ONE
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Rio Grande Valley JR Pinnock G 6-5 205 George Washington
Fort Wayne Jeremy Richardson G/F 6-7 205 Delta State
Utah Brian Jackson F 6-9 245 Oregon State
Iowa Will Conroy G 6-2 195 Washington
ROUND TWO
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Iowa Jackie Manuel G 6-5 190 North Carolina
Utah James Lang C 6-10 285 Central Park HS (Alabama)
Fort Wayne Anthony Roberson G 6-2 180 Florida
Rio Grande Valley Trent Strickland F 6-5 215 Wake Forest
ROUND THREE
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Rio Grande Valley Alfred Neale F 6-6 200 New Mexico
Fort Wayne Olu Famutimi G 6-5 220 Arkansas
Utah Roger Powell F 6-6 220 Illinois
Iowa Anthony Terrell F 6-6 230 UNC-Wilmington
ROUND FOUR
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Iowa Brandon Robinson F 6-8 215 Auburn
Utah Curtis Stinson G 6-3 215 Iowa State
Fort Wayne Antonio Meeking F 6-7 240 Louisiana Tech
Rio Grande Valley Terrance Thomas F 6-6 230 Baylor
ROUND FIVE
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Rio Grande Valley Clay Tucker G 6-5 195 Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Fort Wayne Mike Benton C 6-9 270 College of Charleston
Utah Kevin Burleson G 6-3 205 Minnesota
Iowa Denham Brown G 6-5 220 Connecticut
ROUND SIX
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Iowa Matt Haryasz F/C 6-11 220 Stanford
Utah Chris Copeland F 6-8 235 Colorado
Fort Wayne Badou Gaye F 6-9 245 Gwynedd-Mercy
Rio Grande Valley Nigel Dixon C 6-11 280 Western Kentucky
ROUND SEVEN
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Rio Grande Valley Desmon Farmer G 6-5 220 USC
Fort Wayne Tyrone Sally F 6-7 215 West Virginia
Utah Corey Santee G 6-2 190 TCU
Iowa Luke Whitehead F 6-6 220 Louisville
ROUND EIGHT
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Iowa Ayudeji Akindele C 7-1 240 Chicago State
Utah Cezary Trybanski C 7-2 235 Poland
Fort Wayne Chad Bell C 7-0 270 Nevada
Rio Grande Valley John Gilchrist G 6-3 201 Maryland
ROUND NINE
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Rio Grande Valley Joe Dabbert F 6-10 255 Creighton
Fort Wayne Walker Russell, Jr. G 6-0 170 Jacksonville State
Utah Kevin Johnson F 6-8 215 Charlotte
Iowa DeAnthony Bowden G 6-1 180 Creighton
ROUND TEN
Team Name Pos Ht Wt College
Iowa Luke Schenscher C 7-1 265 Georgia Tech
Utah Jeff Hagen C 7-0 270 Minnesota
Fort Wayne Armein Kirkland F 6-7 195 Cincinnati
Rio Grande Valley Milone Clark G 6-4 200 Tennessee Tech
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Upon first glance, it looks like Iowa picked up the most complete lineup but I think at least two of those guys (Conroy and Schenscher) are starting the season in Europe. Utah drafted a full lineup that might actually play in the D-League. Fort Wayne got everything but a true center and a distributor.
The Vipers are completely stacked from positions 1-3 and could have a great small ball lineup if they pick up an athletic big man (Tucker, Pinnock, Farmer, Thomas, ?). Great move picking up a Spanish speaking player with the first pick.
If I remember well Tucker and Gilchrist have signed somewhere in Europe.
A player that could be interesting to follow in D-league is Brian Greene. He played last year in French league and was very good but he want to stay in the US this year because his wife is pregnant. If you remember, he played against Spurs in Lyon during the preseason and was quite good. Maybe Spurs/Toros will draft him if he decide to play in D-League this year.
Do you know when is the D-League draft ?
I'll keep an eye on Greene. The D-League draft is close to the beginning of the NBA season since the draft list isn't complete until the last NBA roster cuts. I think it was November 1 or 2 last year.
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