Blue Coats select Shamorie Ponds with first pick of 2021-22 NBA G League Draft

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NEW YORK – The Delaware Blue Coats selected Shamorie Ponds (6-0, 175, St. John’s) with the first overall pick of the 2021-22 NBA G League Draft on Saturday afternoon, which was held virtually.  The Blue Coats acquired the first overall pick from the South Bay Lakers in a three-team trade earlier this month involving the Memphis Hustle.

In 2020-21, Ponds played 5 games with OKK Spars Sarajevo of the Bosnian Premijer Liga BiH, where he averaged 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists. The Brooklyn-native appeared in 4 games with the Toronto Raptors during the 2019-20 NBA season, and played 18 games with Raptors 905 during the same year, averaging 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Toronto affiliate.

The College Park Skyhawks drafted Tyler Hagedorn (6-10, 230, South Dakota) with the second overall pick in the draft. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants selected Gabe York (6-3, 190, Arizona) with the third overall selection. The Westchester Knicks drafted Justin Turner (6-4, 205, Bowling Green) with the fourth overall pick and the Agua Caliente Clippers picked Nate Darling (6-6, 200, Delaware) with the fifth overall selection.

The Sioux Falls Skyforce selected Brandon Knight (6-2, 182, Kentucky) with the sixth overall pick. Knight, who was named to the 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team, last played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons during the 2019-20 season.  Zaire Wade (6-3, 170), son of 13-time NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade, was selected 10th overall by the Salt Lake City Stars.

Lance Stephenson (6-5, 210, Cincinnati) was drafted 13th overall by the Grand Rapids Gold. The nine-year NBA veteran last played in the league during the 2018-19 season with the Los Angeles Lakers and spent the 2019-20 season with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.

The Greensboro Swarm selected LiAngelo Ball (6-5, 215, UCLA) with the 14th overall pick. Ball, the brother of Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, most recently played for Charlotte during the 2021 NBA Summer League.

Former Indiana Pacers guard Joe Young (6-2, 182, Oregon) was drafted 21st overall by the Stockton Kings. Young was the 43rd pick of the 2015 NBA Draft and most recently played for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association.  Stockton also selected Princepal Singh (6-9, 221, NBA G League Ignite) with the 61st overall pick in the draft.

Full results from the 2021-22 NBA G League Draft are below.

ROUND ONE

  1. Delaware – Shamorie Ponds
  2. College Park – Tyler Hagedorn
  3. Fort Wayne – Gabe York
  4. Westchester – Justin Turner
  5. Agua Caliente – Nate Darling
  6. Sioux Falls – Brandon Knight
  7. Texas – Eddie Stansberry
  8. Motor City – Jaylen Johnson
  9. Iowa – Michael Gbinije
  10. Salt Lake City – Zaire Wade
  11. Texas – Loudon Love
  12. Santa Cruz – Alan Griffin
  13. Grand Rapids – Lance Stephenson
  14. Greensboro – LiAngelo Ball
  15. Lakeland – TJ Haws
  16. Cleveland – BJ Taylor
  17. Windy City – Scottie Lindsey
  18. Maine – Isaiah Ross
  19. Iowa – Ruot Monyyong
  20. Lakeland – Marlon Stewart
  21. Stockton – Joe Young
  22. Iowa – Samir Doughty
  23. Greensboro – Chudier Bile
  24. Capital City – Rodney Pryor
  25. Windy City – Tim Bond
  26. Greensboro – Tyree White
  27. Cleveland – Montell McRae
  28. Rio Grande Valley – Cullen Russo

ROUND TWO

  1. Memphis – Karim Mane
  2. College Park – Kalob Ledoux
  3. Memphis – Gerard Tarin
  4. Delaware – Barra Njie
  5. Raptors 905 – Tahj Eaddy
  6. Grand Rapids – Trevon Duval
  7. Lakeland – Gary Chivichyan
  8. Motor City – Ryan Daly
  9. Wisconsin – Keaton Wallace
  10. Salt Lake City – Pedro Bradshaw
  11. Austin – Alexis Wangmeme
  12. Fort Wayne – Ian DuBose
  13. Sioux Falls – Mike Smith
  14. Lakeland – Jaire Grayer
  15. Raptors 905 – Blake Francis
  16. Cleveland – Jack Pagenkopf
  17. Lakeland – Devonte Patterson
  18. Fort Wayne – Jordan Allen
  19. Birmingham – Devearl Ramsey
  20. Long Island – Chris Walker
  21. Rio Grande Valley – Eric Demers
  22. Birmingham – Derrick Griffin
  23. Santa Cruz – Ja’Quan Lyle
  24. Capital City – Jachai Taylor
  25. Westchester – Lydell Elmore
  26. Greensboro – Ikenna Ndugba
  27. Oklahoma City – Tevin King
  28. Agua Caliente – Kammeon Holsey

ROUND THREE

  1. South Bay – Elijah Cain
  2. College Park – Landon Taliaferro
  3. Fort Wayne – Will Vorhees
  4. Westchester – Asante Gist
  5. Stockton – Princepal Singh
  6. Grand Rapids – Trevor John
  7. Raptors 905 – Tristan Jarrett
  8. Motor City – Devon Baulkman
  9. Wisconsin – Jaylen Bland
  10. Salt Lake City – JC Show
  11. Austin – Passed
  12. Memphis – Passed
  13. Sioux Falls – Joel Ntambwe
  14. Delaware – Passed
  15. Texas – Lamonte Bearden
  16. Stockton – Passed
  17. Delaware – Passed
  18. Maine – Lindsey Drew
  19. Iowa – Artur Labinowicz
  20. Long Island – Jaylen Fisher
  21. Agua Caliente – Randy Onwuasor
  22. Iowa – Seth Allen
  23. Santa Cruz – Jovan Mooring
  24. Capital City – Jermaine Haley
  25. Windy City – Kerwin Roach
  26. Greensboro – Isaiah Blackmon
  27. Oklahoma City – Marlon Taylor
  28. Rio Grande Valley – Jimond Ivey