160 players with NBA D-League experience highlight NBA training camp rosters

NEW YORK One hundred and sixty players with NBA Development League experience are featured on 2013-14 NBA training camp rosters.  The 160 former NBA D-Leaguers comprise 29 percent of all players on NBA rosters as training camps get underway this week.

All 30 NBA teams have at least one player with NBA D-League experience on their training camp roster, with the Phoenix Suns boasting a league-high 10 players.  The Indiana Pacers have nine former NBA D-Leaguers, while the Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers each have eight players who have played in the NBA D-League on their teams.

The NBA D-League season tips off its 13th season on Friday, Nov. 22, with an all-time high 14 teams having single affiliations with their NBA parent clubs. Opening night features a seven-game slate beginning with the Canton Charge and Erie BayHawks and Springfield Armor and Maine Red Claws tipping off at 7 p.m. ET.  The Delaware 87ers being their inaugural campaign on Saturday, Nov. 23, when the team faces the Charge in Canton.

Following is the list of former NBA D-League players on 2013-14 NBA training camp rosters:

PLAYER                         TEAM

Quincy Acy                      Toronto

Jeff Adrien                       Charlotte

Josh Akognon                 Memphis

Solomon Alabi                Philadelphia

Cole Aldrich                     New York

Joe Alexander                 Golden State

Louis Amundson            LA Clippers

Alan Anderson                Brooklyn

Chris Andersen                Miami

Ryan Anderson               New Orleans

James Anderson             Philadelphia

Joel Anthony                   Miami

Hilton Armstrong            Indiana

JJ Barea                            Minnesota

Matt Barnes                    LA Clippers

Will Barton                      Portland

Brandon Bass                 Boston

Aron Baynes                   San Antonio

Kent Bazemore               Golden State

Patrick Beverley             Houston

Andray Blatche              Brooklyn

Eric Bledsoe                     Phoenix

Avery Bradley                 Boston

Aaron Brooks                  Houston

Shannon Brown              Phoenix

Justin Brownlee               New York

Rasual Butler                  Indiana

Dwight Buycks                Toronto

Derrick Byars                  Memphis

Earl Clark                         Cleveland

Victor Claver                   Portland

Chris Copeland               Indiana

Jared Cunningham         Atlanta

Ed Davis                           Memphis

Eric Dawson                    Atlanta

Nando De Colo               San Antonio

Devin Ebanks                  Dallas

Melvin Ely                       Memphis

Jeremy Evans                  Utah

Jordan Farmar                LA Lakers

Mustapha Farrakhan    LA Clippers

Jorge Gutierrez                Brooklyn

D’or Fischer                      Washington

Kyle Fogg                         Denver

Gary Forbes                     Brooklyn

Joel Freeland                   Portland

Dan Gadzuric                  LA Lakers

Tony Gaffney                 Memphis

Diante Garrett                 Oklahoma City

Alonzo Gee                      Cleveland

Mickell Gladness            Orlando

Marcin Gortat                 Phoenix

JaMychal Green             LA Clipers

Gerald Green                   Phoenx

Danny Green                   San Antonio

Jordan Hamilton            Denver

Justin Hamilton              Miami

Devin Harris                    Dallas

Manny Harris                  Orlando

Mike Harris                      Utah

Chuck Hayes                  Sacramento

Lazar Hayward              New Orleans

Xavier Henry                   LA Lakers

Justin Holiday                 Utah

Ryan Hollins                   LA Clippers

Ron Howard                    Indiana

Ersan Ilyasova                Milwaukee

Darnell Jackson              Indiana

Reggie Jackson               Oklahoma City

Mike James                     Chicago

Damion James                Denver

Othyus Jeffers                 Minnesota

John Jenkins                    Atlanta

Chris Johnson                  Brooklyn

Orlando Johnson            Indiana

Chris Johnson                  Minnesota

Amir Johnson                  Toronto

Darius Johnson-Odom   LA Lakers

Dahntay Jones                Chicago

Cameron Jones               Golden State

Terrence Jones                Houston

Perry Jones                       Oklahoma City

Dwayne Jones                 Utah

Kris Joseph                       Orlando

Cory Joseph                     San Antonio

DJ Kennedy                     Dallas

Kosta Koufos                  Memphis

Jeremy Lamb                  Oklahoma City

Doron Lamb                    Orlando

Marcus Landry               LA Lakers

Malcolm Lee                   Phoenix

Jon Leuer                         Memphis

Jeremy Lin                       Houston

Shaun Livingston           Brooklyn

John Lucas III                Utah

Scott Machado               Utah

Shelvin Mack                  Atlanta

Ian Mahinmi                   Indiana

Kendall Marshall            Phoenix

Josh McRoberts              Charlotte

Fab Melo                          Dallas

Pops Mensah-Bonsu      Washington

Khris Middleton              Milwaukee

CJ Miles                            Cleveland

Quincy Miller                   Denver

Darius Miller                    New Orleans

Patty Mills                        San Antonio

Darius Morris                   Philadelphia

Donatas Motiejunas      Houston

Arnett Moultrie               Philadelphia

Byron Mullens                LA Clippers

Toure’ Murry                   New York

Hamady Ndiaye             Sacramento

Gary Neal                         Milwaukee

Steve Novak                    Toronto

James Nunnally              Phoenix

Patrick O’Bryant             Charlotte

Tim Ohlbrecht                 Philadelphia

Arinze Onuaku                New Orleans

Daniel Orton                    Oklahoma City

Patrick Patterson            Sacramento

Dexter Pittman                Chicago

Miles Plumlee                  Phoenix

Josh Powell                      New York

Willie Reed                       Memphis

Glen Rice, Jr.                    Washington

Robet Sacre                     LA Lakers

Larry Sanders                  Milwaukee

Mike Scott                       Atlanta

Ramon Sessions             Charlotte

Tornike Shengelia           Brooklyn

Xavier Silas                      Washington

DeShawn Sims                Boston

Henry Sims                      Cleveland

Donald Sloan                  Indiana

Greg Smith                       Houston

Ish Smith                          Phoenix

Greg Stiemsma                New Orleans

Julyan Stone                    Toronto

Tyshawn Taylor             Brooklyn

Jermaine Taylor              Cleveland

Garrett Temple                Washington

Hasheem Thabeet          Oklahoma City

Lance Thomas                New Orleans

Hollis Thompson            Philadelphia

Anthony Tolliver            Charlotte

PJ Tucker                         Phoenix

Jeremy Tyler                    New York

Jarvis Varnado                Miami

CJ Watson                       Indiana

Maalik Wayns                LA Clippers

Martell Webster              Washington

DJ White                           Chicago

Royce White                    Philadelphia

Lou Williams                   Atlanta

Will Bynum                     Detroit

Reggie Williams              Houston

Dorell Wright                   Portland

Chris Wright                     Toronto

Tony Wroten                   Philadelphia

The NBA Development League is the NBA’s official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. Featuring 14 teams with direct affiliations to NBA franchises, the league offers professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. Thirty percent of players in the NBA at the end of the 2012-13 season boasted NBA D-League experience. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. Fans can watch all NBA D-League games on nbadleague.com