NEW YORK, April 18, 2009 – 2009 NBA playoff rosters feature 49 players with NBA D-League experience, including key contributors Rafer Alston (Orlando), Chris Andersen (Denver), Jose Barea (Dallas), Aaron Brooks (Houston), Jordan Farmar (Los Angeles Lakers), Chuck Hayes (Houston), Ime Udoka (San Antonio) and Von Wafer (Houston).

Utah’s Morris Almond, Boston’s J.R. Giddens, Denver’s Sonny Weems and San Antonio’s Marcus Williams are currently playing in the 2009 NBA D-League Playoffs on assignment. Almond and Giddens are playing for the Utah Flash, while Weems is playing for the Colorado 14ers and Williams is playing for the Austin Toros. They are four of the 17 players who saw action in the NBA D-League this season.

Williams is joined by three other NBA-playoff bound former NBA D-Leaguers who earned GATORADE Call-Ups this season, Chicago’s DeMarcus Nelson, Cleveland’s Jawad Williams and Houston’s James White.

The breakdown of players with NBA D-League experience on playoff rosters is as follows:
Atlanta (2)
Thomas Gardner*
Othello Hunter*

Boston (4)
J.R. Giddens*
Mikki Moore
Gabe Pruitt
Bill Walker*

Chicago (2)
DeMarcus Nelson*
Anthony Roberson

Cleveland (2)
Darnell Jackson*
Jawad Williams*

Dallas (5)
Jose Barea
Brandon Bass
Matt Carroll
Gerald Green
Ryan Hollins

Denver (4)
Chris Anderson
Jason Hart
Dahntay Jones
Sonny Weems*

Detroit (3)
Will Bynum
Amir Johnson
Walter Sharpe*

Houston (5)
Aaron Brooks
Joey Dorsey*
Chuck Hayes
Von Wafer
James White*

Los Angeles (4)
Shannon Brown
Jordan Farmar
Josh Powell
Sun Yue*

Miami (4)
Joel Anthony
Daequan Cook
Jamario Moon
Dorell Wright

New Orleans (1)
Devin Brown

Orlando (4)
Rafer Alston
Marcin Gortat
Anthony Johnson
Jeremy Richardson

Philadelphia (1)
Louis Williams

Portland (1)
Martell Webster

San Antonio (3)
Ian Mahinmi*
Marcus Williams*

Utah (4)
Morris Almond*
Kyrylo Fesenko*
Kosta Kofus*
C.J. Miles
* - 2008-09 NBA D-League Participant