GREENVILLE, S.C., October 6 – Forty-six players that have played in the NBA Development League over the last four seasons are populating 2005 NBA training camp rosters, improving the total number of former D-League players in NBA vet camps over the last four seasons to 153.

The Albuquerque Thunderbirds (formerly Huntsville Flight) lead the way among current D-League teams with 11 former players on NBA vet camp rosters. The Fayetteville Patriots are next with eight. Following is the list of former D-League players on NBA training camp rosters.

Player	NBA Team	D-League Team (last team listed first)
Rafer Alston	Houston Rockets	Mobile Revelers
Chris Andersen	New Orleans/Okla. City	Fayetteville Patriots
Matt Barnes	New York Knicks	Fayetteville Patriots
Earl Barron	Miami Heat	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Mengke Bateer	Cleveland Cavaliers	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Kevin Braswell	Miami Heat	Austin Toros
Damone Brown	Indiana Pacers	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Devin Brown	Utah Jazz	Fayetteville Patriots
Tierre Brown	Toronto Raptors	Florida Flame
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje	Orlando Magic	Fayetteville Patriots
Jason Capel	Charlotte Bobcats	Fayetteville Patriots
Matt Carroll	Charlotte Bobcats	Roanoke Dazzle
Eric Chenowith	Denver Nuggets	Roanoke Dazzle
Sam Clancy	Portland Trail Blazers	Fayetteville Patriots
Mateen Cleaves	Seattle SuperSonics	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Jason Collier	Atlanta Hawks	Fayetteville Patriots
Omar Cook	Chicago Bulls	Fayetteville Patriots
Kaniel Dickens	Dallas Mavericks	Mobile Revelers
Ronald Dupree	Detroit Pistons	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Obinna Ekezie	Cleveland Cavaliers	Austin Toros
Kimani Ffriend	Memphis Grizzlies	Greenville Groove
Hiram Fuller	Washington Wizards	Florida Flame
Eddie Gill	Indiana Pacers	Tulsa 66ers
Jason Hart	Sacramento Kings	Tulsa 66ers
Jimmie Hunter	Indiana Pacers	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Anthony Johnson	Indiana Pacers	Mobile Revelers
Ken Johnson	Orlando Magic	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Lonnie Jones	Sacramento Kings	Austin Toros
James Lang	Utah Jazz	Tulsa 66ers
Bryant Matthews	Toronto Raptors	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Antonio Meeking	Charlotte Bobcats	Tulsa 66ers
Mikki Moore	Seattle SuperSonics	Roanoke Dazzle
Terrence Morris	Orlando Magic	Austin Toros
Mamadou N’diaye	Golden State Warriors	Tulsa 66ers
Adam Parada	Los Angeles Lakers	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Smush Parker	Los Angeles Lakers	Florida Flame
Darius Rice	Miami Heat	Florida Flame
Alex Scales	Seattle SuperSonics	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Bobby Simmons	Milwaukee Bucks	Mobile Revelers
Billy Thomas	Washington Wizards	Greenville Groove
James Thomas	Philadelphia 76ers	Roanoke Dazzle
Ime Udoka	Philadelphia 76ers	Florida Flame
Mike Wilks	Cleveland Cavaliers	Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Ajani Williams	Atlanta Hawks	Mobile Revelers
Ezra Williams	Seattle SuperSonics	Austin Toros
Derrick Zimmerman	New Jersey Nets	Austin Toros

Editor’s Note: Charleston relocated to Florida prior to 2004-05 season; Asheville relocated to Tulsa prior to 2005-06 season; Columbus relocated to Austin prior to 2005-06 season; Huntsville relocated to Albuquerque prior to 2005-06 season.

The NBA Development League tips off its fifth season on November 18, 2005. The league includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), , Austin Toros (Texas), Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).

The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA’s umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Ten (10) former D-League coaches, five athletic trainers, 11 referees and 30 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league’s inaugural season in November 2001.

Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA’s 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.