Headquarters for the 2004 NBDL Draft will be at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North, where all players who have signed NBDL Standard Player Contracts for the 2004-05 season will assemble Nov. 4-5 for player programs orientation, physicals, drug testing and the selection process.

NBA assistant director of scouting Ryan Blake will team up with NBDL director of basketball operations Chris Alpert to offer commentary to NBDL draft parties and in-market media via the conference call. The streaming audio can be heard by logging on to NBDL.com.

The Columbus Riverdragons will have the first selection in the draft, followed by the Roanoke Dazzle, Fayetteville Patriots, Huntsville Flight, Florida Flame and 2004 NBDL champion Asheville Altitude.

The selection process will operate with each team having one pick in each of the 10 rounds. Teams will have up to three minutes to make a selection in each round. No trades will be permitted during the draft and only players signed to an NBDL Standard Player Contract are eligible to be selected.

Huntsville took center Ken Johnson with the first pick of the 2003 NBDL Draft. Mikki Moore was the first pick in the 2002 NBDL Draft. Moore, taken by Roanoke, went on to earn NBDL Defensive Player of the Year honors and is currently with the Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans Hornet forward Chris Andersen was the first pick in 2001.

Fourteen players were called up to the NBA 17 times last year, boosting the three-year NBDL total to 39 callups spread over 28 players. Fifty-two former NBDL players were in NBA vet camps this year.

The NBDL includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.) and Asheville Altitude (N.C.).

The league offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA’s umbrella. In addition to the 28 players, nine former NBDL coaches and five athletic trainers have 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 NBDL 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.

2004 NBDL Draft Information

Who Is Eligible?
A player shall be eligible for the NBDL Draft if he has signed an NBDL Standard Player Contract and if, at a minimum, he meets the following requirements: 1) He will be at least 20 years old prior to the start of his first NBDL season and has been through an NBA draft, or, 2) He was drafted by an NBA team, signed a Uniform Player Contract with such team, and was subsequently waived by that team.

NBDL Draft History
The inaugural NBDL draft was 12 rounds, followed by a four-round supplemental draft. The 2002 Draft consisted of 14 rounds with no supplemental rounds. The draft was revised to its current 10-round format in 2003.

Draft Procedures
The draft will be conducted via conference call from league draft headquarters and the six NBDL cities. Teams will have up to three (3) minutes to make each selection in all 10 rounds. If a team fails to make a selection in the allotted time, it will forfeit that selection and be given an additional selection at the end of the draft. Once the selection has been made by the team spokesperson, it cannot be withdrawn.

Trades
No trades will be permitted during the draft or at anytime thereafter until the first NBDL regular season game has been played.

Draft Order
The draft order is in reverse order from the final 2003-04 final regular season standings.

1. Columbus Riverdragons (18-28)
2. Roanoke Dazzle (20-26)
3. Fayetteville Patriots (21-25)
4. Huntsville Flight (24-22)
5. Florida Flame (27-19)*
6. Asheville Altitude (28-18)

* Florida draft position determined from 2003-04 regular season finish of Charleston Lowgators

NBDL Team Draft Headquarters
1. Columbus Riverdragons: The Draft American Bar & Grille, Columbus, Ga.
2. Roanoke: Cornerstone Bar and Grille, Roanoke, Va.
3. Fayetteville: Buffalo Wild Wings, Fayetteville, N.C.
4. Huntsville Flight: Southeast YMCA, Huntsville, Ala.
5. Florida Flame: Hooter’s South Cleveland Ave., Ft. Myers, Fla.
6. Asheville Altitude: Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.