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Thirty Six Former D-Leaguers Featured On NBA Playoff Rosters

NEW YORK, April 17, 2008 – When the NBA Playoffs tip off on Saturday, NBA playoff rosters will feature 36 players with D-League experience, including starters Rafer Alston (Houston), Devin Brown (Cleveland) and Jamario Moon (Toronto), and key contributors Jordan Farmar (Los Angeles) and Louis Williams (Philadelphia).

Los Angeles’ Coby Karland San Antonio’s Ian Mahinmi, who are currently participating in the D-League Playoffs with the Los Angeles D-Fenders and Austin Toros, respectively, are two of 17 players who saw action in the D-League this season. Joining Karl and Mahinmi are Utah’s Morris Almond, who played for the Utah Flash and earned D-League Impact Player of the Year honors, and Phoenix’s Alando Tucker, who played with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.

The breakdown of players with D-League experience on playoff rosters is as follows:

* - denotes 2007-08 D-League player

Player
NBA Team
Atlanta Hawks (1 player)
Boston Celtics (1 player)
Cleveland Cavaliers (4 players)
Cavaliers
Cavaliers
Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks (2 players)
Mavericks
Denver Nuggets (2 players)
Nuggets
Detroit Pistons (2 players)
Pistons
Houston Rockets (six players)
Rockets
Rockets
Rockets
Rockets
Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers (2 players)
Lakers
New Orleans Hornets (One Player)
Orlando Magic (Two players)
Magic
Philadelphia 76ers (Two players)
76ers
Phoenix Suns (Two players)
Suns
San Antonio Spurs (Three players)
Spurs
Spurs
Toronto Raptors (One player)
Utah Jazz (One player)
Utah Jazz (One player)
Jazz
Jazz