An all-time high 44 NBA Development League alumni highlighted 2007-08 NBA opening day rosters. The 44 former D-Leaguers on NBA opening day rosters accounted for 10 percent of players currently in the NBA and surpasses the previous high of 35 featured on 2006-07 NBA start-of-season rosters.
Click here for sortable season stats on former D-League players who have appeared in an NBA game this season.
Following is the list of players with D-League connections on NBA rosters.
|
Player
|
NBA Team
|
Last D-League Team (season)
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
College
|
|
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Atlanta Hawks
|
Fort Wayne (07-08)
|
G
|
6-7
|
195
|
Delta State
|
|
|
|
Boston Celtics
|
Utah (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-4
|
170
|
USC
|
|
|
|
Charlotte Bobcats
|
Roanoke (03-05)
|
G
|
6-6
|
212
|
Notre Dame
|
|
|
Charlotte Bobcats
|
Sioux Falls (07-08, assigned)
|
F
|
6-10
|
230
|
Alabama
|
|
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Charlotte Bobcats
|
Fort Worth (06-07, assigned)
|
C
|
7-0
|
230
|
UCLA
|
|
|
|
Chicago Bulls
|
Rio Grande Valley (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-4
|
211
|
Michigan State
|
|
|
Chicago Bulls
|
Iowa (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-3
|
190
|
Oklahomas State
|
|
|
Chicago Bulls
|
Iowa (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-8
|
216
|
Syracuse
|
|
|
Chicago Bulls
|
Rio Grande Valley (07-08, assigned)
|
F
|
6-9
|
235
|
North Carolina State
|
|
|
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
Fayetteville (02-03)
|
G
|
6-5
|
220
|
UT-San Antonio
|
|
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
Colorado (07-08)
|
F
|
6-8
|
215
|
Idaho
|
|
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
Albuquerque (06-07, assigned)
|
F-C
|
6-11
|
251
|
Saint Joseph's
|
|
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
Colorado (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-5
|
220
|
Kansas
|
|
|
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
Fort Worth (06-07, assigned)
|
G
|
6-0
|
175
|
Northeastern
|
|
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
Tulsa (05-06, assigned)
|
F
|
6-8
|
240
|
LSU
|
|
|
|
Denver Nuggets
|
Idaho Stampede (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-0
|
177
|
Florida
|
|
|
|
Detroit Pistons
|
Sioux Falls (06-07, assigned)
|
F
|
6-9
|
210
|
Westchester HS
|
|
|
Detroit Pistons
|
Fort Wayne (07-08, assigned)
|
C
|
7-1
|
245
|
Senegal
|
|
|
|
Golden State Warriors
|
Fort Worth (06-07)
|
G
|
6-5
|
220
|
Kentucky
|
|
|
Golden State Warriors
|
Fayetteville (02-03)
|
F
|
6-7
|
226
|
UCLA
|
|
|
Golden State Warriors
|
Bakersfield 06-07, assigned)
|
C
|
7-0
|
249
|
Bradley
|
|
|
Golden State Warriors
|
Bakersfield (07-8, assigned)
|
C
|
7-2
|
240
|
Serbia
|
|
|
Golden State Warriors
|
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
|
G
|
6-2
|
180
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
Mobile (02-03)
|
G
|
6-2
|
177
|
Fresno State
|
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
Rio Grande Valley (Assigned, 2007-08)
|
G
|
6-0
|
161
|
Oregon
|
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
Colorado (06-07)
|
F
|
6-5
|
240
|
Rice
|
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
Albuquerque (05-06)
|
F
|
6-6
|
238
|
Kentucky
|
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
Rio Grande Valley (07-08, assigned)
|
F
|
6-10
|
220
|
Marquette
|
|
|
Houston Rockets
|
Dakota (06-07)
|
F
|
6-10
|
260
|
Wyoming
|
|
|
|
Indiana Pacers
|
Sioux Falls (06-07)
|
G
|
6-6
|
215
|
Oklahoma State
|
|
|
Indiana Pacers
|
Anaheim (06-07)
|
G
|
6-4
|
200
|
Houston
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
Bakersfield (07-08)
|
G
|
5-10
|
173
|
Seton Hall
|
|
|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
Tulsa (07-08, assigned)
|
F
|
6-11
|
235
|
Nevada
|
|
|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
Fort Worth (05-06, assigned)
|
F
|
6-9
|
225
|
North Carolina State
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
L.A. D-Fenders (06-07, assigned)
|
G
|
6-2
|
180
|
UCLA
|
|
|
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
SIoux Falls (06-07)
|
F
|
6-9
|
245
|
DePaul
|
|
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
(Fort Worth, assigned 06-07)
|
F
|
6-7
|
215
|
Washington
|
|
|
|
Miami Heat
|
Florida (05-06, assigned)
|
C
|
7-0
|
245
|
Memphis
|
|
|
Miami Heat
|
Idaho (07-08)
|
G/F
|
6-7
|
215
|
Oregon
|
|
|
Miami Heat
|
Arkansas (06-07, assigned)
|
C
|
6-9
|
240
|
Florida State
|
|
|
Miami Heat
|
Florida (04-05)
|
G
|
6-4
|
180
|
Fordham
|
|
|
Miami Heat
|
Florida (05-06, assigned)
|
G
|
6-8
|
205
|
South Kent Prep HS
|
|
|
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
Mobile (02-03)
|
F
|
6-6
|
228
|
DePaul
|
|
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
Dakota (06-07)
|
F
|
6-6
|
225
|
Arizona State
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
Florida (05-06, assigned)
|
F
|
6-8
|
200
|
Gulf Shores Academy (HS)
|
|
|
|
New Orleans Hornets
|
Tulsa 66ers (06-07, assigned)
|
F
|
6-8
|
225
|
Brazil
|
|
|
|
Orlando Magic
|
Anaheim Arsenal (06-07, assigned)
|
F
|
6-10
|
235
|
Illinois
|
|
|
Orlando Magic
|
Anaheim Arsenal (07-08, assigned)
|
C
|
7-0
|
240
|
Ukraine
|
|
|
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Colorado 14ers (06-07)
|
F
|
6-9
|
225
|
UNLV
|
|
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Fort Worth Flyers (06-07, assigned)
|
G
|
6-1
|
175
|
South Gwinnett HS
|
|
|
|
Phoenix Suns
|
Albuquerque Thunderbirds (07-08, assigned)
|
G
|
6-6
|
205
|
Wisconsin
|
|
|
|
Portland Trailblazers
|
Fort Worth Flyers (05-06, assigned)
|
G-F
|
6-7
|
229
|
Seattle Prep HS
|
|
|
|
Sacramento Kings
|
Roanoke Dazzle (03-04)
|
C
|
7-0
|
223
|
Nebraska
|
|
|
Sacramento Kings
|
Dakota (06-07)
|
C
|
6-10
|
260
|
Wyoming
|
|
|
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
Fort Worth Flyers (06-07)
|
C
|
6-6
|
215
|
Portland State
|
|
|
|
Seattle Supersonics
|
Idaho Stampede (06-07, assigned)
|
C
|
6-11
|
230
|
Senegal
|
|
|
|
Toronto Raptors
|
Fort Worth (05-06)
|
F
|
6-8
|
190
|
Meridian CC
|
|
|
|
Utah Jazz
|
Utah (assigned, 07-08)
|
G
|
6-6
|
225
|
Rice
|
|
|
Utah Jazz
|
Utah (assigned, 07-08)
|
C
|
7-1
|
288
|
Ukraine
|
|
|
Utah Jazz
|
Asheville (01-02, assigned)
|
G
|
6-2
|
181
|
Syracuse
|
|
|
Utah Jazz
|
Idaho Stampede (06-07, assigned)
|
G
|
6-6
|
215
|
Skyline HS
|
|
|
|
Washington Wizards
|
Roanoke Dazzle (05-06, assigned)
|
F
|
6-11
|
248
|
South Kent Prep (CT)
|