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Errick Craven and Abdoulaye N’Diaye played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League for the 2007-2008 season. Another set of Trojans playing for the same team. How ironic isn’t?

Errick Craven averaged 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. While Abdoulaye N’Diaye averaged 4.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.

It makes me wonder what are the chances for them to make the jump from the D-League to the NBA?

Here are the 11 people that played D-League ball that will be playing in this upcoming NBA.

Louis Amundson- undrafted. He averaged 11.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per 25 min in 2006/2007 season. He was the D-League rookie of the year in 2006/2007. He was brought up by the Philadelphia 76er’s for the rest of the 2006/2007 season and continued for the 2007/2008 season. He recently signed with the Phoenix Suns for the 2008/2009 season.

Josh Powell- undrafted. He played 3 game for Fort Wayne before moving up to play with the Dallas Maverick for the 2005/2006 season. Since then, he has played with the Indiana Pacers (2006/2007) and Golden State Warriors (2007). He signed with Los Angeles Lakers for the 2008/2009 season and will replace the spot left departed by Ronny Turiaf who signed with Golden State.

Dahntay Jones- drafted in the 1st round of the 2003 NBA Draft (20th pick) by the Boston Celtics . He played the 2007/2008 season for Fort Wayne, averaging 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assist per game. He signed with the Denver Nuggets.

Anthony Roberson- undrafted but signed with Memphis Grizzles in 2005. In 2005/2006, he split playing time with the Grizzles and their D-League team Arkansas RimRockers. For the RimRockers, he averaged 16.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assist per game. He signed with the New York Knicks for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Shannon Brown- drafted in the first round of the 2006 NBA draft (25 Pick) by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brown was assigned to Rio Grande Valley on Jan. 11, 2008 and played in four games for the Rio Valley Vipers of the D-League. He averaged 23.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 42.5 minutes per game . He signed a contract with the Charlotte Bobcat for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Patrick O’Bryant- first NBA drafted player to be send down the the D-League. He was selected 9th overall in the 2006 draft. In his D-League experience, he played 25 games for the Bakersfield Jam, averaging 12.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.4 assist in 29.6 minutes per game. He signed with the Boston Celtics for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Matt Barnes- drafted in the second round of the 2002 draft (46 pick) by the Memphis Grizzles. He was sent down to the Fayetteville Patriots, where he averaged 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assist per game in the 2002/2003 season. Since then, he played for the Clippers, Kings, Knicks, 76ers, and Warriors. He signed with the Phoenix Suns for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Dwayne Mitchell- undrafted. He played with the Iowa energy where he averaged 20.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.2 assist per game in the 2007/2008 season. He signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Anthony Tolliver- was drafted in the second round of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) College Draft 2007. He entered with the Cleveland Cavaliers camp for the 2007/2008 season, and was sent down to the Iowa Energy of the D-League where he averaged 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 25 games. He signed with the San Antonio Spurs for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Gerald Green- was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft (18th pick) by the Boston Celtics. He was sent down to the Fayetteville Patriots of the D-League where he averaged 12.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assist for the 2005/2006 season. He was traded to the Wolves, then to the Rockets and released by the Rockets. He signed with the Dallas Maverick for the upcoming 2008/2009 season.

Anthony Johnson- was drafted in the second round of the NBA draft (40th pick) by the Sacramento Kings. He played the 2001/2001 season with the Mobile Revelers of the D-League when he averaged 11.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assist per game. In his NBA career so far, he has played for the Kings, Hawks, Magic, Cavaliers, Nets, Pacers, and Maverick. He signed with the Orlando Magic for the upcoming 2008/2009 season

The Numbers.

In the 2007/2008 season, the D-League had 14 teams and each team had 10 players making the league total of 140 players. Out of the 11 players who signed NBA contracts, only 4 played the 2007/2008 season in the D-League. Therefore, the percentage of an individual making the jump from the D-League to NBA for the 2007/2008 season is a mind-blowing 2.8 %.

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