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The NBA G League held its draft for the 2021/22 season on Saturday afternoon.

The 28 G League teams affiliated with NBA teams participated in the event, with the G League Ignite and Mexico City Capitanes sitting it out. The Ignite and Capitanes will be taking part in the NBAGL’s Showcase Cup this fall, but won’t be part of the 36-game regular season that tips off in late December.

The first player selected in today’s draft was former St. John’s point guard Shamorie Ponds, who was picked by the Delaware Blue Coats, the Sixers‘ G League affiliate. Ponds has a little NBA experience, having appeared in four games as a rookie in 2019/20 while on a two-way contract with Toronto.

Among the other notable picks were Nate Darling by the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario at No. 5 and LiAngelo Ball by the Greensboro Swarm at No. 14. Last week, the Clippers and Hornets signed and waived Darling and Ball, respectively, in an effort to secure their affiliate rights, but were unable to get those rights for procedural reasons. The two teams had to use the draft to make sure they landed those players.

The Knicks also signed and waived veteran guard Brandon Knight during the preseason and were unable to get his affiliate rights due to a procedural issue. However, Westchester passed on Knight with the No. 4 overall pick today, and the Heat‘s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, snatched him up at No. 6. We’ll see if Knight is no longer in the Knicks’ plans or if the Skyforce intend to trade his rights to Westchester.

Lance Stephenson to the Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets) at No. 13 and Dwyane Wade‘s son Zaire Wade to the Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz) at No. 10 were a couple of the other notable picks that played out as expected.

Here are the full 2021/22 G League draft results:

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Round One:

1. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): Shamorie Ponds
2. College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Tyler Hagedorn
3. Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Gabe York
4. Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Justin Turner
5. Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Clippers): Nate Darling
6. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Brandon Knight
7. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Eddie Stansberry
8. Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Jaylen Johnson
9. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Michael Gbinije
10. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Zaire Wade
11. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Loudon Love
12. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Alan Griffin
13. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): Lance Stephenson
14. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): LiAngelo Ball
15. Lakeland Magic (Magic): TJ Haws
16. Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): B.J. Taylor
17. Windy City Bulls (Bulls): Scottie Lindsey
18. Maine Celtics (Celtics): Isaiah Ross
19. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Ruot Monyyong
20. Lakeland Magic (Magic): Marlon Stewart
21. Stockton Kings (Kings): Joe Young
22. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Samir Doughty
23. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Chudier Bile
24. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Rodney Pryor
25. Windy City Bulls (Bulls): Tim Bond
26. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Tyree White
27. Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): Montell McRae
28. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Cullen Russo

Round Two:

29. Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): Karim Mane
30. College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Kalob Ledoux
31. Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): Gerard Tarin
32. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): Barra Njie
33. Raptors 905 (Raptors): Tahj Eaddy
34. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): Trevon Duval
35. Lakeland Magic (Magic): Gary Chivichyan
36. Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Ryan Daly
37. Wisconsin Herd (Bucks): Keaton Wallace
38. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): Pedro Bradshaw
39. Austin Spurs (Spurs): Alexis Wangmene
40. Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Ian DuBose
41. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Mike Smith
42. Lakeland Magic (Magic): Jaire Grayer
43. Raptors 905 (Raptors): Blake Francis
44. Cleveland Charge (Cavaliers): Jack Pagenkopf
45. Lakeland Magic (Magic): Devonte Patterson
46. Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Jordan Allen
47. Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans): Devearl Ramsey
48. Long Island Nets (Nets): Chris Walker
49. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Eric Demers
50. Birmingham Squadron (Pelicans): Derrick Griffin
51. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): JaQuan Lyle
52. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Jachai Taylor
53. Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Lydell Elmore
54. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Ikenna Ndugba
55. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): Tevin King
56. Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Clippers): Kammeon Holsey

Round Three:

57. South Bay Lakers (Lakers): Elijah Cain
58. College Park Skyhawks (Hawks): Landon Taliaferro
59. Fort Wayne Mad Ants (Pacers): Will Vorhees
60. Westchester Knicks (Knicks): Asante Gist
61. Stockton Kings (Kings): Princepal Singh
62. Grand Rapids Gold (Nuggets): Trevor John
63. Raptors 905 (Raptors): Tristan Jarrett
64. Motor City Cruise (Pistons): Devon Baulkman
65. Wisconsin Herd (Bucks): Jaylen Bland
66. Salt Lake City Stars (Jazz): J.C. Show
67. Austin Spurs (Spurs): No pick
68. Memphis Hustle (Grizzlies): No pick
69. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Heat): Joel Ntambwe
70. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): No pick
71. Texas Legends (Mavericks): Lamonte Bearden
72. Stockton Kings (Kings): No pick
73. Delaware Blue Coats (Sixers): No pick
74. Maine Celtics (Celtics): Lindsey Drew
75. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Artur Labinowicz
76. Long Island Nets (Nets): Jaylen Fisher
77. Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Clippers): Randy Onwuasor
78. Iowa Wolves (Timberwolves): Seth Allen
79. Santa Cruz Warriors (Warriors): Jovan Mooring
80. Capital City Go-Go (Wizards): Jermaine Haley
81. Windy City Bulls (Bulls): Kerwin Roach
82. Greensboro Swarm (Hornets): Isaiah Blackmon
83. Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder): Marlon Taylor
84. Rio Grande Valley Vipers (Rockets): Jimond Ivey

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Teams will fill out their rosters with affiliate players, returning-rights players, tryout players, and players who are assigned to the G League from the NBA roster (including those on two-way contracts).

G League training camps open on Monday, with the Showcase Cup tournament tipping off on November 5.