History Made: First D-League Player Drafted by the NBA: Mike Taylor, Idaho Stampede

Maury posted 6/27/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com [flag]

A little bit of history happened tonight at the NBA Draft when you weren't lookinmg... Idaho Stampede guard Mike Taylor was selected with the 55th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers becoming the first player from the NBA Development League to be drafted by an NBA team. A member of the 2008 NBA D-League Champion Stampede, Taylor was then traded to the Los Angeles ... [link]

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