The Detroit Pistons added six players to the Grand Rapids Drive through the 2016 NBA D-League Draft.
Here are the results:
Round 1, (5) (from SLC) -- Chris Horton out of Austin Peay
Round 2, (19) (from CTN) — Shannon Brown out of Michigan State
Round 3, (6) Pat Forsythe out of Akron
Round 4, (3) Zeke Upshawk out of Hofstra
Round 5, (3) Ladarius Tabb out of Alabama A&M
Round 6, (2) Matthew Adekponya out of Australia
Christ Horton, top pick of @grdleague likes the route he's taking with #DLeagueDraft. He talks about it. https://t.co/fhJID5HOKR
— Pete Wallner (@petewallner) October 30, 2016
Ex #MSU standout Shannon Brown back in state with @grdleague and looking forward to fresh start. https://t.co/mDSVcAfncY
— Pete Wallner (@petewallner) October 30, 2016
3rd Round | Pick #6: The Drive have selected 6'11" big man Pat Forsythe from Akron! Welcome to GR, Pat! #WhosNext pic.twitter.com/xIXzwM7wJi
— Grand Rapids Drive (@grdleague) October 30, 2016
4th Round | Pick #3: The Drive have selected Zeke Upshaw from Hofstra! #WhosNext pic.twitter.com/dq2vW18ZEh
— Grand Rapids Drive (@grdleague) October 30, 2016
5th Round | Pick #6: The Drive have selected Ladarius Tabb from Alabama A&M! #WhosNext pic.twitter.com/tL7DnfkBI1
— Grand Rapids Drive (@grdleague) October 30, 2016
6th Round | Pick #6: The Drive have selected Matthew Adekponya from Australia! #WhosNext pic.twitter.com/EJLyHTrxvc
— Grand Rapids Drive (@grdleague) October 30, 2016
Results in the #DLeagueDraft for @grdleague, they draft: @Waytoo_Cold, Shannon Brown, Pat Forsythe, @chi_to_ny3, @Mr_Slam_Dunkin, @Matt4dek. pic.twitter.com/YyGfU4R63I
— Aaron Johnson (@AJohnsonSports) October 30, 2016
These six will be added to the following roster:
Kelsey Barlow, Guard - Illinois
Devin Ebanks, Forward - West Virginia
Gary Forbes, Forward - UMass
Xavier Ford, Forward - Buffalo
Kammeon Holsey, Forward - Georgia tech
Melvin Johnson III, Guard - Arkansas State
Bruce Massey, Guard, Middle Tennessee
Ismael Romero, Forward - Cuba
Gary Talton, Guard - Illinois
Ralston Turner, Guard - North Carolina State
Paul Williams, Guard - Dayton
Ray McCallum Jr.
Trey Freeman
Nikola Jovanovic
Mamadou N'Diaye (more on these four in our Halloween roundup)