2018 NBA G League draft

The 2018 NBA G League draft was the 18th draft of the National Basketball Association G League. The draft was held on October 20, 2018, just before the 2018–19 season. Former G League All-Star Willie Reed was selected with the first overall pick by the Salt Lake City Stars.[1]

2018 NBA G League draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)October 20, 2018
Overview
LeagueNBA
First selectionWillie Reed (Salt Lake City Stars)

This was the second draft after the D League was changed to the G League after the NBA agreed to a partnership deal with Gatorade. This was also the second year that players could sign two-way contracts. This allows players to transition between an NBA team and its G-League affiliate.[2]

Key
Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
^ Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA G League All-Star Team(s)
* Denotes player who has been selected to (an) NBA G League All-Star Team(s) and was also selected in an NBA Draft
† Denotes player who was also selected in an NBA Draft

Draft

Source[3]

First round
Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College/Country
1 Willie Reed^ C  United States Salt Lake City Stars Saint Louis
2 Chinanu Onuaku† C  United States Greensboro Swarm Louisville
3 Tyler Nelson G  United States Greensboro Swarm (via Delaware) Fairfield
4 Alen Smailagić† PF  Serbia South Bay Lakers (via Maine) Serbia
5 Terrell Miller F  United States Erie BayHawks (via Wisconsin) Murray State
6 Aaron Epps F  United States Northern Arizona Suns (via Memphis) LSU
7 Darel Poirier C  France Canton Charge France
8 Terry Maston F  United States Stockton Kings (via Agua Caliente) Baylor
9 Hakim Warrick† F/C  United States Delaware Blue Coats (via Northern Arizona) Syracuse
10 Jordan Howard G  United States Santa Cruz Warriors Central Arkansas
11 Daxter Miles Jr. G  United States Iowa Wolves West Virginia
12 Joe Kilgore G  United States Windy City Bulls Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
13 Jovan Mooring G  United States Grand Rapids Drive (via Sioux Falls) UNLV
14 Durand Scott G  Jamaica Long Island Nets Miami (FL)
15 Noah Allen G  United States Capital City Go-Go Hawaii
16 Roddy Peters G  United States Northern Arizona Suns (via Lakeland) Nicholls State
17 Kentrell Barkley G  United States Santa Cruz Warriors (via South Bay) East Carolina
18 Jemerrio Jones F  United States Santa Cruz Warriors (via Erie) New Mexico State
19 Micah Seaborn G  United States Grand Rapids Drive (via Oklahoma City) Monmouth
20 Manu Lecomte G  Belgium Agua Caliente Clippers (via Texas) Baylor
21 Sanjay Lumpkin G  United States Erie BayHawks (via Grand Rapids) Northwestern
22 Jabari Craig F  Canada Long Island Nets (via Rio Grande Valley) East Carolina
23 Marcus Marshall G  United States Delaware Blue Coats (via Stockton) Nevada
24 QJ Peterson G  United States Lakeland Magic (via Fort Wayne and Agua Caliente) VMI
25 Leron Black F  United States Raptors 905 Illinois
26 Connor Burchfield G  United States Austin Spurs William & Mary
27 Chris Wray F  United States Westchester Knicks Mount St. Mary's

Other notable draftees
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team College/Country
2 30 Rob Gray G  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants (via Delaware) Houston
2 37 ShawnDre' Jones G  United States Canton Charge Richmond
2 48 Jaleel Cousins C  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers South Florida
2 49 LaQuinton Ross F/G  United States Northern Arizona Suns (via Fort Wayne) Ohio State
2 52 Parker Jackson-Cartwright G  United States Raptors 905 Arizona
4 69 Michael Qualls G  United States Wisconsin Herd Arkansas
4 74 DeJuan Blair† F/C  United States Austin Spurs Pittsburgh
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References
  1. "Salt Lake City Stars Select Willie Reed With No. 1 Overall Pick Of 2018 NBA G League Draft". NBA G League. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/06/20/nba-official-d-league-now-gatorade-league/411841001/
  3. "2018 NBA G League Draft Board - NBA G League". NBA G League. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
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