Phoenix Suns center Earl Barron was today named to the 2014-15 All-NBA Development League First Team and Suns guard Jerel McNeal was named to the All-NBA D-League Third Team, as voted on by the league’s 18 head coaches.
Both Barron and McNeal played this season with the Bakersfield Jam, the Suns’ D-League affiliate, before finishing the season with the Suns. Barron averaged a double-double with Bakersfield to secure First Team honors, posting 20.3 points and 10.9 rebounds in 27 games before signing with the Suns on Feb. 21. McNeal, who joined the Suns on April 1, averaged 18.5 points, 4.6 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 27 games with the Jam to earn Third Team recognition.
In all, 14 of the 15 players on 2015 All-NBA D-League First, Second, and Third Teams have NBA experience, with 11 earning GATORADE Call-Ups during the 2014-15 campaign and 11 currently on NBA rosters. The complete All-NBA Development League, All-Rookie and All-Defensive Team results are below.
2015 ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Jerelle Benimon – Idaho
Seth Curry – Erie
Earl Barron – Bakersfield/Phoenix
Tim Frazier – Maine/Portland
Willie Reed – Grand Rapids
SECOND TEAM
Chris Babb – Maine/Boston
Bryce Cotton – Austin/Utah
James McAdoo – Santa Cruz/Golden State
Arinze Onuaku – Canton/Minnesota
Elliot Williams – Santa Cruz
THIRD TEAM
Jabari Brown – Los Angeles/LA. Lakers
Eric Griffin – Texas
Jerel McNeal – Bakersfield/Phoenix
Adonis Thomas – Grand Rapids
Damien Wilkins – Iowa
2015 ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Jerrelle Benimon – Idaho
Khem Birch – Sioux Falls
Bryce Cotton – Austin/Utah
Tim Frazier – Maine/Portland
James McAdoo – Santa Cruz/Golden State
SECOND TEAM
Jabari Brown – Los Angeles/L.A. Lakers
CJ Fair – Fort Wayne
Shawn Jones – Sioux Falls
David Stockton – Reno/Sacramento
Talib Zanna – Oklahoma City
THIRD TEAM
Sim Bhullar – Reno
Semaj Christon – Oklahoma City
Andre Dawkins – Sioux Falls
Roscoe Smith – Los Angeles
David Wear – Reno
2015 ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Khem Birch – Sioux Falls
Clint Capela – Rio Grande Valley/Houston
Aaron Craft– Santa Cruz
Fuquan Edwin – Sioux Falls
Willie Reed– Grand Rapids
SECOND TEAM
Thanasis Antetokounmpo – Westchester
Sim Bhullar – Reno
Tim Frazier – Maine/Portland
Eric Griffin – Texas
Joe Jackson – Bakersfield
THIRD TEAM
Chris Babb – Maine/Boston
Ognjen Kuzmic – Santa Cruz/Golden State
Dominique Sutton – Santa Cruz
Jonathan Simmons – Austin
Hasheem Thabeet – Grand Rapids