Top 10 NBA D-League Prospects Rookie Cards – Part 2 – We continue with the second, in our two-part series on top players in the NBA’s Development League. You can catch up on part one, here.
Top 10 NBA D-League Prospects Rookie Cards – Part 2 – Devin Ebanks
Devin Ebanks 6’9″, 215lbs – Forward, Drafted 2010, Los Angeles Lakers – 2nd Round, 43rd Overall, West Virginia – The 2014 NBA D-League All-Star spent part of three seasons with the Lakers. He has the size and skill to play at both forward positions. He is a capable and athletic defender.
Devin Ebanks’ NBA rookie cards can be found in several 2010-11 Panini America basketball sets. He also has pre-rookie cards, picturing him in his West Virginia uniform in 2010-11 SP Authentic from Upper Deck.
Top 10 NBA D-League Prospects Rookie Cards – Part 2 – Quinn Cook
Quinn Cook 6’2″, 179lbs – Guard, Undrafted 2015 – Duke – The former McDonald’s All-American was part of Duke’s NCAA National Championship team. He was named second team All-American and second team All-ACC. He is a long range shooter that can get up and plays well on both sides of the ball.
Quinn Cook has NBA rookie cards in a couple of current and upcoming 2015-16 basketball sets from Panini America including: Contenders Draft Picks.
Top 10 NBA D-League Prospects Rookie Cards – Part 2 – Darington Hobson
Darington Hobson 6’7″, 207lbs – Giard/Forward, Drafted 2010, Milwaukee Bucks – 2nd Round, 37th Overall, New Mexico – Named first team All-MWC and MWC Player of the Year in 2010 at New Mexico. Won the D-League Championship in 2015. Has the ability to defend at multiple positions.
Darington Hobson’s NBA rookie cards can be found in several 2010-11 Panini America basketball sets.
Top 10 NBA D-League Prospects Rookie Cards – Part 2 – Jordan McRae
Jordan McRae 6’5″, 200lbs – Guard/Forward, Drafted 2014, San Antonio Spurs- 2nd Round, 58th Overall, Tennessee – The former Volunteer was twice named, first team All-SEC. He was nominated to this year’s D-League All-Star team. Can create his own shot off the dribble and is a disruptive defender.
Jordan McRae has only one rookie card and no autographed cards to date. His NBA rookie card can be found in 2014-15 Panini Prestige Basketball. The card also has a couple of parallels as well.
Top 10 NBA D-League Prospects Rookie Cards – Part 2 – Earl Clark
Earl Clark 6’10”, 234lbs – Forward, Drafted 2009, Phoenix Suns – 1st Round, 14th Overall, Louisville – The oldest player on the list at 28-years old, Clark is a former McDonald’s All-American. He has 261 games of NBA experience with six different teams. He averaged 26.2 PPG in D-League competition last season.
Earl Clark has several rookie cards from trading card releases in 2009-10. He has cards in products from Panini, Topps and Upper Deck. However, his autographed NBA rookie cards can only be found in sets from Panini.
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