Windy City Bulls Will Pick 12th Overall in 2016-17 D-League Draft

At the end of October, the NBA’s D-League will have their official 2016-17 draft. The Windy City Bulls will pick 12th overall for that draft in their first season as the Chicago Bulls’ affiliate.

Along with the Greensboro Swarm (Charlotte Hornets) and the Long Island Nets (Brooklyn Nets), the Windy City Bulls will pick in this season’s NBA D-League draft between the teams that made and missed the D-League postseason last year.

The Windy City Bulls will have the highest pick of the three expansion teams on Oct. 30 in the 2016-17 NBA D-League Draft, as the new Bulls will pick 12th of 22 teams.

As for the draft itself, the event is set to take place on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. CT and will feature six total rounds.

Here’s more from the official Windy City Bulls release on the event:

The 2016 NBA D-League Draft selection order was first determined using the reverse order of 2015-16 regular-season results, with the teams that did not qualify for the 2016 playoffs selecting before teams that did compete in postseason. The Draft order will also factor in trades, which are permitted for periods until Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. ET. The final 2016 NBA D-League Draft order will be posted on nba.com/dleague on Oct. 29 after any potential trades have been completed.

The Greensboro Swarm, Long Island Nets and Windy City Bulls, all new to the NBA D-League for the 2016-17 season, will pick between the playoff and non-playoff teams in the reverse order of the 2016 Expansion Draft. The Northern Arizona Suns (formerly Bakersfield Jam) and Salt Lake City Stars (formerly Idaho Stampede) will pick in place of their former identities.

As for the draft itself, fans can tune in at nba.com/dleague to view the event later in the month.

Training camps will begin on Halloween. Rosters will need to be trimmed down to 10 players by Nov. 10, and the D-League season officially begins on Nov. 11.

You can check out the full draft order here.