High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2001 NBDL Draft was the inaugural draft of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), which was later renamed the NBA Development League (NBADL). The draft was held on November 1, 2001 before the 2001–02 season. In this draft, the league`s eight charter teams took turns selecting players who had all competed at the college level in the United States at some point.