In this draft, all 16 of the league's teams took turns selecting eligible players.
[1] In 2011–12 he had played for the Boston Celtics after being selected in the 2011 NBA draft.
The first non-American selected was Christian Eyenga, who was taken eighth by the Texas Legends.
Ten players had also been selected previously in an NBA draft – JaJuan Johnson,[3] Andrew Goudelock,[3] Justin Harper,[3] Shelvin Mack,[3] Shan Foster,[4] Christian Eyenga,[5] Jack McClinton,[5] Travis Leslie,[3] DeVon Hardin,[4] and Sean Singletary.
[4] Although some of the players chosen in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft had played semi-professional and/or professional basketball after college graduation, only the United States colleges they attended are listed.