NBA notebook: Utah Flash to host NBADL Draft party

The Utah Flash will host their annual NBA Development League Draft party at the Pinnacle Gym (1290 S. Sandhill Road in Orem) on Thursday, starting at 5 p.m.

The draft is eight rounds and will be conducted via conference call from NBA D-League draft headquarters at the NBA TV studios in Atlanta and at locations in each of the 16 league cities. The ninth-annual event will be telecast on NBA TV and streamed on-line (www.nba.com/dleague).

The Flash have the fifth selection in the first round and the twelfth pick in the second round of the serpentine draft. The draft format allows a team who has the last pick in the first round to have the first pick in the following round. The Tulsa 66ers have the first overall selection.