Former NBL star pick 1 in G League Draft

Former Melbourne United big Jack White has gone from being waived by the Oklahoma City Thunder last week to being selected pick 1 overall at the NBA's G League Draft.

White was drafted by the Texas Legends, before his rights were traded just hours later to the LA Lakers G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NBA champion Jack White goes No. 1 overall to the <a href="https://twitter.com/TexasLegends?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@texaslegends</a> in the 2023 NBA G League Draft! ? <a href="https://t.co/i5doGj3E79">pic.twitter.com/i5doGj3E79</a></p>&mdash; NBA G League (@nbagleague) <a href="https://twitter.com/nbagleague/status/1718315021724197243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBLakers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SBLakers</a> have traded the draft rights to Teafale Lenard Jr., a 2024 first-round pick, and a 2024 second-round pick for the draft rights to Jack White. <a href="https://t.co/le9YKLGU7g">pic.twitter.com/le9YKLGU7g</a></p>&mdash; South Bay Lakers (@SouthBayLakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/SouthBayLakers/status/1718355121850249509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The 26-year-old was part of the Denver Nuggets' championship roster last season in the NBA, making 17 appearances, but was also a dominant force in the G League. He averaged 19.6 points and 9.3 rebounds with Grand Rapids Gold, the Nuggets' affiliate, across 25 games.

He made an off-season move to the Thunder, before being waived late last week, but will now have another chance to prove himself in the G League as he looks to get back to the NBA.