The expansion Anaheim Arsenal selected Corsley Edwards,
a 6-foot-9, 275-pound forward from Central Connecticut State, with the number one overall selection in the 2006 NBA Development League Draft.

The remaining first round selections also included PF Andre Brown (Sioux Falls), SF Mike Harris (Colorado), PG Kevin Burleson Fort Worth), PF Justin Williams (Dakota), PF Matt Haryasz (Arkansas), SG Devin Green (Los Angeles), SG Denham Brown (Tulsa), C Peter John Ramos (Idaho), Darius Washington (Austin), SF Brandon Bowman (Bakersfield) and PG Troy Bell (Albuquerque).