3 from Lakers Farm Team Selected to Play in NBA Development League All-Star Game

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- Los Angeles D-Fenders guards Vander Blue and Josh Magette and forward Justin Harper have been selected to play in the NBA Development League All-Star Game, the league announced Monday.

Blue will be making his third consecutive all-star game appearance. The 6-foot-4-inch former Marquette standout was third in the league in scoring entering Monday's play, averaging 24.8 points per game.

Magette led the league in assists entering Monday's play, averaging 9.5 per game. This is his first all-star selection.

Harper was selected for the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season. The 6-foot-10-inch former Richmond standout was averaging 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game entering Monday's play.

Blue, Magette and Harper will play for the Western Conference All-Star Team, which will be coached by D-Fenders coach Coby Karl.

Karl became the Western Conference's coach in the All-Star Game when the D-Fenders defeated the Sioux Falls Skyforce 125-120 on Jan. 26 to be assured of the conference's best record in games played though Jan. 29.

The NBA Development League All-Star Game will be played Feb. 18 in New Orleans.

-- City News Service, photo courtesy of the D-Fenders