NEW YORK – Former two-time America East Player of the Year Anthony Lamb '20 was taken by the Canton Charge with the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 2020-21 NBA G League Draft on Monday afternoon. The three-round draft was conducted via Zoom by the 17 NBA G League teams who will play in Orlando beginning next month.
 
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The Canton Charge are owned by and the NBA G League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
 
Lamb was undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft but later signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Detroit Pistons in late-November. He made his professional debut in the Pistons' preseason game against the New York Knicks on December 13. He played four minutes and tallied one rebound before getting waived following the contest.  

During his four-year career at Vermont, the 6-6 forward was named America East Player of the Year as a junior and senior. He was a three-time U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District I Team selection and Player of the Year in 2019. The Rochester, New York native earned Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors following his junior season.
 
The NBA G League Bubble will feature 18 teams – the league's 17 NBA affiliates and G League Ignite – who will play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Walt Disney World Resort in February. The top eight teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff.  
 
Key Motors of South Burlington is the presenting sponsor of the 2020-21 Vermont men's basketball season