Draft.

The annual selection process by which NBA teams annually select players from the colleges and elsewhere or foreign players to their teams, designed to promote balanced competition in the NBA.

Dream Team.

The name given by the media to the U.S. Basketball team that won the gold metal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. It was the first time non-amateurs were permitted to represent the country. Members of this team were Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and John Stockton.

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Dream Team II.

The name given by the media to the U.S. Basketball team that won the 1994 FIBA World Cup in Toronto, Canada; its members were Derrick Coleman, Joe Dumars, Tim Hardaway, Kevin Johnson, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp, Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Mark Price, Steve Smith, Isaiah Thomas and Dominique Wilkins. Another Dream Teams were called in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

Dribble or Dribbling.

v. To Bounce the ball when a player repeatedly pushes, pats, taps or bats the ball toward the floor with one hand to cause the ball to bounce back up to either of his hands. The act of dribbling is usual employed to improve position on the court, to advance the ball or keep control of it, while moving or standing still. Typically the guards are the best dribblers on the team and handle most of the ball handling duties.
n. The act of dribbling.

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Dribble Series.

A number of consecutive dribbles which end when a player allows the ball to rest in one or both hands; a player is only permitted one dribble series before he must pass the ball or shoot.