Professional Career
On June 28, 2006, Douby was drafted in the first round by the Sacramento Kings, nineteenth overall. Douby became the first Rutgers player to be drafted in the first round since Roy Hinson in 1983. On July 3, 2006, he was signed to a contract by Sacramento.
On February 18, 2009, Douby was waived by the Kings to make room for the trade that included Brad Miller and Drew Gooden.
On March 11, 2009, Douby was picked up by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.
On March 24, 2009, he was called up by the Toronto Raptors and signed to a 10-day contract to replace guard Marcus Banks, who left the team for season-ending surgery. On April 3, he was signed to a second 10-day contract, which was extended up until the end of the 2008–09 season ten days later.
On November 12, 2009, Douby was released by the Raptors. He did not appear in any games for them during the 2009-10 NBA season.
On November 17, 2009, Douby signed a one-year contract with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires. He finished as the top scorer of the Turkish Basketball League, averaging 23.6 points and 4.9 assists per game for his team.
On September 17, 2010, Douby signed a one-year contract with the Chinese team Xinjiang Flying Tigers.
In March 2012 he signed with UCAM Murcia until the end of the season.
Later that year, he returned to China as a member of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.
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