1976 NBA draft
1976 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 8, 1976 |
Location | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Overview | |
173 total selections in 10 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | John Lucas, Houston Rockets |
The 1976 NBA draft was the 30th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 8, 1976, before the 1976–77 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.[1] The Atlanta Hawks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Chicago Bulls were awarded the second pick.[2] The Hawks then traded the first pick to the Houston Rockets before the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The New York Knicks forfeited their first-round draft pick due to their illegal signing of George McGinnis whose rights were held by the Philadelphia 76ers.[3] The 76ers, the Golden State Warriors and the Buffalo Braves also forfeited their second, third and fourth-round picks respectively due to their participation in 1975 supplementary draft American Basketball Association (ABA) players who had never been drafted in the NBA.[4] A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection. If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated. Before the draft, 26 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.[5] 13 of them withdrew before the draft, leaving only 13 early entry candidates eligible for selection.[6] These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.[7] The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 173 players. On August 8, 1976, the league also hosted a Dispersal draft for ABA players from the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, who were not included in the ABA–NBA merger.
Draft selections and draftee career notes
[edit]John Lucas from the University of Maryland was selected first overall by the Houston Rockets. Adrian Dantley from the University of Notre Dame, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was selected 6th by the Buffalo Braves.[8] Four players from this draft, Dantley, 8th pick Robert Parish, 23rd pick Alex English and 29th pick Dennis Johnson, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[9] Parish was also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[10] Dantley was selected to two All-NBA Teams and six All-Star Games.[11] Parish won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s. Later in his career, he added another championship in 1997 with the Chicago Bulls. His other achievements include two All-NBA Team selections and nine All-Star Game selections.[12] English's achievements include three All-NBA Team selections and eight All-Star Game selections.[13] Johnson won the NBA championships, along with the Finals Most Valuable Player Award, with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. He then won two other championships with the Celtics in the 1980s. He was selected to two All-NBA Teams, five All-Star Games and nine All-Defensive Teams.[14]
Lonnie Shelton, the 25th pick, is the only other player from this draft who was selected to an All-Star Game.[15] Lucas, 22nd pick Johnny Davis and 99th pick Mike Dunleavy all became head coaches after ending their playing career. Lucas has coached three teams in six seasons while Davis has coached three teams in four seasons.[16][17] Dunleavy won the Coach of the Year Award in 1999 with the Portland Trail Blazers.[18] He coached four teams in 17 seasons.[19] Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: Dennis Johnson and seventh pick Quinn Buckner.[20][21]
Key
[edit]Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
Draft
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Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | 1 | John Lucas | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets (from Atlanta)[a] | Maryland (Sr.) |
1 | 2 | Scott May | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Indiana (Sr.) |
1 | 3 | Richard Washington | F/C | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | UCLA (Jr.) |
1 | 4 | Leon Douglas | F/C | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Alabama (Sr.) |
1 | 5 | Wally Walker | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Virginia (Sr.) |
1 | New York Knicks (forfeited due to player signing violation)[22] | |||||
1 | 6 | Adrian Dantley^ | G/F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves (from New Orleans via Phoenix)[b] | Notre Dame (Jr.) |
1 | 7 | Quinn Buckner | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Indiana (Sr.) |
1 | 8 | Robert Parish^ | C | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors (from Los Angeles)[c] | Centenary (Sr.) |
1 | 9 | Armond Hill | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks (from Houston)[a] | Princeton (Sr.) |
1 | 10 | Ron Lee | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Oregon (Sr.) |
1 | 11 | Bob Wilkerson | G/F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Indiana (Sr.) |
1 | 12 | Terry Furlow | G/F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Michigan State (Sr.) |
1 | 13 | Mitch Kupchak | F/C | ![]() |
Washington Bullets (from Buffalo)[d] | North Carolina (Sr.) |
1 | 14 | Larry Wright | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Grambling State (Jr.) |
1 | 15 | Chuckie Williams | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas State (Sr.) |
1 | 16 | Norm Cook | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Kansas (Jr.) |
1 | 17 | Sonny Parker | G/F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
2 | 18 | Willie Smith | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Missouri (Sr.) |
2 | 19 | Bayard Forrest | C | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics (from Atlanta via Milwaukee)[e] | Grand Canyon (Sr.) |
2 | 20 | Major Jones | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Kansas City via New Orleans)[f] | Albany State (Sr.) |
2 | 21 | Earl Tatum | G/F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers (from Detroit via Phoenix)[g] | Marquette (Sr.) |
2 | 22 | Johnny Davis | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Dayton (Jr.) |
2 | 23 | Alex English^ | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans via Atlanta)[e] | South Carolina (Sr.) |
2 | 24 | Scott Lloyd | F/C | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Arizona State (Sr.) |
2 | 25 | Lonnie Shelton+ | F/C | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Oregon State (Jr.) |
2 | 26 | Jacky Dorsey | F | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz (from Los Angeles via Phoenix and Portland)[h] | Georgia (So.) |
2 | 27 | Phil Hicks | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Tulane (Sr.) |
2 | 28 | Bob Carrington | G/F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix)[i] | Boston College (Sr.) |
2 | 29 | Dennis Johnson^ | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
2 | Philadelphia 76ers (forfeited due to participation in 1975 supplementary draft)[22] | |||||
2 | 30 | Al Fleming | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns (from Buffalo)[j] | Arizona (Sr.) |
2 | 31 | Joe Pace | C | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Coppin State (Sr.) |
2 | 32 | Mo Howard | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Maryland (Sr.) |
2 | 33 | Butch Feher | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns (from Boston)[k] | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
2 | 34 | Marshall Rogers | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Pan American (Sr.) |
3 | 35 | Dallas Smith# | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | West Texas A&M (Sr.) |
3 | 36 | Mike Dabney# | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Rutgers (Sr.) |
3 | 37 | Lars Hansen | C | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls (from Kansas City)[l] | Washington (Sr.) |
3 | 38 | Phil Sellers | G/F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Rutgers (Sr.) |
3 | 39 | Jeff Tyson# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Western Michigan (Sr.) |
3 | 40 | Lloyd Walton | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Marquette (Sr.) |
3 | 41 | John McGill# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Alcorn State (Sr.) |
3 | 42 | Steve Copp# | F | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | San Diego State (Sr.) |
3 | 43 | Tom Abernethy | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana (Sr.) |
3 | 44 | Barnes Hauptfuhrer# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Princeton (Sr.) |
3 | 45 | Ira Terrell | F/C | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | SMU (Sr.) |
3 | 46 | Larry Cooke# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
3 | 47 | Ron Norwood# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | DePaul (Jr.) |
3 | 48 | Gary Brewster# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | UTEP (Sr.) |
3 | 49 | Bill Cook# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Memphis (Sr.) |
3 | 50 | Gary Cole[n 3] | F/C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Wisconsin–Parkside (Sr.) |
3 | 51 | Jerry Fort# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Nebraska (Sr.) |
3 | Golden State Warriors (forfeited due to participation in 1975 supplementary draft)[25] | |||||
4 | 52 | Keith Starr | G/F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
4 | 53 | Tom Barker | F/C | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Hawaii (Sr.) |
4 | 54 | Clarence Ramsey# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Washington (Sr.) |
4 | 55 | Scott Thompson# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Iowa (Sr.) |
4 | 56 | David Everett# | G | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Grand Canyon (Sr.) |
4 | 57 | Rick Bullock# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Texas Tech (Sr.) |
4 | 58 | John Service# | F | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
4 | 59 | Dan Frost# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Iowa (Sr.) |
4 | 60 | Wayman Britt | G | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Michigan (Sr.) |
4 | 61 | Hercle Ivy# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Iowa State (Sr.) |
4 | 62 | Paul Miller# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Oregon State (Sr.) |
4 | 63 | Willie Parr# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | LeMoyne–Owen (Sr.) |
4 | 64 | Freeman Blade# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Montana State Billings (Sr.) |
4 | Buffalo Braves (forfeited due to participation in 1975 supplementary draft)[25] | |||||
4 | 65 | Marion Hillard# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Memphis (Sr.) |
4 | 66 | John Engles# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Penn (Sr.) |
4 | 67 | Lewis Linder# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Kentucky State (Sr.) |
4 | 68 | Jeff Fosnes# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
5 | 69 | Nate Williams# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Illinois (Sr.) |
5 | 70 | Ron Davis | G/F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Washington State (Sr.) |
5 | 71 | Willie Hodge# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Duke (Sr.) |
5 | 72 | Jim Hearns# | G | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Marymount (Sr.) |
5 | 73 | Gary Redding# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Auburn (Sr.) |
5 | 74 | Paul Griffin | F/C | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | Western Michigan (Sr.) |
5 | 75 | Tom Lockhart# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Manhattan (Sr.) |
5 | 76 | Beaver Smith# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | St. John's (Sr.) |
5 | 77 | James Rappis# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Arizona (Sr.) |
5 | 78 | Dave Marrs# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Houston (Sr.) |
5 | 79 | Ralph Walker# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Saint Mary's (Sr.) |
5 | 80 | Robert Gray# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Wichita State (Sr.) |
5 | 81 | Jeff Brown# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Missouri Western (Sr.) |
5 | 82 | Connie White# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | California (Sr.) |
5 | 83 | L. C. Mason# | C | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Alabama State (Sr.) |
5 | 84 | Edmund Lawrence | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | McNeese State (Sr.) |
5 | 85 | Lewis McKinney# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
5 | 86 | Carl Bird# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | California (Sr.) |
6 | 87 | Tom Paulin# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) |
6 | 88 | Pete Padgett# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Nevada (Sr.) |
6 | 89 | Andre McCarter | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | UCLA (Sr.) |
6 | 90 | Russell Davis# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
6 | 91 | Dwayne Barnett# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Samford (Sr.) |
6 | 92 | Phil Spence# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | NC State (Sr.) |
6 | 93 | Joe Jones# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Grambling State (Sr.) |
6 | 94 | Bernard Tomlin# | G | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | Hofstra (Sr.) |
6 | 95 | Ed Schweitzer# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Stanford (Sr.) |
6 | 96 | Robert Paige# | C | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Houston Baptist (Sr.) |
6 | 97 | Carl Brown# | G | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Eastern Kentucky (Sr.) |
6 | 98 | Daryl Peterson# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
6 | 99 | Mike Dunleavy | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | South Carolina (Sr.) |
6 | 100 | Danny Odums# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Fairfield (Sr.) |
6 | 101 | Pat Tallent# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | George Washington (Sr.) |
6 | 102 | Harry Davis# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Morris Brown (Sr.) |
6 | 103 | Art Collins | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Biscayne (Sr.) |
6 | 104 | Gene Cunningham# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Norfolk State (Sr.) |
7 | 105 | Barry McLeod# | G | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Centenary (Sr.) |
7 | 106 | Carl Gerlach# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Kansas State (Sr.) |
7 | 107 | Craig Prosser# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Canisius (Sr.) |
7 | 108 | Curt Peterson# | C | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Puget Sound (Sr.) |
7 | 109 | Al DeWitt# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Weber State (Sr.) |
7 | 110 | Boyd Batts# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | UNLV (Sr.) |
7 | 111 | Andy Walker | G | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | Niagara (Sr.) |
7 | 112 | Ron Barrow# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Southern (Sr.) |
7 | 113 | Tommie Lipsey# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.) |
7 | 114 | Barry Davis# | F | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
7 | 115 | Brad Warble# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Eastern Illinois (Sr.) |
7 | 116 | Mark Klein# | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Malone (Sr.) |
7 | 117 | Phil Walker | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Millersville (Jr.) |
7 | 118 | Frank Jones# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Tennessee Tech (Sr.) |
7 | 119 | Ralph Vallot# | G | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Loyola Chicago (Sr.) |
7 | 120 | Johnny Britt# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Western Kentucky (Sr.) |
7 | 121 | Ralph Drollinger | C | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | UCLA (Sr.) |
7 | 122 | Jesse Campbell# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | Mercyhurst (Sr.) |
8 | 123 | Dale Koehler# | F | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
8 | 124 | Doug Terry# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | Utah (Sr.) |
8 | 125 | Mike Davis# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Bradley (Sr.) |
8 | 126 | Randy Henry# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Illinois State (Sr.) |
8 | 127 | Brant Gibler# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Puget Sound (Sr.) |
8 | 128 | Richard Bryant# | F | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | Texas State (Sr.) |
8 | 129 | Bob Warner# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | Maine (Sr.) |
8 | 130 | Rick McCutcheon# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Arizona State (Sr.) |
8 | 131 | Ed Gregg# | C | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Utah State (Sr.) |
8 | 132 | Dan Krueger# | G | ![]() |
Houston Rockets | Texas (Sr.) |
8 | 133 | Tom DeBerry# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
8 | 134 | Norton Barnhill | G | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Washington State (Sr.) |
8 | 135 | Lee Dixon# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Hardin–Simmons (Sr.) |
8 | 136 | Mark McAndrew# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Providence (Sr.) |
8 | 137 | Merlin Wilson# | C | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Georgetown (Sr.) |
8 | 138 | Tim Sisneros# | C | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Middle Tennessee (Sr.) |
8 | 139 | John Clark# | G | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Northeastern (Sr.) |
8 | 140 | Stan Boskovich# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | West Virginia (Sr.) |
9 | 141 | John Thomas# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | UConn (Sr.) |
9 | 142 | Bob Kovach# | F | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | San Diego State (Sr.) |
9 | 143 | Dave Logan# | G | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | Colorado (Sr.) |
9 | 144 | Bill Martin# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Hartwick (Sr.) |
9 | 145 | Rob Torresdal# | F | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Linfield (Sr.) |
9 | 146 | Bennie Shaw# | G | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | UCF (Sr.) |
9 | 147 | Archie Talley# | G | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Salem (Sr.) |
9 | 148 | Calvin Robinson# | F | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | Mississippi Valley State (Sr.) |
9 | 149 | David Pickett# | F | ![]() |
Los Angeles Lakers | Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.) |
9 | 150 | John Irving# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Hofstra (Jr.) |
9 | 151 | Ron Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | North Carolina A&T (Sr.) |
9 | 152 | Fly Williams# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Allentown Jets (EBA) |
9 | 153 | Bob Rozyczko# | F | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | St. Bonaventure (Sr.) |
9 | 154 | Clyde Agnew# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Newberry (Sr.) |
9 | 155 | Bruce Parkinson# | G | ![]() |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Purdue (Jr.) |
9 | 156 | Bill Collins# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Boston College (Sr.) |
9 | 157 | Howard Smith# | F | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | San Francisco (Sr.) |
10 | 158 | John Hudson# | F | ![]() |
Chicago Bulls | Concord (Sr.) |
10 | 159 | Mike Dickerson# | G | ![]() |
Atlanta Hawks | South Florida (Sr.) |
10 | 160 | Terry Bailey# | F | ![]() |
Kansas City Kings | North Texas (Sr.) |
10 | 161 | Bob Johnson# | F | ![]() |
Detroit Pistons | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
10 | 162 | Marcos Leite# | C | ![]() |
Portland Trail Blazers | Pepperdine (Sr.) |
10 | 163 | Gene Shy# | F | ![]() |
New York Knicks | Florida (Sr.) |
10 | 164 | Art Johnson# | F | ![]() |
New Orleans Jazz | Iowa State (Sr.) |
10 | 165 | Hugo Cabrera# | F | ![]() |
Milwaukee Bucks | East Texas State (Sr.) |
10 | 166 | Gary Jackson# | F | ![]() |
Phoenix Suns | Arizona State (Sr.) |
10 | 167 | Ricky Lewis# | F | ![]() |
Seattle SuperSonics | Alcorn State (Sr.) |
10 | 168 | Ed Stefanski# | G | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Penn (Sr.) |
10 | 169 | Tim Stokes# | G | ![]() |
Buffalo Braves | Canisius (Sr.) |
10 | 170 | Mike Buescher# | F | ![]() |
Washington Bullets | Seton Hall (Sr.) |
10 | 171 | Elisha McSweeney# | F | ![]() |
Philadelphia 76ers | Minnesota State (Sr.) |
10 | 172 | Otho Tucker# | F | ![]() |
Boston Celtics | Illinois (Sr.) |
10 | 173 | Ken Smith# | G | ![]() |
Golden State Warriors | San Diego (Sr.) |
Trades
[edit]- a 1 2 On June 7, 1976, the Houston Rockets acquired Dwight Jones and the first pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Gus Bailey, Joe Meriweather and the ninth pick.[26] The Rockets used the pick to draft John Lucas. The Hawks used the pick to draft Armond Hill.
- b On May 29, 1975, the Buffalo Braves acquired a first-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a 1975 first-round pick.[27] Previously, the Suns acquired Dennis Awtrey, Nate Hawthorne, Curtis Perry and the pick on September 16, 1974, from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Neal Walk and a 1975 second-round pick.[28] The Braves used the pick to draft Adrian Dantley.
- c On September 6, 1974, the Golden State Warriors acquired a first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers as compensation for the signing of Cazzie Russell as a free agent.[29] The Warriors used the pick to draft Robert Parish.
- d On July 30, 1975, the Washington Bullets acquired a first-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Dick Gibbs.[30] The Bullets used the pick to draft Mitch Kupchak.
- e 1 2 On October 22, 1975, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a second-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Jim Fox.[31] Previously, the Bucks acquired two 1976 second-round picks on June 5, 1975, from the Atlanta Hawks as a compensation when the Hawks illegally signed Julius Erving.[3][32] Previously the Hawks acquired Bob Kauffman, Dean Meminger, 1974 and 1975 first-round picks, 1975 and 1976 second-round picks, and a 1980 third-round pick on May 20, 1974, from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Pete Maravich.[33] The Sonics used the pick to draft Bayard Forrest. The Bucks used the pick to draft Alex English.
- f On September 16, 1974, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Barry Clemens and future consideration (the Blazers acquired a second-round pick on May 25, 1976) from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Rick Roberson.[34][35] Previously, the Jazz acquired Ron Behagen and the pick on May 28, 1975, from the Kansas City Kings in exchange for a 1975 first-round pick.[36] The Blazers used the pick to draft Major Jones.
- g On November 3, 1975, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired John Roche and a second-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Pat Riley.[37] Previously, the Suns acquired the pick on September 30, 1975, from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Earl Williams.[38] The Lakers used the pick to draft Earl Tatum.
- h On June 3, 1976, the New Orleans Jazz acquired a 1976 second-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a 1977 second-round pick.[39] Previously, the Blazers acquired the pick on June 9, 1975, from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Phil Lumpkin.[40] Previously, the Suns acquired the pick and a 1977 third-round pick on November 27, 1974, from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Corky Calhoun.[41] The Jazz used the pick to draft Jacky Dorsey.
- i On October 8, 1973, the Atlanta Hawks acquired a 1976 second-round pick and a 1977 third-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Bob Christian.[42] The Hawks used the pick to draft Bob Carrington.
- j On February 1, 1976, the Phoenix Suns acquired Gar Heard and a second-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for John Shumate.[43] The Suns used the pick to draft Al Fleming.
- k On May 23, 1975, the Phoenix Suns acquired Paul Westphal, 1975 and 1976 second-round picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Charlie Scott.[44] The Suns used the pick to draft Butch Feher.
- l On December 8, 1975, the Chicago Bulls acquired a 1977 second-round pick and a 1976 third-round pick from the Kansas City Kings in exchange for Matt Guokas.[45] The Bulls used the pick to draft Lars Hansen.
Early entrants
[edit]College underclassmen
[edit]After five years of allowing players into the NBA draft by what was considered to be a "Hardship Draft" at the time, the NBA decided to remove the hardship factor starting with this year's draft and allow for a greater influx of younger talents to enter the draft naturally. This year saw ten college underclassmen that previously entered the 1976 NBA draft in Texas Southern's Alonzo Bradley, Oral Roberts' Arnold Dugger, Marquette's Bo Ellis, UCLA's Marques Johnson, Tennessee's Bernard King, Oral Roberts' Anthony Roberts, Clemson's Wayne Rollins, Illinois Valley Community College's Hollis Vickery, Old Dominion's Wilson Washington, and Minnesota's Ray Williams all later decline their official entry into this year's draft, with fourteen players officially entering this year's draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[46]
Norm Cook – F, Kansas (junior)
Charles Daniels – G, Rice (junior)
Adrian Dantley – F, Notre Dame (junior)
Johnny Davis – G, Dayton (junior)
Jacky Dorsey – F, Georgia (sophomore)
Edward Douglas – F, Rutgers–Newark (sophomore)
Daryl Gainey – F, Fairmont State (junior)
Reggie Glasgow – G, UC Irvine (junior)
Loy Hudson – F, Albany State (junior)
Robert Kelley – G, Guilford (junior)
Warnel Lamb – F, Lehigh County CC (sophomore)
Lonnie Shelton – F, Oregon State (junior)
Richard Washington – F, UCLA (junior)
Larry Wright – G, Grambling State (junior)
ABA dispersal draft
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On August 5, 1976, the NBA hosted a dispersal draft to select players from the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, the American Basketball Association (ABA) franchises that were not included in the ABA–NBA merger. (A third ABA team that had survived that league's final season, the Virginia Squires, folded operations a month before those merger talks officially began due to a failed payment to the ABA, meaning their players weren't considered eligible to be included in the dispersal draft.) The eighteen NBA teams and the four ABA teams that joined the NBA, the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs, were allowed to participate in the draft. The teams selected in reverse order of their win–loss percentage in the previous NBA and ABA seasons.[47] The team that made a selection must pay a certain price for the signing rights to the player, which are set by the league's committee. The money from the draft was used to help the four ABA teams that merged with the NBA to pay off some of their obligations to the two folded ABA franchises, the Colonels and the Spirits. The team that made a selection must assume the player's ABA contract. Players who were not selected would become free agents.[48]
Twenty players from the Colonels and the Spirits were available for the draft. Eleven were selected in the first round and the twelfth player was selected in the second round. Eight players were not selected and thus became a free agent. The Chicago Bulls used the first pick to select five-time ABA All-Star Artis Gilmore with a signing price of $1,100,000. The Portland Trail Blazers, who acquired the Atlanta Hawks' second pick, selected Maurice Lucas and Moses Malone with signing price of $300,000 and $350,000 respectively. Marvin Barnes, who was selected fourth by the Detroit Pistons was the second most expensive player in the draft with a signing price of $500,000. Several teams elected to pass their first-round picks and only the Kansas City Kings used the second-round pick. The draft continued until the third round, but no other players were selected.[49]
Trades
[edit]- m On the draft-day, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired the second pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Geoff Petrie and Steve Hawes.[51] The Blazers used the pick to draft Maurice Lucas.
- n On the draft-day, the Buffalo Braves acquired the seventh pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a 1977 second-round pick.[56] The Braves used the pick to draft Bird Averitt.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
- ^ Lars Hansen was born in Denmark, but grew up in Canada and has represented the Canadian national team.[23]
- ^ Gary Cole later changed his name into Abdul Jeelani. He used that name during his career in the NBA.[24]
See also
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- Specific
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