1971 NBA draft

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 1971 NBA draft was the 25th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 29 and 30, 1971, before the 1971–72 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. 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. 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 Cleveland Cavaliers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers were awarded the second pick. 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. Prior to the start of the season, the San Diego Rockets and the San Francisco Warriors relocated to Houston, Texas, and Oakland, California, and became the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors respectively.[2][3] The draft consisted of 19 rounds comprising the selection of 237 players. The league also hosted a supplemental hardship draft on September 20, 1971, for college underclassmen who wished to join the league.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Austin Carr from the University of Notre Dame was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sidney Wicks from the University of California, Los Angeles, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was selected second by the Portland Trail Blazers.[4]

Spencer Haywood, the 30th pick, and Randy Smith, the 104th pick, were selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. Haywood was selected to four All-NBA Teams and five All-Star Games. He also won the NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980.[5] During his first and only season in the American Basketball Association (ABA), he won the ABA Most Valuable Player Award, and was selected to the ABA All-Star Game and All-ABA Team.[6] Smith was selected to one All-NBA Team and two All-Star Games.[7]

Artis Gilmore, the 117th pick, initially opted to play in the ABA. Gilmore spent five seasons with the Kentucky Colonels before finally joined the NBA in 1976 after both leagues merged. His achievements include ABA Most Valuable Player Award in 1972, five All-ABA Team selections, five ABA All-Star Game selections and six NBA All-Star Game selections.[8] For his achievements, he was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.[9]

Fred Brown, the 6th pick, spent all of his 13-year playing career with the Sonics and was selected to one All-Star Game.[10] Carr, Wicks, and 11th pick Curtis Rowe are the only other players from this draft who were selected to an All-Star Game.[11][12][13] Phil Chenier, a college underclassman selected in the supplemental hardship draft, was also selected to both All-NBA Team and All-Star Game.[14] Two players drafted went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 13th pick Jim Cleamons and 46th pick Dave Wohl.[15][16]

Spencer Haywood was selected in the second round by the Buffalo Braves although he already played in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics in the previous season.[17] He left college basketball in 1969 with two years remaining in his college eligibility. At that time, the NBA prohibited the drafting or signing of a player before his college class had graduated. He then played in the ABA with the Denver Rockets for a season before controversially signed by the Sonics. The league and the other NBA teams opposed the move and argued Haywood should be prohibited to join and play with the Sonics. This led to a court case between the NBA against the Sonics and Haywood. He argued that he should be allowed to play because he was a "hardship case", due to his position as the sole wage earner in his family. He then won the case and was allowed to play late in the 1970–71 season. This led to the NBA allowing college underclassmen to enter the draft provided they could give evidence of "hardship". With the existing rules, Haywood was eligible for this year's draft, when his college class graduated. The Braves used one of their three second-round picks to select him, hoping that they would win the rights to sign him. However, he remained with the Sonics and never played for the Braves.[5][18]

Key

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center

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Draft

File:Austin Carr (28061481448) c.jpg
Austin Carr was the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
File:Sidney Wicks – Trail Blazers (1).jpg
Sidney Wicks was selected 2nd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers and was named 1972 NBA Rookie of the Year.
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Stan Love was selected 9th overall by the Baltimore Bullets.
File:Curtis Rowe.jpg
Curtis Rowe was selected 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
File:Spencer Haywood College.jpg
Spencer Haywood was selected 30th overall by the Buffalo Braves.
File:Larry Steele 2.jpg
Larry Steele was selected 37th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
A black person, wearing a black suit and a tie, is standing beside a basketball player in front of the spectators.
Clifford Ray was selected in 40th overall by the Chicago Bulls.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
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1 3 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Kentucky State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 4 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals La Salle (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 5 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Long Beach State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 6 Template:Sortname+ G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Iowa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 7 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu San Diego Rockets Colorado (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 8 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu San Francisco Warriors U.S. Armed Forces (AAU)[19]
1 9 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 10 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Western Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 11 Template:Sortname+ F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 12 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Tulsa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 13 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Ohio State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 14 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns South Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 15 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Eastern Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 16 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Marquette (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 17 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 18 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers UCLA (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 19 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Grambling (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 20 Template:Sortname# F/C Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (from Portland)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Weber State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 21 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Auburn (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 22 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Tennessee State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 23 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Western Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 24 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu San Diego Rockets Utah (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 25 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from San Francisco)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Fordham (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 26 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Southwestern State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 27 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from Baltimore)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c] Colorado State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 28 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Western Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 29 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Baltimore (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 30 Template:Sortname^ F/C Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves (from Philadelphia)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[d] Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)[5]
2 31 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[e] Creighton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 32 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[f] Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 33 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers (from Chicago)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[g] Nebraska (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 34 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu New York Knicks Alabama State (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 35 Template:Sortname# F/C Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers (from Milwaukee)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[h] New Mexico (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 36 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Arkansas AM&N (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 37 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 38 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Georgia Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 39 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Drake (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 40 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (from Seattle)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[i] Oklahoma (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 41 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Diego)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[j] California (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 42 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (from San Francisco)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Syracuse (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 43 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Saint Peter's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 44 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Kansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 45 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Utah State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 46 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Pennsylvania (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 47 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (from Los Angeles)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[k] Elizabeth City State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 48 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns USC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 49 Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Texas-El Paso (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 50 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Tuskegee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 51 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Marquette (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 52 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Hardin–Simmons (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 53 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Boston College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 54 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers La Salle (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 55 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Notre Dame (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 56 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Houston (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 57 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Jacksonville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 58 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu San Diego Rockets South Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 59 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors St. Bonaventure (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 60 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Miami (Florida) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 61 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 62 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Duquesne (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 63 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Augusta (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 64 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Kansas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 65 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns George Washington (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 66 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Saint Louis (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 67 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu New York Knicks Texas A&M (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 68 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Missouri (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 69 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Manhattan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 70 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Duquesne (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 71 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Murray State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 72 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Eastern New Mexico (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 73 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Loyola (Louisiana) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 74 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics New Mexico State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 75 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Michigan State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 76 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu San Francisco Warriors Nevada-Las Vegas (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 77 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Tennessee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 78 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Jacksonville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 79 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Savannah State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 80 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Phillips (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 81 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 82 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Utah (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 83 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Purdue (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 84 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Holy Cross (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 85 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 86 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Colorado State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 87 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Gannon (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 88 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Morehead State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 89 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Wake Forest (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 90 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Idaho State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 91 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics William Carey (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 92 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Rice (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 93 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu San Francisco Warriors California (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 94 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Mount Saint Mary's (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 95 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Vanderbilt (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 96 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Providence (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 97 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Assumption (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 98 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Montana State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 99 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Kentucky State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 100 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Tennessee (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 101 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Fordham (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 102 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Adams State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 103 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Drake (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 104 Template:Sortname* G/F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Buffalo State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 105 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Texas Tech (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 106 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Minnesota (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 107 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Savannah State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 108 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 109 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Minnesota (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 110 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Dayton (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 111 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Washington State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 112 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 113 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons BYU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 114 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Northeastern State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 115 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Bradley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 116 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Trenton State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 117 Template:Sortname^ C Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Jacksonville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 118 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Henderson State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 119 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks SMU (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 120 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Wake Forest (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 121 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Ohio (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 122 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Tulane (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 123 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cincinnati Royals Boston College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 124 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Kentucky Wesleyan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 125 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Puget Sound (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 126 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 127 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Loyola Marymount (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 128 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Jackson State (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 129 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics South Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 130 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Niagara (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 131 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Maryland (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 132 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Lamar (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 133 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Florida State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 134 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Wisconsin (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 135 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Cheyney (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 136 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Trinity (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 137 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Bowling Green (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 138 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Canisius (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 139 Template:Sortname F/C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Texas Christian (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 140 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Jacksonville (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 141 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 142 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Denver (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 143 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Villanova (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 144 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Murray State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 145 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics California State (Pennsylvania) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 146 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Central Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 147 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Arizona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 148 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Whittier (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 149 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Pittsburg State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 150 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Voorhees (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 151 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu New York Knicks Saint Leo (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 152 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Illinois (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 153 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Washington State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 154 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Colgate (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 155 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Southern Illinois (Jr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 156 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Lipscomb (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 157 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Puget Sound (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 158 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets Pan American (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 159 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Oregon (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 160 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Arizona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 161 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Harvard (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 162 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Pikeville (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 163 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 164 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Quinnipiac (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 165 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Hawaii (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 166 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Delaware State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 167 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Cheyney (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 168 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Michigan (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 169 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 170 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves Arizona (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 171 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Gonzaga (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 172 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Alcorn State (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 173 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics Western Kentucky (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 174 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 175 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Baltimore (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 176 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics New Hampshire College (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 177 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Duke (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 178 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Philadelphia 76ers USC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 179 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns Western Carolina (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 180 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls Bradley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 181 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu New York Knicks Georgetown (Kentucky) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 182 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks Marshall (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 183 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Toledo (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 184 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Buffalo Braves New Orleans (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 185 Template:Sortname# C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers Delaware Valley (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 186 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Columbus (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 187 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets USC (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 188 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets Loyola (Maryland) (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 189 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Boston Celtics Suffolk (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 190 Template:Sortname# F Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Tulsa (Sr.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Trades

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>a On October 20, 1970, the Chicago Bulls acquired a second-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Shaler Halimon.[20][21] The Bulls used the pick to draft Willie Sojourner.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>b 1 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>2 On March 23, 1971, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired 1971 and 1972 second-round picks and a 1971 third-round pick from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Jim Barnett.[22][23] The Blazers used the picks to draft Charlie Yelverton and William Smith.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>c On October 22, 1970, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for Dorie Murrey.[24] The Blazers used the pick to draft Rick Fisher.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>d On May 11, 1970, the Buffalo Braves acquired Bob Kauffman and a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Bailey Howell.[25][26] The Braves used the pick to draft Spencer Haywood.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>e On the draft-day, the Cincinnati Royals acquired a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Flynn Robinson.[27] The Royals used the pick to draft Joe Bergman.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>f On April 23, 1970, the Chicago Bulls acquired Jim Fox and a second-round pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Clem Haskins.[21][28] The Bulls used the pick to draft Howard Porte.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>g On October 16, 1970, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Matt Guokas.[21][29] The 76ers used the pick to draft Marvin Stewart.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>h On February 1, 1971, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Gary Freeman and a second-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for McCoy McLemore.[30] The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Willie Long.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>i On September 5, 1969, the Chicago Bulls acquired Bob Kauffman and a third-round pick from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Bob Boozer and Barry Clemens.[21][31] The Bulls used the pick to draft Clifford Ray.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>j On December 9, 1970, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a third-round pick from the San Diego Rockets in exchange for Johnny Egan.[32] The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Jackie Ridgle.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>k On September 9, 1969, the Chicago Bulls acquired a third-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Mike Lynn.[21][33] The Bulls used the pick to draft Mike Gale.

Notable undrafted players

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Hardship draft

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Phil Chenier was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the fourth pick of the hardship draft.

On September 10, 1971, the NBA hosted a supplemental hardship draft for college underclassmen who wish to join the league. Prior to the 1971 Draft, college underclassmen were not eligible to be drafted until their college class graduated. These underclassmen fulfilled the "hardship" criteria and were allowed to enter the draft early. This new rule came as a result of Spencer Haywood winning the court case against the NBA which allowed him to play in the NBA before his college class graduated.[5][34] The teams selected in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. The team that made a selection must withdraw their equivalent selection in the 1972 draft.[35] The teams were allowed to not exercise their rights on this hardship draft and thus retained their full selection in the 1972 draft. Seventeen different players had initially entered the hardship draft, but only six players would ultimately commit to entering the NBA's hardship draft that year. The first hardship draft saw North Carolina's Bill Chamberlain, Marquette's Jim Chones, St. John's Mel Davis, Duquesne's Mickey Davis, Villanova's Chris Ford, the second potential high school prospect in Raymond Lewis from Verbum Dei High School, future Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo from Vincennes Community College, another second potential high school prospect in Campy Russell from Pontiac Central High School, Princeton's Brian Taylor, future Hall of Famer Bill Walton from UCLA, and Michigan's Henry Wilmore all initially enter this year's draft by the hardship draft, but later declined their entry for at least another year (It would later be revealed that Mickey Davis would be selected in the rivaling ABA's own "Special Circumstances Draft" that was held the same day as the NBA's own Hardship Draft as the #1 pick there (albeit selected in the second round) by the Denver Rockets, with Davis playing in the ABA during that following season.)[36]

Three teams that were supposed to have the first three selections, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Buffalo Braves and Portland Trail Blazers, declined to exercise their rights. Therefore, the Cincinnati Royals had the first selection, which they used to select Nate Williams from Utah State University. Phil Chenier, a junior guard from the University of California, was selected by the Baltimore Bullets.[37] He is the only player from the hardship draft who was selected to All-NBA Team and All-Star Game.[14] Joe Hammond, who had not played high school and college basketball, was selected in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Lakers.[38] Hammond, who had played for the Allentown Jets in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) prior to the draft, had to apply as the "hardship case" because his college class could not graduate until 1972 if he had gone to the college.[39] From the six players that were available for selection, only Ed Owens from Weber State University was not selected by any NBA team.[40] The rivaling ABA would also host their own hardship draft later that year called the "Special Circumstances Draft" in response to the NBA's hardship draft, though the ABA would only see three total selections from that specific event, including a repeat selection of Phil Chenier by the Carolina Cougars there.[41] Chenier would also be drafted by the ABA two other times in 1973 by the Virginia Squires in their senior draft that year and by the New York Nets in 1974 from that league's unique draft involving the NBA's own players at that time despite him playing for the Bullets by then.

Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
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1 2 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Kentucky (So.)
1 3 Template:Sortname# F/C Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Creighton (Jr.)
1 4 Template:Sortname* G Template:Flagu Baltimore Bullets California (Jr.)
4 5 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers Allentown Jets (EBA)

See also


References

General

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