1980 NBA expansion draft

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The 1980 NBA expansion draft was the seventh expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 28, 1980, so that the newly founded Dallas Mavericks could acquire players for the upcoming 1980–81 season. Dallas had been awarded the expansion team on February 3, 1980.[1] In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. In this draft, each of the twenty-two other NBA teams had protected eight players from their roster and the Mavericks selected twenty-two unprotected players, one from each team.[2]

The Mavericks were formed and owned by a group headed by Don Carter and Norm Sonju. Washington Bullets head coach and Template:Nbay Coach of the Year Dick Motta was hired as the franchise's first head coach.[1] The Mavericks' went with young players in the expansion draft and avoided selecting experienced players with large contracts or injury problems.[3] Eighteen of the twenty-two players chosen had less than three years of NBA experience.[1] The Mavericks' selections included former first overall pick Austin Carr, one-time All-Defensive Team Jim Cleamons and eleven-year veteran Bingo Smith. However, Cleamons and Smith never played for the Mavericks and Carr only played briefly before he was sold to the Washington Bullets.[4] Eleven of the selections were former first-round draft picks.[1] Eleven players from the expansion draft joined the Mavericks for their inaugural season, but only two played more than one season for the team. Tom LaGarde played two seasons and Jim Spanarkel played four seasons for the Mavericks.[5][6]

Key

Pos. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center

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Selections

Player Pos. Nationality Previous team Years of NBA experience<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Career with the franchise Ref.
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Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Houston Rockets 3 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [9]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns 3 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [10]
Script error: No such module "Sort". F Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers 2 Template:Nbay [11]
Script error: No such module "Sort".+ G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers 9 Template:Nbay [4]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Washington Bullets 9 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [12]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons 1 Template:Nbay [13]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks 2 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [14]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers 3 Template:Nbay [15]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu New York Knicks 1 Template:Nbay [16]
Script error: No such module "Sort".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c] F/C Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers 1 Template:Nbay [17]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Template:Flagu Boston Celtics 2 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [18]
Script error: No such module "Sort". C Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets 1 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [19]
Script error: No such module "Sort". F/C Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle SuperSonics 3 Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay [5]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Kansas City Kings 2 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [20]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu San Antonio Spurs 1 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [21]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Script error: No such module "flag". San Diego Clippers 11 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G/F Script error: No such module "flag". Philadelphia 76ers 1 Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay [6]
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors 2 —<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] [23]
Script error: No such module "Sort". F/C Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks 4 Template:Nbay [24]
Script error: No such module "Sort". F/C Template:Flagu Utah Jazz 2 Template:Nbay [25]

Notes

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>a Number of years played in the NBA prior to the draft
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>b Never played a game for the franchise
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>c Abdul Jeelani was known as Gary Cole during his college career.[26]

References

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External links

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