1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 New Orleans Jazz (NBA)New Orleans Jazz 1977 35 47 central 5th 8 Butch Van Breda Kolff, Elgin Baylor Louisiana Superdome WGNO WWL Did not qualify New Orleans Jazz New Orleans Jazz The 1976–77 New Orleans Jazz season was the team's third in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 38–44 output from the previous season. They came up three wins shy of tying it, finishing 35–47, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.1976–77 New Orleans Jazz Pre-season The Jazz previously had the rights to Moses Malone, having selected him with the first pick of the NBA's supplemental draft of former ABA players who were underclassmen. However, to retain Malone the Jazz had to forfeit the #1 pick in the 1977 NBA Draft. They chose to relinquish Malone's rights and retain the pick, which they packaged in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers to acquire Gail Goodrich and the Lakers' 1978 1st round pick. The Lakers received the Jazz' 1977, 1978, and 1979 first round picks and their 1980 second round pick in return. The 1979 pick the Lakers acquired would be the #1 pick in that year's draft, which they used to select Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Draft picks 1976 NBA draft Roster New Orleans Jazz 1976–77 11 Ron Behagen F 6 9 185 Minnesota 4 Freddie Boyd Fred Boyd (basketball) G 6 2 180 Oregon State 12 E. C. Coleman F 6 8 225 Houston Baptist 25 Gail Goodrich G 6 1 170 UCLA 30 Paul Griffin basketball F/C 6 9 205 Western Michigan 14 Mo Howard basketball G 6 2 170 Maryland 23 Aaron James basketball F 6 8 210 Grambling State 53 Rich Kelley C 7 0 235 Stanford 7 Pete Maravich G 6 5 197 LSU 33 Jim McElroy G 6 3 190 Central Michigan 34 Otto Moore C 6 11 205 Texas–Pan American 15 Bud Stallworth Isaac Stallworth F 6 5 190 Kansas 41 Andy Walker basketball F 6 4 190 Niagara 22 Nate Williams basketball, born 1950 F/G 6 5 215 Utah State USA Elgin Baylor Regular season Season standings NOJ NOJ z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Awards and records Pete Maravich, All-NBA First Team E. C. Coleman, NBA All-Defensive First Team References Category:Utah Jazz seasons New Orleans New Orl New Orl