1976 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1976 NBA draft Basketball June 8, 1976 Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) NBA 173 10 John Lucas, Houston Rockets 4 G Adrian Dantley C Robert Parish F Alex English G Dennis Johnson 1975 1977 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.http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html Evolution of the Draft and Lottery NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722183245/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html 22 July 2010 dead The Atlanta Hawks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Chicago Bulls were awarded the second pick.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2QE1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qk8KAAAAIBAJ&pg=2314,823790 Hawks win draft toss April 3, 1976 Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine Bangor Publishing Company October 2, 2010 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-_0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4s0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1656,2335648 McGinnis Deal Off; Hawks Get Fine June 6, 1975 The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida July 21, 2010June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 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 the 1975 supplementary draft of American Basketball Association (ABA) players who had never been drafted in the NBA.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UIAsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dc0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5302,5758657 Warriors Nab Wise In Draft December 31, 1975 The Spartanburg Herald Spartanburg, South Carolina Public Welfare Foundation July 21, 2010 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gHU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=DhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3219,2634145 Rollins, 25 others go for hardship May 14, 1976 Wilmington Morning Star Wilmington, North Carolina July 18, 2010 13 of them withdrew before the draft, leaving only 13 early entry candidates eligible for selection.http://www.nba.com/news/lottery02_earlyentry_history.html Early Entry Candidate History NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090914112043/http://www.nba.com/news/lottery02_earlyentry_history.html September 14, 2009 dead 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.http://www.nba.com/history/players/haywood_bio.html Spencer Haywood Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 18, 2010 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 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.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html Rookie of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706182127/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html 6 July 2010 dead 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100710191430/http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/hof.html 10 July 2010 live Parish was also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html The NBA's 50 Greatest Players NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100724053844/http://www.nba.com/history/50greatest.html 24 July 2010 dead Dantley was selected to two All-NBA Teams and six All-Star Games.http://www.nba.com/history/players/dantley_bio.html Adrian Dantley Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 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.http://www.nba.com/history/players/parish_bio.html Robert Parish Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 English's achievements include three All-NBA Team selections and eight All-Star Game selections.http://www.nba.com/history/players/english_bio.html Alex English Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 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.http://www.nba.com/history/players/djohnson_bio.html Dennis Johnson Bio NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 Lonnie Shelton, the 25th pick, is the only other player from this draft who was selected to an All-Star Game.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sheltlo01.html Lonnie Shelton Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/lucasjo01c.html John Lucas Coaching Record basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/davisjo01c.html Johnny Davis Coaching Record basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 Dunleavy won the Coach of the Year Award in 1999 with the Portland Trail Blazers.http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html Coach of the Year NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100808130322/http://www.nba.com/history/awards_coachofyear.html 8 August 2010 dead He coached four teams in 17 seasons.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/dunlemi01c.html Mike Dunleavy Coaching Record basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721205129/http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/dunlemi01c.html 21 July 2010 live Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: Dennis Johnson and seventh pick Quinn Buckner.https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/bucknqu01c.html Quinn Buckner Coaching Record basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/johnsde01c.html Dennis Johnson Coaching Record basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 Key Pos.GFCPositionGuardForwardCenter y y y y y Draft upright|thumb|150px|John Lucas of Maryland was the first overall pick by the Houston Rockets. upright|thumb|150px|Wally Walker was selected fifth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. upright|thumb|150px|Robert Parish was selected eighth overall by the Golden State Warriors.|alt=A man, wearing a green jersey with a word "CELTICS" and the number "00" written in the front, is looking up. upright|thumb|150px|Alex English was selected 23rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. upright|thumb|150px|Dennis Johnson was selected 29th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics.|alt=A man, wearing a green jersey with a word "CELTICS" and the number "3" written in the front, is jumping while holding a basketball, trying to do a layup. Rnd. Draft round Pick Overall pick number Player Pos. Position(s) played Nationality Player's representative nationality n nationality 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. Team School / club team Most recent school attended or team played for before the draft11 John Lucas John Lucas II G United States Houston Rockets (from Atlanta)Note1 a a 1 Maryland (Sr.)12 Scott May F United States Chicago Bulls Indiana (Sr.)13 Richard Washington F/C United States Kansas City Kings UCLA (Jr.)14 Leon Douglas F/C United States Detroit Pistons Alabama (Sr.)15 Wally Walker F United States Portland Trail Blazers Virginia (Sr.)1 New York Knicks (forfeited due to player signing violation)1976 NBA DRAFT https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1223:1976-nba-draft&catid=15&Itemid=370 The Draft Review October 18, 202416Adrian Dantley^~ G/F United States Buffalo Braves (from New Orleans via Phoenix)Note2 b b Notre Dame (Jr.)17 Quinn Buckner G United States Milwaukee Bucks Indiana (Sr.)18Robert Parish^ C United States Golden State Warriors (from Los Angeles)Note3 c c Centenary (Sr.)19 Armond Hill G United States Atlanta Hawks (from Houston)Note1 a 2 Princeton (Sr.)110 Ron Lee G United States Phoenix Suns Oregon (Sr.)111 Bob Wilkerson G/F United States Seattle SuperSonics Indiana (Sr.)112 Terry Furlow G/F United States Philadelphia 76ers Michigan State (Sr.)113 Mitch Kupchak F/C United States Washington Bullets (from Buffalo)Note4 d d North Carolina (Sr.)114 Larry Wright Larry Wright (basketball) G United States Washington Bullets Grambling State (Jr.)115 Chuckie Williams G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas State (Sr.)116 Norm Cook F United States Boston Celtics Kansas (Jr.)117 Sonny Parker Sonny Parker (basketball) G/F United States Golden State Warriors Texas A&M (Sr.)218 Willie Smith Willie Smith (basketball) G United States Chicago Bulls Missouri (Sr.)219 Bayard Forrest C United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Atlanta via Milwaukee)Note5 e e 1 Grand Canyon (Sr.)220 Major Jones F United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Kansas City via New Orleans)Note6 f f Albany State (Sr.)221 Earl Tatum G/F United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Detroit via Phoenix)Note7 g g Marquette (Sr.)222 Johnny Davis Johnny Davis (basketball, born 1955) G United States Portland Trail Blazers Dayton (Jr.)223Alex English^ F United States Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans via Atlanta)Note5 e 2 South Carolina (Sr.)224 Scott Lloyd F/C United States Milwaukee Bucks Arizona State (Sr.)225Lonnie Shelton+ F/C United States New York Knicks Oregon State (Jr.)226 Jacky Dorsey F United States New Orleans Jazz (from Los Angeles via Phoenix and Portland)Note8 h h Georgia (So.)227 Phil Hicks F United States Houston Rockets Tulane (Sr.)228 Bob Carrington G/F United States Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix)Note9 i i Boston College (Sr.)229Dennis Johnson^ G United States Seattle SuperSonics Pepperdine (Sr.)2 Philadelphia 76ers (forfeited due to participation in 1975 supplementary draft)230 Al Fleming Al Fleming (basketball) F United States Phoenix Suns (from Buffalo)Note10 j j Arizona (Sr.)231 Joe Pace basketball C United States Washington Bullets Coppin State (Sr.)232 Mo Howard Mo Howard (basketball) G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Maryland (Sr.)233 Butch Feher G United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston)Note11 k k Vanderbilt (Sr.)234 Marshall Rogers Marshall Rogers (basketball) G United States Golden State Warriors Pan American (Sr.)335 Dallas Smith 1# C United States Chicago Bulls West Texas A&M (Sr.)336 Mike Dabney 1# G United States Los Angeles Lakers Rutgers (Sr.)337 Lars Hansen Lars Hansen (basketball) C Canadan Lars Hansen was born in Denmark, but grew up in Canada and has represented the Canadian national team.http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=873 Canada Basketball Announces 2006 Hall Of Fame Inductees January 9, 2008 Canada Basketball July 21, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706165644/http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=873 July 6, 2011 Chicago Bulls (from Kansas City)Note12 l l Washington (Sr.)338 Phil Sellers G/F United States Detroit Pistons Rutgers (Sr.)339 Jeff Tyson 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Western Michigan (Sr.)340 Lloyd Walton G United States Milwaukee Bucks Marquette (Sr.)341 John McGill 1# F United States New York Knicks Alcorn State (Sr.)342 Steve Copp 1# F United States New Orleans Jazz San Diego State (Sr.)343 Tom Abernethy F United States Los Angeles Lakers Indiana (Sr.)344 Barnes Hauptfuhrer 1# F United States Houston Rockets Princeton (Sr.)345 Ira Terrell F/C United States Phoenix Suns SMU (Sr.)346 Larry Cooke 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Virginia Tech (Sr.)347 Ron Norwood 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers DePaul (Jr.)348 Gary Brewster 1# F United States Buffalo Braves UTEP (Sr.)349 Bill Cook 1# G United States Washington Bullets Memphis (Sr.)350 Gary Cole Abdul Jeelanin Gary Cole later changed his name into Abdul Jeelani. He used that name during his career in the NBA.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2yQvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2CoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4898,2503460 Ex-State Star Leads Portland September 24, 1979 The Milwaukee Journal Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Communications January 8, 2010June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes F/C United States Cleveland Cavaliers Wisconsin–Parkside (Sr.)351 Jerry Fort 1# G United States Boston Celtics Nebraska (Sr.)3 Golden State Warriors (forfeited due to participation in 1975 supplementary draft)1976 NBA Draft 3rd-4th Rounds https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4677&Itemid=103 The Draft Review October 18, 2024452 Keith Starr G/F United States Chicago Bulls Pittsburgh (Sr.)453 Tom Barker Tom Barker (basketball) F/C United States Atlanta Hawks Hawaii (Sr.)454 Clarence Ramsey 1# G United States Kansas City Kings Washington (Sr.)455 Scott Thompson basketball coach# G United States Detroit Pistons Iowa (Sr.)456 David Everett 1# G United States Portland Trail Blazers Grand Canyon (Sr.)457 Rick Bullock# F United States New York Knicks Texas Tech (Sr.)458 John Service 1# F United States New Orleans Jazz UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)459 Dan Frost 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Iowa (Sr.)460 Wayman Britt G United States Los Angeles Lakers Michigan (Sr.)461 Hercle Ivy 1# G United States Houston Rockets Iowa State (Sr.)462 Paul Miller 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Oregon State (Sr.)463 Willie Parr 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics LeMoyne–Owen (Sr.)464 Freeman Blade 1# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Montana State Billings (Sr.)4 Buffalo Braves (forfeited due to participation in 1975 supplementary draft)465 Marion Hillard 1# F United States Washington Bullets Memphis (Sr.)466 John Engles 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Penn (Sr.)467 Lewis Linder 1# G United States Boston Celtics Kentucky State (Sr.)468 Jeff Fosnes# F United States Golden State Warriors Vanderbilt (Sr.)569 Nate Williams 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Illinois (Sr.)570 Ron Davis Ron Davis (basketball) G/F United States Atlanta Hawks Washington State (Sr.)571 Willie Hodge 1# F United States Kansas City Kings Duke (Sr.)572 Jim Hearns 1# G United States Detroit Pistons Marymount (Sr.)573 Gary Redding 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Auburn (Sr.)574 Paul Griffin Paul Griffin (basketball) F/C United States New Orleans Jazz Western Michigan (Sr.)575 Tom Lockhart 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Manhattan (Sr.)576 Beaver Smith 1# G United States New York Knicks St. John's (Sr.)577 James Rappis 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Arizona (Sr.)578 Dave Marrs 1# F United States Houston Rockets Houston (Sr.)579 Ralph Walker 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Saint Mary's (Sr.)580 Robert Gray 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Wichita State (Sr.)581 Jeff Brown 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Missouri Western (Sr.)582 Connie White 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks California (Sr.)583 L. C. Mason 1# C United States Washington Bullets Alabama State (Sr.)584 Edmund Lawrence basketball C United States Cleveland Cavaliers McNeese State (Sr.)585 Lewis McKinney 1# G United States Boston Celtics Saint Louis (Sr.)586 Carl Bird 1# F United States Golden State Warriors California (Sr.)687 Tom Paulin 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Winston-Salem State (Sr.)688 Pete Padgett# F United States Atlanta Hawks Nevada (Sr.)689 Andre McCarter G United States Kansas City Kings UCLA (Sr.)690 Russell Davis 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Virginia Tech (Sr.)691 Dwayne Barnett 1# F United States Golden State Warriors Samford (Sr.)692 Phil Spence# F United States Milwaukee Bucks NC State (Sr.)693 Joe Jones 1# G United States New York Knicks Grambling State (Sr.)694 Bernard Tomlin 1# G United States New Orleans Jazz Hofstra (Sr.)695 Ed Schweitzer 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)696 Robert Paige 1# C United States Houston Rockets Houston Baptist (Sr.)697 Carl Brown 1# G United States Phoenix Suns Eastern Kentucky (Sr.)698 Daryl Peterson 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Wake Forest (Sr.)699 Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy, Sr. G United States Philadelphia 76ers South Carolina (Sr.)6100 Danny Odums 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Fairfield (Sr.)6101 Pat Tallent 1# G United States Washington Bullets George Washington (Sr.)6102 Harry Davis 1# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Morris Brown (Sr.)6103 Art Collins Art Collins (basketball) G United States Boston Celtics Biscayne (Sr.)6104 Gene Cunningham 1# F United States Golden State Warriors Norfolk State (Sr.)7105 Barry McLeod 1# G United States Chicago Bulls Centenary (Sr.)7106 Carl Gerlach Carl R. Gerlach# F United States Atlanta Hawks Kansas State (Sr.)7107 Craig Prosser 1# F United States Kansas City Kings Canisius (Sr.)7108 Curt Peterson 1# C United States Detroit Pistons Puget Sound (Sr.)7109 Al DeWitt 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Weber State (Sr.)7110 Boyd Batts 1# F United States New York Knicks UNLV (Sr.)7111 Andy Walker Andy Walker (basketball) G United States New Orleans Jazz Niagara (Sr.)7112 Ron Barrow 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Southern (Sr.)7113 Tommie Lipsey 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Cal State Los Angeles (Sr.)7114 Barry Davis 1# F United States Houston Rockets Texas A&M (Sr.)7115 Brad Warble 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Eastern Illinois (Sr.)7116 Mark Klein 1# G United States Seattle SuperSonics Malone (Sr.)7117 Phil Walker basketball G United States Philadelphia 76ers Millersville (Jr.)7118 Frank Jones 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Tennessee Tech (Sr.)7119 Ralph Vallot 1# G United States Washington Bullets Loyola Chicago (Sr.)7120 Johnny Britt# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Western Kentucky (Sr.)7121 Ralph Drollinger C United States Boston Celtics UCLA (Sr.)7122 Jesse Campbell 1# F United States Golden State Warriors Mercyhurst (Sr.)8123 Dale Koehler 1# F United States Cleveland Cavaliers Wisconsin (Sr.)8124 Doug Terry 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks Utah (Sr.)8125 Mike Davis 1# F United States Kansas City Kings Bradley (Sr.)8126 Randy Henry 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Illinois State (Sr.)8127 Brant Gibler 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Puget Sound (Sr.)8128 Richard Bryant 1# F United States New Orleans Jazz Texas State (Sr.)8129 Bob Warner 1# F United States Milwaukee Bucks Maine (Sr.)8130 Rick McCutcheon 1# G United States New York Knicks Arizona State (Sr.)8131 Ed Gregg 1# C United States Los Angeles Lakers Utah State (Sr.)8132 Dan Krueger 1# G United States Houston Rockets Texas (Sr.)8133 Tom DeBerry 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Northern Arizona (Sr.)8134 Norton Barnhill G United States Seattle SuperSonics Washington State (Sr.)8135 Lee Dixon 1# F United States Philadelphia 76ers Hardin–Simmons (Sr.)8136 Mark McAndrew 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Providence (Sr.)8137 Merlin Wilson 1# C United States Washington Bullets Georgetown (Sr.)8138 Tim Sisneros 1# C United States Cleveland Cavaliers Middle Tennessee (Sr.)8139 John Clark basketball player# G United States Boston Celtics Northeastern (Sr.)8140 Stan Boskovich 1# F United States Golden State Warriors West Virginia (Sr.)9141 John Thomas 1# F United States Chicago Bulls UConn (Sr.)9142 Bob Kovach 1# F United States Atlanta Hawks San Diego State (Sr.)9143 Dave Logan 1# G United States Kansas City Kings Colorado (Sr.)9144 Bill Martin 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Hartwick (Sr.)9145 Rob Torresdal 1# F United States Portland Trail Blazers Linfield (Sr.)9146 Bennie Shaw 1# G United States Milwaukee Bucks UCF (Sr.)9147 Archie Talley# G United States New York Knicks Salem (Sr.)9148 Calvin Robinson 1# F United States New Orleans Jazz Mississippi Valley State (Sr.)9149 David Pickett 1# F United States Los Angeles Lakers Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.)9150 John Irving basketball# F United States Phoenix Suns Hofstra (Jr.)9151 Ron Johnson 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics North Carolina A&T (Sr.)9152 Fly Williams# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Allentown Jets (EBA)9153 Bob Rozyczko 1# F United States Buffalo Braves St. Bonaventure (Sr.)9154 Clyde Agnew 1# F United States Washington Bullets Newberry (Sr.)9155 Bruce Parkinson 1# G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Purdue (Jr.)9156 Bill Collins 1# F United States Boston Celtics Boston College (Sr.)9157 Howard Smith 1# F United States Golden State Warriors San Francisco (Sr.)10158 John Hudson basketball, born 1954# F United States Chicago Bulls Concord (Sr.)10159 Mike Dickerson 1# G United States Atlanta Hawks South Florida (Sr.)10160 Terry Bailey 1# F United States Kansas City Kings North Texas (Sr.)10161 Bob Johnson 1# F United States Detroit Pistons Wisconsin (Sr.)10162 Marcos Leite# C Brazil Portland Trail Blazers Pepperdine (Sr.)10163 Gene Shy 1# F United States New York Knicks Florida (Sr.)10164 Art Johnson 1# F United States New Orleans Jazz Iowa State (Sr.)10165 Hugo Cabrera 1# F Dominican Republic Milwaukee Bucks East Texas State (Sr.)10166 Gary Jackson 1# F United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)10167 Ricky Lewis 1# F United States Seattle SuperSonics Alcorn State (Sr.)10168 Ed Stefanski# G United States Philadelphia 76ers Penn (Sr.)10169 Tim Stokes 1# G United States Buffalo Braves Canisius (Sr.)10170 Mike Buescher 1# F United States Washington Bullets Seton Hall (Sr.)10171 Elisha McSweeney 1# F Bahamas Philadelphia 76ers Minnesota State (Sr.)10172 Otho Tucker 1# F United States Boston Celtics Illinois (Sr.)10173 Ken Smith 1# G United States Golden State Warriors San Diego (Sr.) Trades Note1 a a 1Note1 a 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesdw01.html Dwight Jones Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Rockets used the pick to draft John Lucas. The Hawks used the pick to draft Armond Hill. Note2 b 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/soberri01.html Ricky Sobers Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkne01.html Neal Walk Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Braves used the pick to draft Adrian Dantley. Note3 c 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/russeca01.html Cazzie Russell Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Warriors used the pick to draft Robert Parish. Note4 d d On July 30, 1975, the Washington Bullets acquired a first-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Dick Gibbs.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gibbsdi01.html Dick Gibbs Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706002122/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gibbsdi01.html 6 July 2010 live The Bullets used the pick to draft Mitch Kupchak. Note5 e e 1Note5 e 2 On October 22, 1975, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a second-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Jim Fox.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/foxji01.html Jim Fox Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/forreba01.html Bayard Forrest Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721085051/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/forreba01.html 21 July 2010 live 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maravpe01.html Pete Maravich Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100808020446/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maravpe01.html 8 August 2010 live The Sonics used the pick to draft Bayard Forrest. The Bucks used the pick to draft Alex English. Note6 f 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberri01.html Rick Roberson Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100730174742/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberri01.html 30 July 2010 livehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6HYlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zPIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3784,2860320 Portland has 4 Draft Choices May 25, 1976 Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 21, 2010 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/behagro01.html Ron Behagen Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Blazers used the pick to draft Major Jones. Note7 g 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rileypa01.html Pat Riley Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100714064203/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rileypa01.html 14 July 2010 live Previously, the Suns acquired the pick on September 30, 1975, from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Earl Williams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/williea01.html Earl Williams Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Lakers used the pick to draft Earl Tatum. Note8 h 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderki01.html Kim Anderson Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100810174327/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anderki01.html 10 August 2010 live Previously, the Blazers acquired the pick on June 9, 1975, from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Phil Lumpkin.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lumpkph01.html Phil Lumpkin Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/calhoco01.html Corky Calhoun Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Jazz used the pick to draft Jacky Dorsey. Note9 i 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chrisbo01.html Bob Christian Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100818163652/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chrisbo01.html 18 August 2010 live The Hawks used the pick to draft Bob Carrington. Note10 j 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/shumajo01.html John Shumate Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 The Suns used the pick to draft Al Fleming. Note11 k 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottch01.html Charlie Scott Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727233355/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottch01.html 27 July 2010 live The Suns used the pick to draft Butch Feher. Note12 l 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/guokama02.html Matt Guokas Statistics basketball-reference.com July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100825101714/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/guokama02.html 25 August 2010 live The Bulls used the pick to draft Lars Hansen. Early entrants College underclassmen 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.1976 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3023:1976-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 12, 2022 USA Norm Cook – F, Kansas (junior) USA Charles Daniels – G, Rice (junior) USA Adrian Dantley – F, Notre Dame (junior) USA Johnny Davis – G, Dayton (junior) USA Jacky Dorsey – F, Georgia (sophomore) USA Edward Douglas – F, Rutgers–Newark (sophomore) USA Daryl Gainey – F, Fairmont State (junior) USA Reggie Glasgow – G, UC Irvine (junior) USA Loy Hudson – F, Albany State (junior) USA Robert Kelley – G, Guilford (junior) USA Warnel Lamb – F, Lehigh County CC (sophomore) USA Lonnie Shelton – F, Oregon State (junior) USA Richard Washington – F, UCLA (junior) USA Larry Wright – G, Grambling State (junior) ABA dispersal draft upright|thumb|150px|Moses Malone was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Spirits of St. Louis.|alt=A man, wearing a black shirt and blue-red jacket with the logo NBA on it, is sitting on a chair while posing for a photo. 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_F8vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2dwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3799,2663117 Bulls Get 1st Pick In Dispersal Draft August 2, 1976 Ludington Daily News July 26, 2010 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmIsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hooFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2750,1122551 Barnes, Malone Top Dispersal Draft List August 4, 1975 Herald-Journal July 26, 2010 Twenty players from the Colonels and the Spirits were available for the 1976 ABA dispersal 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mWAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OdsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4719,1120599 Bulls make Gilmore first selection August 6, 1976 Beaver County Times Beaver, Pennsylvania July 26, 2010 Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team ABA team Signing price Ref.11Artis Gilmore^ C United States Chicago Bulls Kentucky Colonels $1,100,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilmoar01.html Artis Gilmore Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716103029/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilmoar01.html 16 July 2010 live12Maurice Lucas* F/C United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta)Note13 m m Kentucky Colonels $300,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lucasma01.html Maurice Lucas Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100725091019/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lucasma01.html 25 July 2010 live13 Ron Boone G/F United States Kansas City Kings Spirits of St. Louis $250,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/boonero01.html Ron Boone Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100725100004/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/boonero01.html 25 July 2010 live14 Marvin Barnes F/C United States Detroit Pistons Spirits of St. Louis $500,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barnema01.html Marvin Barnes Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100808114303/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barnema01.html 8 August 2010 live15Moses Malone^ F/C United States Portland Trail Blazers Spirits of St. Louis $350,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonmo01.html Moses Malone Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100808103034/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonmo01.html 8 August 2010 live16 Randy Denton C United States New York Knicks Spirits of St. Louis $50,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dentora01.html Randy Denton Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100810015852/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dentora01.html 10 August 2010 live17 Bird Averitt G United States Buffalo Braves (from Milwaukee)Note14 n n Kentucky Colonels $125,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/averibi01.html Bird Averitt Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715213224/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/averibi01.html 15 July 2010 live18 Wil Jones Wil Jones (basketball, born 1947) F United States Indiana Pacers Kentucky Colonels $50,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/joneswi02.html Wil Jones Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707115123/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/joneswi02.html 7 July 2010 live19 Ron Thomas basketball# G/F United States Houston Rockets Kentucky Colonels $15,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomaro01.html Ronald Thomas Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100726121635/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomaro01.html 26 July 2010 live110Louie Dampier^ G United States San Antonio Spurs Kentucky Colonels $20,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dampilo01.html Louie Dampier Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727020107/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dampilo01.html 27 July 2010 live111 Jan van Breda Kolff G/F United States New York Nets Kentucky Colonels $60,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanbrja01.html Jan Van Bread Kolff Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010212 Mike Barr Mike Barr (basketball) G United States Kansas City Kings Spirits of St. Louis $15,000https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barrmi01.html Mike Barr Statistics basketball-reference.com July 26, 2010 Trades Note13 m 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. The Blazers used the pick to draft Maurice Lucas. Note14 n n On the draft-day, the Buffalo Braves acquired the seventh pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a 1977 second-round pick. The Braves used the pick to draft Bird Averitt. Notes n See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1970s.html Complete First Round Results 1970–79 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100725164450/http://www.nba.com/history/draft_round1_1970s.html 25 July 2010 dead https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1976.html 1976 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com July 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804110326/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1976.html 4 August 2010 live http://www.apbr.org/7276drft.html 1972–1976 NBA Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research July 18, 2010 http://www.apbr.org/abadrafts.html ABA Player Drafts The Association for Professional Basketball Research July 18, 2010 Specific 30em External links NBA.com NBA.com: NBA Draft History Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:1970s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:Sports in Manhattan