1977 NBA draft

1977 NBA draft
General information
Sport	Basketball
Date(s)	June 10, 1977
Location	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Overview
170 total selections in 8 rounds
League	NBA
First selection	Kent Benson, Milwaukee Bucks

The 1977 NBA draft was the 31st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1977, before the 1977–78 season. In this draft, 22 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 Milwaukee Bucks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Kansas City Kings, who obtained the New York Nets first-round pick in a trade, 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. 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, six college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.^[2] 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.^[3] Four former American Basketball Association (ABA) franchises who joined the NBA when both leagues merged, the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, the New York Nets and the San Antonio Spurs, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time. Prior to the start of the season, the Nets relocated to New Jersey and became the New Jersey Nets.^[4] The draft consisted of 8 rounds comprising the selection of 170 players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Kent Benson from Indiana University was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Walter Davis from the University of North Carolina, who went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, was selected fifth by the Phoenix Suns.^[5] Davis was also selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game in his first season. He collected a total of six All-NBA Team selections and two All-Star Game selections.^[6] Three other players from this draft, second pick Otis Birdsong, third pick Marques Johnson and seventh pick Bernard King, were also selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. Birdsong was selected to four All-NBA Teams and one All-Star Game;^[7] Johnson was selected to five All-NBA Teams and three All-Star Games;^[8] and King was selected to four All-NBA Teams and four All-Star Games.^[9] Jack Sikma, the eighth pick, won the NBA championship with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 and was selected to seven consecutive All-Star Games.^[10] Rickey Green, the 16th pick, Norm Nixon, the 22nd pick, and Eddie Johnson, the 49th pick, are the only other players from this draft who were selected to an All-Star Game.^[11][12][13] Two players drafted went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 33rd pick Eddie Jordan and 53rd pick John Kuester.^[14] Jordan has coached three teams in nine seasons, including five seasons with the Washington Wizards.^[15]

In the seventh round, the New Orleans Jazz selected Lusia Harris, a female college basketball star from Delta State University, with the 137th pick. She became the second woman ever drafted by an NBA team, after Denise Long, who was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the 1969 draft.^[16] However, the league voided the Warriors' selection, thus Harris became the first and only woman to ever be officially drafted.^[17] Harris did not express an interest to play in the NBA and declined to try out for the Jazz.^[18] It was later revealed that she was pregnant at the time, which made her unable to attend the Jazz's training camp, even if she had wanted to.^[19] She never played in the NBA but she later played briefly in the Women's Professional Basketball League. In 1992, she was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame and became the first woman ever inducted to the Hall of Fame. She was also part of the inaugural class of inductees of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.^[20]

Also in the seventh round, the Kansas City Kings selected track and field athlete Caitlyn Jenner (then known as Bruce)^[3] with the 139th pick (needling the cross-town Kansas City Chiefs, who would often claim to select the "best athlete available" in the NFL Draft). Jenner had just won the gold medal for decathlon at the 1976 Olympic Games,^[16] but had not actually played basketball since high school. Jenner was presented with a Kings jersey bearing the number 8618 (her Olympics decathlon score), but she never appeared in a game.^[21] (The closest Jenner would come to a basketball career was a few years later in the film Can't Stop The Music, in a sequence where she shot hoops with her co-stars The Village People.)

Key

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

Eddie Johnson was the 49th pick by the Atlanta Hawks.

John Kuester was the 53rd pick by the Kansas City Kings.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	1	Kent Benson	C	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Indiana (Sr.)
1	2	Otis Birdsong*	G	United States	Kansas City Kings (from N.Y. Nets)^[a]	Houston (Sr.)
1	3	Marques Johnson*	G/F	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (from Buffalo)^[b]	UCLA (Sr.)
1	4	Greg Ballard	F	United States	Washington Bullets (from Atlanta)^[c]	Oregon (Sr.)
1	5	Walter Davis^	G/F	United States	Phoenix Suns	North Carolina (Sr.)
1	6	Kenny Carr	F	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from New Orleans)^[d]	NC State (Jr.)
1	7	Bernard King^	F	United States	New York Nets (from Indiana)^[e]	Tennessee (Jr.)
1	8	Jack Sikma^	F/C	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Illinois Wesleyan (Sr.)
1	9	Tom LaGarde	F/C	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Kansas City)^[f]	North Carolina (Sr.)
1	10	Ray Williams	G	United States	New York Knicks	Minnesota (Sr.)
1	11	Ernie Grunfeld	G/F	United States[1]	Milwaukee Bucks (from Cleveland)^[g]	Tennessee (Sr.)
1	12	Cedric Maxwell	F	United States	Boston Celtics	UNC Charlotte (Sr.)
1	13	Tate Armstrong	G	United States	Chicago Bulls^[b]	Duke (Sr.)
1	14	Tree Rollins	C	United States	Atlanta Hawks (from Detroit via Washington)^[c]	Clemson (Sr.)
1	15	Brad Davis	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from San Antonio)^[h]	Maryland (Jr.)
1	16	Rickey Green^+	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Michigan (Sr.)
1	17	Bo Ellis	F	United States	Washington Bullets	Marquette (Sr.)
1	18	Wesley Cox	F	United States	Golden State Warriors (from Houston via Buffalo)^[i]	Louisville (Sr.)
1	19	Rich Laurel	G	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Hofstra (Sr.)
1	20	Glenn Mosley	F	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Seton Hall (Sr.)
1	21	Anthony Roberts	G/F	United States	Denver Nuggets	Oral Roberts (Sr.)
1	22	Norm Nixon^+	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Duquesne (Sr.)
2	23	Mike Glenn	G	United States	Chicago Bulls (from N.Y. Nets)^[j]	Southern Illinois (Sr.)
2	24	Larry Johnson	G	United States	Buffalo Braves^[b]	Kentucky (Sr.)
2	25	Wilson Washington	F/C	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from Milwaukee)^[k]	Old Dominion (Sr.)
2	26	Glen Gondrezick	G/F	United States	New York Knicks (from Atlanta)^[l]	UNLV (Sr.)
2	27	Glen Williams^#	G	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (from Phoenix via Buffalo)^[m]	St. John's (Sr.)
2	28	Kim Anderson	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (from New Orleans)^[n]	Missouri (Sr.)
2	29	Alonzo Bradley	F	United States	Indiana Pacers	Texas Southern (Sr.)
2	30	Steve Sheppard	F	United States	Chicago Bulls (from Seattle via Denver and Kansas City)^[f]	Maryland (Sr.)
2	31	Eddie Owens	F	United States	Kansas City Kings	UNLV (Sr.)
2	32	Toby Knight	F	United States	New York Knicks	Notre Dame (Sr.)
2	33	Eddie Jordan	G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Rutgers (Sr.)
2	34	Larry Moffett	F	United States	Houston Rockets (from Boston)^[o]	UNLV (Jr.)
2	35	Mark Landsberger	F/C	United States	Chicago Bulls	Arizona State (Sr.)
2	36	Ben Poquette	F/C	United States	Detroit Pistons	Central Michigan (Sr.)
2	37	Jeff Wilkins	F/C	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Illinois State (Sr.)
2	38	Ricky Love^#	F	United States	Golden State Warriors	Alabama-Huntsville (Sr.)
2	39	Phil Walker	G	United States	Washington Bullets	Millersville (Sr.)
2	40	Robert Reid	G/F	United States	Houston Rockets	St. Mary's (Texas) (Sr.)
2	41	T. R. Dunn	G/F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Alabama (Sr.)
2	42	Bob Elliott	F/C	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Arizona (Sr.)
2	43	Herman Harris^#	F	United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver)^[p]	Arizona (Sr.)
2	44	Essie Hollis	F	United States	New Orleans (from Los Angeles)^[d]	St. Bonaventure (Sr.)
3	45	Bill Paterno^#	F	United States	Kansas City Kings	Notre Dame (Sr.)
3	46	James Edwards	F/C	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from Buffalo)^[q]	Washington (Sr.)
3	47	Gary Yoder^#	G	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Cincinnati (Sr.)
3	48	Sam Smith	G	United States	Atlanta Hawks	UNLV (Sr.)
3	49	Eddie Johnson^+	G	United States	Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix)^[r]	Auburn (Sr.)
3	50	Tony Hanson^#	G	United States	New Orleans Jazz	UConn (Sr.)
3	51	Stan Mayhew^#	F	United States	Indiana Pacers	Weber State (Sr.)
3	52	Joe Hassett	G	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Providence (Sr.)
3	53	John Kuester	G	United States	Kansas City Kings	North Carolina (Sr.)
3	54	Lloyd McMillian^#	F	United States	New York Knicks	Long Beach State (Sr.)
3	55	Steve Grote^#	G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Michigan (Sr.)
3	56	Skip Brown^#	G	United States	Boston Celtics	Wake Forest (Sr.)
3	57	Steve Puidokas^#	C	United States	Washington Bullets	Washington State (Sr.)
3	58	John Irving^#	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Hofstra (Sr.)
3	59	Dan Henderson^#	F	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Arkansas State (Sr.)
3	60	Marlon Redmond	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	San Francisco (Sr.)
3	61	Jerry Schellenberg^#	F	United States	Washington Bullets	Wake Forest (Sr.)
3	62	Phil Bond	G	United States	Houston Rockets	Louisville (Sr.)
3	63	Ricky Brown^#	C	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Alabama (Sr.)
3	64	Arnold Dugger^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Oral Roberts (Sr.)
3	65	Robert Smith	G	United States	Denver Nuggets	UNLV (Sr.)
3	66	Mike Bratz	G	United States	Phoenix Suns (from Los Angeles)^[s]	Stanford (Sr.)
4	67	Bob Elmore^#	C	United States	New York Nets	Wichita State (Sr.)
4	68	Melvin Watkins^#	G	United States	Buffalo Braves	Charlotte (Sr.)
4	69	Lewis Brown	C	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	UNLV (Sr.)
4	70	Dave Bormann^#	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Gardner–Webb (Sr.)
4	71	Greg Griffin	F	United States	Phoenix Suns	Idaho State (Sr.)
4	72	Dennis Boyd	G	United States	New Orleans Jazz	Detroit (Sr.)
4	73	George Pendleton^#	G	United States	Indiana Pacers	Georgia State (Sr.)
4	74	Jim Cooper^#	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Alabama State (Sr.)
4	75	Larry Williams^#	G	United States	Kansas City Kings	Texas Southern (Sr.)
4	76	Steve Hayes	C	United States	New York Knicks	Idaho State (Sr.)
4	77	Melvin Jones^#	G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	West Texas State (Sr.)
4	78	Jeff Cummings^#	C	United States	Boston Celtics	Tulane (Sr.)
4	79	Mike McConalthy^#	G	United States	Chicago Bulls	Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
4	80	Bruce King^#	C	United States	Detroit Pistons	Iowa (Sr.)
4	81	Matt Hicks^#	G	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Northern Illinois (Sr.)
4	82	Roy Smith^#	F	United States	Golden State Warriors	Kentucky State (Sr.)
4	83	David Reavis^#	F	United States	Washington Bullets	Georgia (Sr.)
4	84	Rocky Smith^#	G	United States	Houston Rockets	Oregon State (Sr.)
4	85	Greg White^#	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	USC (Sr.)
4	86	Jeff Jonas^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Utah (Sr.)
4	87	Leartha Scott^#	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Wisconsin–Parkside (Sr.)
4	88	Tony Robertson	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	West Virginia (Sr.)
5	89	Gerald Cunningham^#	F	United States	New York Nets	Kentucky State (Sr.)
5	90	Mike Hanley^#	F	United States	Buffalo Braves	Niagara (Sr.)
5	91	Ron Norwood^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	DePaul (Sr.)
5	92	Bill Gordon^#	G	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Chattanooga (Sr.)
5	93	Cecil Rellford^#	F	United States	Phoenix Suns	St. John's (Sr.)
5	94	Jim Grady^#	F	United States	New Orleans Jazz	Gonzaga (Sr.)
5	95	Marvin Jackson^#	F	United States	Indiana Pacers	Prairie View A&M (Sr.)
5	96	Dale Haverman^#	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	McKendree (Sr.)
5	97	Bob Chapman^#	G	United States	Kansas City Kings	Michigan State (Sr.)
5	98	Bill Terry^#	G	United States	New York Knicks	Monmouth (Sr.)
5	99	Al Smith^#	G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Jackson State (Sr.)
5	100	Bill Langloh^#	G	United States	Boston Celtics	Virginia (Sr.)
5	101	Nate Davis^#	G	United States	Chicago Bulls	South Carolina (Sr.)
5	102	Jim Kennedy^#	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Missouri (Sr.)
5	103	Scott Sims	G	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Missouri (Sr.)
5	104	Ray Epps	F	United States	Golden State Warriors	Norfolk State (Jr.)
5	105	Bruce Parkinson^#	G	United States	Washington Bullets	Purdue (Sr.)
5	106	Ed Thompson^#	G	United States	Houston Rockets	Idaho State (Sr.)
5	107	Donn Wilber^#	C	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	La Salle (Sr.)
5	108	Teko Wynder^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Tulsa (Sr.)
5	109	John Billips^#	G	United States	Denver Nuggets	Ole Miss (Sr.)
5	110	John Robinson^#	F	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Michigan (Sr.)
6	111	Mark Crow	F	United States	New York Nets	Duke (Sr.)
6	112	Curvan Lewis^#	F	United States	Buffalo Braves	Virginia Union (Sr.)
6	113	Chuck Goodyear^#	F	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Miami (Sr.)
6	114	Calvin Crews^#	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
6	115	Billy McKinney	G	United States	Phoenix Suns	Northwestern (Sr.)
6	116	Wayne Golden^#	G	United States	New Orleans Jazz	Chattanooga (Sr.)
6	117	Tom Scheffler	C	United States	Indiana Pacers	Purdue (Sr.)
6	118	Bucky O'Brien^#	G	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Seattle (Sr.)
6	119	Bob Cooper^#	F	United States	Kansas City Kings	Providence (Sr.)
6	120	Jerry Craycraft^#	G	United States	New York Knicks	Milligan (Sr.)
6	121	Ron Cox^#	F	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Eastern Washington (Sr.)
6	122	Roy Pace^#	G	United States	Boston Celtics	Rutgers–Camden (Sr.)
6	123	Jay Cheesman^#	F	United States	Chicago Bulls	BYU (Sr.)
6	124	Herb Nobles^#	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Kansas (Sr.)
6	125	Bruce Buckley^#	F	United States	San Antonio Spurs	North Carolina (Sr.)
6	126	Jack Phelan^#	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Saint Francis University (Sr.)
6	127	Ernie Warnsley^#	C	United States	Washington Bullets	Virginia Tech (Sr.)
6	128	Myron Jordan^#	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Pacific (Sr.)
6	129	George Gibson^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Winston-Salem State (Sr.)
6	130	Jim Town^#	F	United States	Denver Nuggets	UMass (Sr.)
6	131	Grover Woolard^#	F	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Murray State (Sr.)
7	132	Scott Conant^#	C	United States	New York Nets	Newberry (Sr.)
7	133	Mike Jackson^#	G	United States	Buffalo Braves	Tennessee (Sr.)
7	134	Ron Bostick^#	F	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Detroit (Sr.)
7	135	James Holliman^#	G	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Arizona State (Sr.)
7	136	Alvin Scott	G/F	United States	Phoenix Suns	Oral Roberts (Sr.)
7	137	Lusia Harris^#	C	United States	New Orleans Jazz	Delta State (Sr.)
7	138	Billy Reynolds^#	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Northwestern State (Sr.)
7	139	Bruce Jenner^#[3]	G	United States	Kansas City Kings	Graceland (Sr.)
7	140	Tom Weadock^#	C	United States	New York Knicks	St. John's (Sr.)
7	141	Bob Riddle^#	F	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Eastern Michigan (Sr.)
7	142	Dave Kyle^#	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Cleveland State (Jr.)
7	143	Mike Smith^#	F	United States	Chicago Bulls	Evansville (Sr.)
7	144	Robert Lewis^#	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Johnson C. Smith (Sr.)
7	145	Richard Robinson^#	G	United States	San Antonio Spurs	New Mexico State (Sr.)
7	146	Jerry Thruston^#	F	United States	Golden State Warriors	Mercer (Sr.)
7	147	Calvin Brown^#	G	United States	Washington Bullets	American (Sr.)
7	148	Don Smith^#	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Oregon State (Sr.)
7	149	Dennis Forrest^#	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Omaha (Sr.)
7	150	Willie High^#	G	United States	Denver Nuggets	Alabama State (Sr.)
7	151	Lars Hansen	C	Canada[2]	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington (Sr.)
8	152	Ralph Drollinger	C	United States	New York Nets	UCLA (Sr.)
8	153	Emery Sammons^#	G	United States	Buffalo Braves	Philadelphia Textile (Sr.)
8	154	Larry Pikes^#	G	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee (Sr.)
8	155	Verne Thompson^#	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	BYU (Sr.)
8	156	Alvin Joseph^#	F	United States	Phoenix Suns	UC Riverside (Sr.)
8	157	Dave Speicher^#	F	United States	New Orleans Jazz	Toledo (Sr.)
8	158	Jeff Frey^#	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Evansville (Sr.)
8	159	Ken Slappy^#	G	United States	New York Knicks	Saint Peter's (Sr.)
8	160	Tom Cutter^#	F	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Western Michigan (Sr.)
8	161	Tom Harris^#	G	United States	Boston Celtics	Bowling Green (Sr.)
8	162	Rich Rhodes^#	G	United States	Chicago Bulls	Eastern Illinois (Sr.)
8	163	Tim Appleton^#	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Kenyon (Sr.)
8	164	Jerome Gladney^#	F	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Arizona (Sr.)
8	165	Ricky Marsh	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Manhattan (Sr.)
8	166	Pat McKinley^#	F	United States	Washington Bullets	Towson (Sr.)
8	167	Harold Rhodes^#	G	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington State (Sr.)
8	168	John Olive	F	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Villanova (Sr.)
8	169	Len Sanders^#	G	United States	Denver Nuggets	Florida (Sr.)
8	170	Art Allen^#	G	United States	Buffalo Braves	Pepperdine (Sr.)

Trades

• ^a On September 10, 1976, the Kansas City Kings acquired Jim Eakins, Brian Taylor, 1977 and 1978 first-round picks from the New York Nets in exchange for Nate Archibald.^[22] The Kings used the pick to draft Otis Birdsong.
• ^{b 1 2 3} On the draft-day, the Chicago Bulls re-acquired their first-round pick from the Buffalo Braves, while the Braves re-acquired their second-round pick from the Bulls.^[23] Previously, the Braves acquired Swen Nater and the Bulls' pick on June 7, 1977, from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for the Braves' first-round pick.^[24] Previously, the Bucks acquired the Bulls' pick on November 2, 1976, from the Braves in exchange for Jim Price.^[25] Previously, the Braves acquired the Bulls' pick on November 27, 1975, from the Bulls in exchange for Jack Marin.^[26] Previously, the Bulls acquired Matt Guokas, the Braves' pick and a second-round pick on September 4, 1974, from the Braves in exchange for Bob Weiss.^[27] The Bucks used the Braves' first-round pick to draft Marques Johnson.
• ^{c 1 2} On January 20, 1977, the Washington Bullets acquired Tom Henderson and a first-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Truck Robinson and a first-round pick.^[28] Previously, the Bullets acquired Dave Bing and the pick on August 28, 1975, from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Kevin Porter.^[29] The Bullets used the pick to draft Greg Ballard. The Hawks used the pick to draft Tree Rollins.
• ^{d 1 2} On August 5, 1976, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired 1977, 1978 and 1979 first-round picks, and a 1980 second-round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for a 1978 first-round pick and a 1977 second-round pick. This trade was arranged as compensation when the Jazz signed Gail Goodrich on July 19, 1976.^[30] The Lakers used the pick to draft Kenny Carr. The Jazz used the pick to draft Essie Hollis.
• ^e On February 1, 1977, the New York Nets acquired Darnell Hillman and a first-round pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for John Williamson.^[31] The Nets used the pick to draft Bernard King.
• ^{f 1 2} On May 25, 1977, the Denver Nuggets acquired Brian Taylor and the ninth pick from the Kansas City Kings in exchange for Tommy Burleson and a second-round pick. Previously, the Nuggets acquired Tommy Burleson, Bob Wilkerson and the second-round pick from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 24, 1977, in exchange for Paul Silas, Marvin Webster and Willie Wise.^[32] Previously, the Chicago Bulls acquired the second-round pick and a 1976 third-round pick from the Kings on December 8, 1975, in exchange for Matt Guokas.^[27] The Nuggets used the pick to draft Tom LaGarde. The Bulls used the pick to draft Steve Sheppard.
• ^g On January 13, 1977, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Rowland Garrett, 1977 and 1978 first-round picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Elmore Smith and Gary Brokaw.^[33] The Bucks used the pick to draft Ernie Grunfeld.
• ^h On November 16, 1976, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a first-round pick from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Mack Calvin.^[34] The Lakers used the pick to draft Brad Davis.
• ⁱ On January 18, 1977, the Golden State Warriors acquired a first-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for George Johnson.^[35] Previously, the Braves acquired the pick and a 1978 first-round pick from the Houston Rockets on October 24, 1976, in exchange for Moses Malone.^[36] The Warriors used the pick to draft Wesley Cox.
• ^j On November 30, 1976, the Chicago Bulls acquired a second-round pick from the New York Nets in exchange for Bob Love.^[37] The Bulls used the pick to draft Mike Glenn.
• ^k On December 8, 1976, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired 1977 and 1978 second-round picks from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Fred Carter.^[38] The 76ers used the pick to draft Wilson Washington.
• ^l On October 1, 1976, the New York Knicks acquired a second-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Randy Denton.^[39] The Knicks used the pick to draft Glen Gondrezick.
• ^m On August 5, 1976, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired a second-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for the seventh pick in the ABA dispersal draft.^[40] Previously, the Braves acquired the pick the Phoenix Suns on August 25, 1976, in exchange for Tom Van Arsdale.^[41] The Bucks used the pick to draft Glenn Williams.
• ⁿ On June 3, 1976, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a 1977 second-round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for a 1976 second-round pick.^[42] The Blazers used the pick to draft Kim Anderson.
• ^o On June 9, 1977, the Houston Rockets acquired 1977 and 1978 second-round picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for John Johnson.^[43] The Rockets used the pick to draft Larry Moffett.
• ^p On August 5, 1976, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired a second-round pick from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Roland Taylor.^[44] The 76ers used the pick to draft Herm Harris.
• ^q On August 5, 1976, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a third-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Johnny Neumann.^[45] The Lakers used the pick to draft James Edwards.
• ^r 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.^[46] The Hawks used the pick to draft Eddie Johnson.
• ^s On November 27, 1974, the Phoenix Suns acquired a 1976 second-round pick and a 1977 third-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Corky Calhoun.^[47] The Suns used the pick to draft Mike Bratz.

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.^[48]

• Kenny Carr – F, NC State (junior)
• Brad Davis – G, Maryland (junior)
• Ray Epps – F, Norfolk State (junior)
• Bernard King – F, Tennessee (junior)
• Larry Moffett – F, UNLV (junior)
• James Redwine – G, Eastern Washington (freshman)
• Ray Tatum – F, Malone (junior)

Notes

^ 1: Ernie Grunfeld was born in Romania, but grew up in the United States and has represented the United States national team.^[49]
^ 2: Lars Hansen was born in Denmark, but grew up in Canada and has represented the Canadian national team.^[50]
^ 3: Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015.^[51]

See also

• List of first overall NBA draft picks
• NBA records

References

General

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External links

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• NBA.com: NBA Draft History