1976 NBA Draft
The 1976 NBA Draft took place on June 8, 1976 as the 30th NBA Draft in Madison Square Garden in New York . There were 17 first-round picks and the same number of second-round picks. 4 of these 34 drafted players have been named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
The first draft pick was John Lucas II, drafted by the Houston Rockets .
Draft
Round 1
= Appointed to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
= All-Star |
round 2
ABA Dispersal Draft
Due to the merger of the NBA and ABA , the ABA Dispersal Draft took place one month later . Players from the ABA teams Spirits of St. Louis and Kentucky Colonels, which were not accepted into the NBA, were available for selection. Compensation had to be paid for each player, depending on the height of the draft position.
Round 1
= Appointed to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
= All-Star |
Pick | player | nationality | NBA team | before. ABA team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Artis Gilmore (C) | United States | Chicago Bulls | Kentucky Colonels |
2 | Maurice Lucas (FF) | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (by Atlanta Hawks ) | Kentucky Colonels |
3 | Ron Boone (SF) | United States | Kansas City Kings | Spirits of St. Louis |
4th | Marvin Barnes (C) | United States | Detroit Pistons | Spirits of St. Louis |
5 | Moses Malone (PF / C) | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Spirits of St. Louis |
6th | Randy Denton (C) | United States | New York Knicks | Spirits of St. Louis |
7th | Bird Averitt (PG) | United States | Buffalo Braves (from Golden State Warriors ) | Kentucky Colonels |
8th | Wil Jones (SF) | United States | Indiana Pacers | Kentucky Colonels |
9 | Ron Thomas (SG) | United States | Houston Rockets | Kentucky Colonels |
10 | Louie Dampier (PG) | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Kentucky Colonels |
11 | Jan van Breda Kolff (SG / SF) | United States | New York Nets | Kentucky Colonels |
12 | Mike Barr (PG) | United States | Kansas City Kings | Spirits of St. Louis |
Additional draft picks with at least one NBA game
- Lars Hansen
- Phil Sellers
- Lloyd Walton
- Tom Abernethy
- Gary Cole
- Ira Terrell
- Keith Starr
- Tom Barker
- Wayman Britt
- Ron Davis
- Paul Griffin
- Edmund Lawrence
- Andre McCarter
- Mike Dunleavy sr.
- Art Collins
- Andy Walker
- Phil Walker
- Ralph Drollinger
- Norton Barnhill