1977 NBA draft

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This list shows the results of the 1977 NBA draft . This is an NBA basketball league event where the league's teams can acquire the rights to available junior players. Most of the time, the drafted players come straight from college, but also from leagues outside of North America and earlier also from high school.

The best-known players who emerged from the 1977 NBA draft are probably Marques Johnson , who was invited to the NBA All-Star Game five times , as well as Otis Birdsong , Walter Davis , Norm Nixon , Bernard King and Jack Sikma . These players had great successes in their careers and were the best of the draft year.

Round 1

Pick Player (position) nationality NBA team previous team / college
1 Kent Benson (C) United StatesUnited States United States Milwaukee Bucks Indiana
2 Otis Birdsong (SG) United StatesUnited States United States Kansas City Kings Houston
3 Marques Johnson (SF) United StatesUnited States United States Milwaukee Bucks UCLA
4th Greg Ballard (SF) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Bullets Oregon
5 Walter Davis (SG) United StatesUnited States United States Phoenix Suns North Carolina
6th Kenny Carr (SF / PF) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers North Carolina State
7th Bernard King (SF) United StatesUnited States United States New Jersey Nets Tennessee
8th Jack Sikma (C) United StatesUnited States United States Seattle SuperSonics Illinois Wesleyan
9 Tom LaGarde (C) United StatesUnited States United States Denver nuggets North Carolina
10 Ray Williams (PG) United StatesUnited States United States New York Knicks Minnesota
11 Ernie Grunfeld (PG) United StatesUnited States United States Milwaukee Bucks Tennessee
12 Cedric Maxwell (PF) United StatesUnited States United States Boston Celtics UNC Charlotte
13 Tate Armstrong (SG) United StatesUnited States United States Chicago Bulls Duke
14th Wayne "Tree" Rollins (C) United StatesUnited States United States Atlanta Hawks Clemson
15th Brad Davis (PG) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers Maryland
16 Rickey Green (PG) United StatesUnited States United States Golden State Warriors Michigan
17th Bo Ellis (PF) United StatesUnited States United States Washington Bullets Marquette
18th Wesley Cox (SF / PF) United StatesUnited States United States Golden State Warriors Louisville
19th Rich Laurel (SG) United StatesUnited States United States Portland Trail Blazers Hofstra
20th Glenn Mosley (PF) United StatesUnited States United States Philadelphia 76ers Seton Hall
21st Anthony Roberts (SF) United StatesUnited States United States Denver nuggets Oral Roberts
22nd Norm Nixon (PG) United StatesUnited States United States Los Angeles Lakers Duquesne

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