1979 NBA draft

This list shows the results of the 1979 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.

Round 1

Pick	Player (position)	nationality	NBA team	previous team / college
1	Magic Johnson (PG)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from Utah Jazz)	Michigan State
2	David Greenwood (PF)	United States	Chicago Bulls	UCLA
3	Bill Cartwright (C)	United States	New York Knicks	San Francisco
4th	Greg Kelser (SF)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Michigan State
5	Sidney Moncrief (PG / SG)	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Arkansas
6th	James Bailey (PF)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Rutgers
7th	Vinnie Johnson (PG / SG)	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Baylor
8th	Calvin Natt (SF)	United States	New Jersey Nets	NE Louisiana
9	Larry Demic (PF)	United States	New York Knicks	Arizona
10	Roy Lee Hamilton (PG)	United States	Detroit Pistons	UCLA
11	Cliff Robinson (PF)	United States	New Jersey Nets	USC
12	Jim Paxson (SG)	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Dayton
13	Dudley Bradley (SG)	United States	Indiana Pacers	North Carolina
14th	Brad Holland (PG)	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	UCLA
15th	Phil Hubbard (SF)	United States	Detroit Pistons	Michigan
16	Jim Spanarkel (SG)	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Duke
17th	Lee Johnson (PF)	United States	Houston Rockets	East Texas State
18th	Reggie King (SF)	United States	Kansas City Kings	Alabama
19th	Wiley Peck (PF)	United States	San Antonio Spurs	Mississippi State
20th	Larry Knight	United States	Utah Jazz	Loyola (IL)
21st	Sylvester Williams (SF)	United States	New York Knicks	Rhode Island
22nd	Kyle Macy (PG)	United States	Phoenix Suns	Kentucky

See also

• Entry Draft

Web links

• Complete draft list 1979