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1974 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 28, 1974
LocationNew York City, New York
Overview
178 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionBill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
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The 1974 NBA draft was the 28th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 28, 1974, before the 1974–75 season.[1] 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.[2] The Portland Trail Blazers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Philadelphia 76ers 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. Prior to the draft, the Capital Bullets were renamed the Washington Bullets.[3] An expansion franchise, the New Orleans Jazz, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the tenth pick in each round. 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, 20 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.[4] 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.[5] The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 178 players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

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A man, wearing a white jersey with UCLA 32 on front, with both arms raised and ball in his right hand while looking to his left.
Bill Walton was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Bill Walton, from the University of California Los Angeles, was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.[6] Jamaal Wilkes, (then known as Keith Wilkes) from UCLA, was selected 11th by the Golden State Warriors[7] and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award. Walton, Wilkes, and 40th pick George Gervin have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[8] Both Walton and Gervin were also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[9] Walton won the NBA championship, along with the Finals Most Valuable Player Award, with the Blazers in 1977. Later in his career, he won another NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 1986. During that season, he also won the Sixth Man of the Year Award.[10] Walton's other achievements include one Most Valuable Player Award in 1978, two All-NBA Team selections and two All-Star Game selections.[11] Gervin had left college in 1972 to play professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Virginia Squires. He later joined the NBA in 1976 after both leagues merged. His achievements include two All-ABA Team selections, seven All-NBA Team selections, three ABA All-Star Game selections and nine NBA All-Star Game selections.[12][13]

Jamaal Wilkes won four NBA championships, one with the Golden State Warriors and three with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was selected to three All-Star Games.[14] Maurice Lucas, the 14th pick, was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games. He also won the NBA championship in 1977 with the Trail Blazers.[15] Truck Robinson, the 22nd pick, and Phil Smith, the 29th pick, were selected to one All-NBA Team and two All-Star Games each.[16][17] Bobby Jones, the 5th pick, initially opted to play in the ABA. He played two seasons in the ABA before finally joined the NBA with the Denver Nuggets when both leagues merged. His achievements include an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983, one All-ABA Team selection, one ABA All-Star Game selection, four NBA All-Star Game selections, nine NBA All-Defensive Team selections and one Sixth Man of The Year Award.[18] Five other players from this draft, 6th pick Scott Wedman, 8th pick Campy Russell, 12th pick Brian Winters, 21st pick Billy Knight and 25th pick John Drew, were also selected to at least one All-Star Game.[19][20][21][22][23] Two players drafted went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: Brian Winters and 45th pick Kim Hughes.[24][25]

Key

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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

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Bobby Jones was selected 5th overall by the Houston Rockets.
Tom McMillen was selected 9th overall by the Buffalo Braves.
A man, wearing a white shirt and tie, is sitting behind a desk.
Len Elmore was selected 13th overall by the Washington Bullets.
A man, wearing a white jersey with the number "34" written in the front, is jumping to grab the basketball, while several players are standing and jumping around him.
Billy Knight (center) was selected 21st overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Truck Robinson was selected 22nd overall by the Washington Bullets.
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Bill Walton^ F/C  United States Portland Trail Blazers UCLA (Sr.)
1 2 Marvin Barnes F/C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Providence (Sr.)
1 3 Tommy Burleson C  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Cleveland)[a] North Carolina State (Sr.)
1 4 John Shumate F/C  United States Phoenix Suns Notre Dame (Sr.)[n 2]
1 5 Bobby Jones^ F  United States Houston Rockets North Carolina (Sr.)
1 6 Scott Wedman+ G/F  United States Kansas City-Omaha Kings Colorado (Sr.)
1 7 Tom Henderson G  United States Atlanta Hawks Hawaii (Sr.)
1 8 Campy Russell+ F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Seattle)[a] Michigan (Jr.)
1 9 Tom McMillen F/C  United States Buffalo Braves Maryland (Sr.)
1 10 Mike Sojourner F/C  United States Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans)[b] Utah (So.)
1 11 Keith Wilkes^[n 3] G/F  United States Golden State Warriors UCLA (Sr.)
1 12 Brian Winters+ G/F  United States Los Angeles Lakers South Carolina (Sr.)
1 13 Len Elmore F/C  United States Washington Bullets Maryland (Sr.)
1 14 Maurice Lucas* F/C  United States Chicago Bulls (from New York)[c] Marquette (Jr.)
1 15 Al Eberhard F  United States Detroit Pistons Missouri (Sr.)
1 16 Cliff Pondexter F/C  United States Chicago Bulls Long Beach State (So.)
1 17 Glenn McDonald G/F  United States Boston Celtics Long Beach State (Sr.)
1 18 Gary Brokaw G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Notre Dame (Jr.)
2 19 Don Smith G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Dayton (Sr.)
2 20 Jan van Breda Kolff G/F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Vanderbilt (Sr.)
2 21 Billy Knight+ G/F  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland)[d] Pittsburgh (Sr.)
2 22 Truck Robinson* F/C  United States Washington Bullets (from Phoenix via Los Angeles)[e] Tennessee State (Sr.)
2 23 Gus Bailey G/F  United States Houston Rockets Texas-El Paso (Sr.)
2 24 Len Kosmalski C  United States Kansas City-Omaha Kings Tennessee (Sr.)
2 25 John Drew+ G/F  United States Atlanta Hawks Gardner–Webb (So.)
2 26 Leonard Gray F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Long Beach State (Sr.)
2 27 Leon Benbow G  United States Chicago Bulls (from Buffalo)[f] Jacksonville (Sr.)
2 28 Aaron James F  United States New Orleans Jazz Grambling (Sr.)
2 29 Phil Smith* G  United States Golden State Warriors San Francisco (Sr.)
2 30 Dennis DuVal G  United States Washington Bullets Syracuse (Sr.)
2 31 Fred Saunders F  United States Phoenix Suns (from Los Angeles)[g] Syracuse (Sr.)
2 32 Jesse Dark G  United States New York Knicks Virginia Commonwealth (Sr.)
2 33 Eric Money G  United States Detroit Pistons Arizona (Jr.)
2 34 Phil Lumpkin G  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Chicago)[h] Miami (Ohio) (Sr.)
2 35 Kevin Stacom G  United States Boston Celtics Providence (Sr.)
2 36 Rubin Collins# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Milwaukee via Philadelphia)[i] Maryland Eastern Shore (Jr.)
3 37 Coniel Norman G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Arizona (So.)
3 38 Foots Walker G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Portland)[j] West Georgia (Sr.)
3 39 Kevin Restani F/C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers San Francisco (Sr.)
3 40 George Gervin^ G/F  United States Phoenix Suns Virginia Squires (ABA)[13]
3 41 Robert Wilson# F  United States Houston Rockets Iowa State (Sr.)
3 42 Harvey Catchings F/C  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Kansas City–Omaha)[k] Hardin–Simmons (Sr.)
3 43 Darrell Elston G  United States Atlanta Hawks North Carolina (Sr.)
3 44 Talvin Skinner G/F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.)
3 45 Kim Hughes C  United States Buffalo Braves Wisconsin (Sr.)
3 46 Bruce King# G  United States New Orleans Jazz Pan American (Sr.)
3 47 Frank Kendrick F  United States Golden State Warriors Purdue (Sr.)
3 48 Jim Bradley# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
3 49 Earl Williams F/C  United States Phoenix Suns (from Washington)[l] Winston-Salem State (Sr.)
3 50 Rudy Jackson# F  United States New York Knicks Wichita State (So.)
3 51 Roland Grant# C  United States Detroit Pistons New Mexico State (Sr.)
3 52 Bobby Wilson G  United States Chicago Bulls Wichita State (Sr.)
3 53 Roscoe Pondexter# F  United States Boston Celtics Long Beach State (Jr.)
3 54 Greg McDonald# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Oral Roberts (Sr.)
4 55 Butch Taylor# C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Jacksonville (Sr.)
4 56 Mickey Johnson F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Aurora (Sr.)
4 57 Jimmy Foster# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers UConn (Sr.)
4 58 Randy Allen# G  United States Phoenix Suns IUP (Sr.)
4 59 Larry Robinson# F  United States Houston Rockets Texas (Sr.)
4 60 Lloyd Batts# G  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Cincinnati (Sr.)
4 61 Ed Palubinskas# G  Australia Atlanta Hawks LSU (Sr.)
4 62 William Gordon# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Maryland Eastern Shore (Sr.)
4 63 Bernie Harris F  United States Buffalo Braves Virginia Commonwealth (Sr.)
4 64 Ray Price# F  United States New Orleans Jazz Washington (Sr.)
4 65 Willie Biles# G  United States Golden State Warriors Tulsa (Sr.)
4 66 Stan Washington G  United States Washington Bullets San Diego State (Sr.)
4 67 Ron deVries# C  United States Los Angeles Lakers Illinois State (Sr.)
4 68 Roy Ebron# C  United States New York Knicks Southwestern Louisiana (Sr.)
4 69 Mickey Martin# F  United States Detroit Pistons Pittsburgh (Sr.)
4 70 James Forbes# F  United States Chicago Bulls UTEP (Sr.)
4 71 Lerman Battle# F  United States Boston Celtics Fairmont State (Sr.)
4 72 Lionel Billingy# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Duquesne (Sr.)
5 73 Gary Crowthers# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Hardin–Simmons (Sr.)
5 74 Bernard Hardin# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers New Mexico (Sr.)
5 75 Gary Novak# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Notre Dame (Sr.)
5 76 Ralph Bobik# F  United States Phoenix Suns Creighton (Sr.)
5 77 Owen Wells F  United States Houston Rockets Detroit (Sr.)
5 78 Terry Compton# G  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Vanderbilt (Sr.)
5 79 Tyrone Medley# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Utah (Sr.)
5 80 Dean Tolson F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Arkansas (Sr.)
5 81 Tony Byers# G  United States Buffalo Braves Wake Forest (Sr.)
5 82 Ed Searcy F  United States New Orleans Jazz St. John's (Sr.)
5 83 Steve Erickson# C  United States Golden State Warriors Oregon State (Sr.)
5 84 Seymour Reed# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Bradley (Sr.)
5 85 Gary Anderson# G  United States Washington Bullets Wisconsin (Sr.)
5 86 Greg Jackson G  United States New York Knicks Guilford (Sr.)
5 87 Joe Newman# F  United States Detroit Pistons Temple (Sr.)
5 88 Randy Knowles# F  United States Chicago Bulls Texas A&M (Sr.)
5 89 Ben Clyde F  United States Boston Celtics Florida State (Sr.)
5 90 John Johnson# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Denver (Sr.)
6 91 Mike Westra# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers USC (Sr.)
6 92 Daniel Anderson G  United States Portland Trail Blazers USC (Sr.)
6 93 Aron Stewart# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Richmond (Sr.)
6 94 Collis Temple# F  United States Phoenix Suns LSU (Sr.)
6 95 Lawrence Johnson# F  United States Houston Rockets Prairie View A&M (Sr.)
6 96 Ron Kennedy# C  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Arizona State (Sr.)
6 97 Sam Hervey# F  United States Atlanta Hawks SMU (Sr.)
6 98 Wardell Jackson F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Ohio State (Sr.)
6 99 Gary Link# F  United States Buffalo Braves Missouri (Sr.)
6 100 Lawrence McCray# C  United States New Orleans Jazz Florida State (Sr.)
6 101 John Errecart# G  United States Golden State Warriors Pacific (California) (Sr.)
6 102 Roy McPipe# G  United States Washington Bullets Montana State Billings (Sr.)
6 103 Billy Morris# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Saint Louis (Sr.)
6 104 Terry Mikan# F  United States New York Knicks St. Thomas (Minnesota) (Sr.)
6 105 Mike Sylvester# F  United States[n 4] Detroit Pistons Dayton (Sr.)
6 106 Robert Rosier# C  United States Chicago Bulls St. Thomas (Minnesota) (Sr.)
6 107 Gene Harmon# F  United States Boston Celtics Creighton (Sr.)
6 108 Larry Williams# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Kansas State (Sr.)
7 109 Dave Stoczynski# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Gannon (Sr.)
7 110 Doug Richards# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers BYU (Sr.)
7 111 Mike Robinson# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Michigan State (Sr.)
7 112 Clyde Dickey# G  United States Phoenix Suns Boise State (Sr.)
7 113 Kevin Fitzgerald# G  United States Houston Rockets Oklahoma State (Sr.)
7 114 Mark Brown# F  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Missouri Western State (Sr.)
7 115 Greg Lee G  United States Atlanta Hawks UCLA (Sr.)
7 116 Jerry Faulkner# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics West Georgia (Sr.)
7 117 Tommy Curtis# G  United States Buffalo Braves UCLA (Sr.)
7 118 Joel Copeland# F  United States New Orleans Jazz Old Dominion (Sr.)
7 119 Brady Allen# G  United States Golden State Warriors California (Sr.)
7 120 Dennis Van Zant# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Azusa (Sr.)
7 121 Tom Turner# G  United States Washington Bullets West Georgia (Sr.)
7 122 Billy Smith# F  United States New York Knicks Mercer (Sr.)
7 123 Sammy High# F  United States Detroit Pistons Tulsa (Sr.)
7 124 Geoff Roberts# F  United States Chicago Bulls Missouri Western State (Sr.)
7 125 Ron Brown# G  United States Boston Celtics Penn State (Sr.)
7 126 Bob Hornstein# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks West Virginia (Sr.)
8 127 Jimmy Powell# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
8 128 Eldridge Broussard# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Pacific (Oregon) (Sr.)
8 129 Kerry Hughes# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Wisconsin (Sr.)
8 130 Tom Holland# F  United States Phoenix Suns Oklahoma (Sr.)
8 131 Steve Brooks# F  United States Houston Rockets Arkansas State (Sr.)
8 132 Richie O'Connor# G  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Fairfield (Sr.)
8 133 Bill Butler# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Louisville (Sr.)
8 134 Leonard Coulter# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Morehead State (Sr.)
8 135 Glenn Price# F  United States Buffalo Braves St. Bonaventure (Sr.)
8 136 Jay Piccola# F  United States New Orleans Jazz Roanoke (Sr.)
8 137 Clarence Allen# F  United States Golden State Warriors UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
8 138 Steve Platt# F  United States Washington Bullets Huntington (Sr.)
8 139 Bob Florence# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers UNLV (Sr.)
8 140 Dennis McDermott# F  United States New York Knicks St. Francis Brooklyn (Sr.)
8 141 Greg Newman# G  United States Detroit Pistons Drexel (Sr.)
8 142 Sam McCants# G  United States Chicago Bulls Oral Roberts (Jr.)
8 143 Richard Wallace# G  United States Boston Celtics Georgia Southern (Sr.)
8 144 Ralph Palomar# F  Mexico Milwaukee Bucks Cameron (Sr.)
9 145 Perry Warbington G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Georgia Southern (Sr.)
9 146 Lee Haven# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Colorado (Sr.)
9 147 Jim Bushkofsky# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Upper Iowa (Sr.)
9 148 Ted Evans# F  United States Phoenix Suns Oklahoma (Sr.)
9 149 Ken Stalling# G  United States Houston Rockets Missouri–Rolla (Sr.)
9 150 Jeff Dawson# G  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Illinois (Sr.)
9 151 Lon Kruger# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Kansas State (Sr.)
9 152 Bertram du Pont# G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Dillard (Sr.)
9 153 John Falconi# G  United States Buffalo Braves Davidson (Sr.)
9 154 Ken Boyd F  United States New Orleans Jazz Boston University (Sr.)
9 155 Carl Meier# F  United States Golden State Warriors California (Sr.)
9 156 Mark Raterink# F  United States Washington Bullets Boston College (Sr.)
9 157 Earl Brown# F  Puerto Rico New York Knicks Lafayette (Sr.)
9 158 Gary Deitelhoff# F  United States Detroit Pistons Millikin (Sr.)
9 159 Jerry Davenport# G  United States Chicago Bulls Cameron (Sr.)
9 160 Al Skinner G  United States Boston Celtics Massachusetts (Sr.)
9 161 Mike Deane# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks SUNY Potsdam (Sr.)
10 162 Larry Witherspoon# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Towson (Sr.)
10 163 Ron Jones# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Oregon State (Sr.)
10 164 Jim Kelly# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Loras (Sr.)
10 165 Mark Wasley# F  United States Phoenix Suns Arizona State (Sr.)
10 166 Marcus Washington# G  United States Houston Rockets Marquette (Sr.)
10 167 Dennis White# F  United States Kansas City–Omaha Kings Arkansas (Sr.)
10 168 Brendy Lee# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Nebraska (Sr.)
10 169 Rod Derline G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Seattle (Sr.)
10 170 Andy Rimol# F  United States Buffalo Braves Princeton (Sr.)
10 171 Walt McGary# F  United States New Orleans Jazz Chattanooga (Sr.)
10 172 Marvin Buckley# G  United States Golden State Warriors Nevada (Sr.)
10 173 Pete Collins# F  United States Washington Bullets High Point (Sr.)
10 174 John O'Donnell# F  United States New York Knicks North Carolina (Sr.)
10 175 Bill Ligon G  United States Detroit Pistons Vanderbilt (Sr.)
10 176 Rick Hockenos# F  United States Chicago Bulls Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) (Sr.)
10 177 Phil Rogers# F  United States Boston Celtics Fairfield (Sr.)
10 178 Bruce Featherston# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Texas State (Sr.)
Supp. Aulcie Perry# C  United States[n 5] Boston Celtics[27] Bethune–Cookman (Jr.)
Supp. Tony Jenkins# F  United States Boston Celtics[27] Harvard (Sr.)
Supp. Jerry Baskerville F  United States Boston Celtics[27] Temple (Jr.)
Supp. Fred Petty# C  United Kingdom Boston Celtics[27] New Hampshire College (Sr.)

Trades

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  • a 1 2 On the draft-day, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a first-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Dick Snyder and a first-round pick.[28] The Sonics used the pick to draft Tommy Burleson. The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Campy Russell.
  • b On May 20, 1974, the Atlanta Hawks acquired Bob Kauffman, Dean Meminger, the tenth pick, a 1975 first-round pick, 1975 and 1976 second-round picks, and a 1980 third-round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Pete Maravich.[29] The Hawks used the pick to draft Mike Sojourner.
  • c On the draft-day, the Chicago Bulls acquired a first-round pick from the New York Knicks in exchange for Howard Porter and a 1975 second-round pick.[30] The Bulls used the pick to draft Maurice Lucas.
  • d On August 31, 1972, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired a second-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Jim Cleamons.[31] The Lakers used the pick to draft Billy Knight.
  • e On August 23, 1973, the Washington Bullets (as the Capital Bullets) acquired a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Stan Love.[32] Previously, the Lakers acquired the pick on September 19, 1972, from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Paul Stovall.[33] The Bullets used the pick to draft Truck Robinson.
  • f On September 10, 1973, the Chicago Bulls acquired John Hummer and a second-round pick from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Gar Heard, Kevin Kunnert and a 1975 second-round pick.[34] The Bulls used the pick to draft Leon Benbow.
  • g On October 30, 1973, the Phoenix Suns acquired Keith Erickson and a second-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Connie Hawkins.[35] The Suns used the pick to draft Fred Saunders.
  • h On October 14, 1973, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Rick Adelman.[36] The Blazers used the pick to draft Phil Lumpkin.
  • i On September 11, 1972, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers as compensation for the signing of Gary Gregor as a free agent.[37] Previously, the 76ers acquired the pick and future consideration (the 76ers acquired John Block on July 28, 1972) on December 13, 1971, from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Wali Jones.[33] The Blazers used the pick to draft Rubin Collins.
  • j On October 24, 1972, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired a third-round pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Charlie Davis.[38] The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Foots Walker.
  • k On January 26, 1973, the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Tom Van Arsdale and a third-round pick from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in exchange for John Block.[39] The 76ers used the pick to draft Harvey Catchings.
  • l On October 9, 1973, the Phoenix Suns acquired 1974 and 1975 third-round picks from the Washington Bullets (as the Capital Bullets) in exchange for Walt Wesley.[40] The Suns used the pick to draft Earl Williams.

Early entrants

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College underclassmen

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For the fourth year in a row, the NBA would implement the hardship exception for college underclassmen to enter the NBA draft. This season had 20 different players initially declare their entry into this year's draft, but eight of these players in the University of Oklahoma's Alvan Adams, UNLV's Jimmie Baker, the University of Utah's Luther Burden, the University of West Florida's David Mitchell Jr., St. John's Mel Utley, Southeastern Community College's Michael Washington, Jacksonville University's Henry Williams, and Austin Peay State University's James Williams would all later skip out on official entry into this year's draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for an NBA hardship.[41]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Even though John Shumate was a senior, he had one extra year of college eligibility remaining after he missed his sophomore year due to an illness. However, he decided to pass up his final year to enter the draft.[26]
  3. ^ Keith Wilkes changed his name into Jamaal Abdul-Lateef prior to the start of the season. However, he retained his surname throughout his NBA career and is commonly known as Jamaal Wilkes.[14]
  4. ^ Sylvester became an Italian citizen in 1977 and played for the Italian national team.
  5. ^ Perry became an Israeli citizen in 1978.

See also

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References

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General
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  • "1974 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  • "1972–1976 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ "Philadelphia Chooses Barnes; Sonics Draft N.C.'s Burleson". The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson, Inc. May 29, 1974. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Colston, Chris (November 25, 2009). "Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85". USA Today. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Drew Among 20 Approved For Hardship Cases". The Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Public Welfare Foundation. May 9, 1974. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  5. ^ "Spencer Haywood Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  6. ^ "1974 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
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  10. ^ "Sixth Man Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
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  12. ^ "George Gervin Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
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  14. ^ a b "Jamaal Wilkes Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  15. ^ "Maurice Lucas Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  16. ^ "Truck Robinson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  17. ^ "Phil Smith Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  18. ^ "Bobby Jones Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  19. ^ "Scott Wedman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  20. ^ "Campy Russell Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  21. ^ "Brian Winters Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  22. ^ "Billy Knight Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  23. ^ "John Drew Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  24. ^ "Brian Winters Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  25. ^ "Kim Hughes Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
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  27. ^ a b c d Gammons, Peter (May 29, 1974). "Second choice, top quality". The Boston Globe. p. 53. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Dick Snyder Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  29. ^ "Pete Maravich Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  30. ^ "Howard Porter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  31. ^ "Jim Cleamons Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  32. ^ "Stan Love Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  33. ^ a b "Paul Stovall Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  34. ^ "John Hummer Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  35. ^ "Connie Hawkins Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  36. ^ "Rick Adelman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  37. ^ "Gary Gregor Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  38. ^ "Charlie Davis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  39. ^ "John Block Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  40. ^ "Walt Wesley Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  41. ^ "1974 Underclassmen Hardship List". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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