1979 NBA draft

1979 NBA draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 25, 1979
LocationPlaza Hotel (New York City, New York)
Overview
202 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionMagic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
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The 1979 NBA draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA), held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Monday, June 25.[1][2] In this draft, the 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players; it went ten rounds and selected 202 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.[3] The Los Angeles Lakers, who obtained the New Orleans Jazz' first-round pick in a trade, won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Chicago Bulls 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. Larry Bird would have been eligible to join this draft class because his "junior eligible" draft status from being taken by Boston in 1978 would expire the minute the 1979 draft began, but Bird and the Celtics agreed on a five-year contract on June 8 to avoid that.[4] Before the draft, five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.[5] 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.[6] Prior to the draft, the Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz.[7]

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Magic Johnson from NCAA champion Michigan State University, one of the "hardship" players, was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.[2] Johnson, who had just finished his sophomore season in college, became the first underclassman to be drafted first overall.[8] He went on to win the NBA championship with the Lakers in his rookie season. He also won the Finals Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the first rookie ever to win the award. He spent his entire 13-year career with the Lakers and won five NBA championships. He also won three Most Valuable Player Awards, three Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, ten consecutive All-NBA Team selections and twelve All-Star Game selections.[9] For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[10] He was also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[11] After retiring as a player, Johnson went on to have a brief coaching career as an interim head coach of the Lakers in 1994.[12]

Sidney Moncrief, the fifth pick, won two Defensive Player of the Year Awards and was selected to five consecutive All-NBA Teams, five consecutive All-Defensive Teams and five consecutive All-Star Games. In "The Book of Basketball", Bill Simmons noted that then-Lakers head coach Jerry West had actually wanted to trade down from the #1 pick and use it to get Moncrief along with more players and picks, but Jerry Buss vetoed West's plans because Buss wanted Magic to be the new face of the team he was just finishing his full purchase of.[13] Jim Paxson, the twelfth pick, was selected to one All-NBA Team and two All-Star Games.[14] Bill Cartwright, the third pick, won three consecutive NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 through 1993. He also had one All-Star Game selection, which occurred in his rookie season.[15] He then became the Bulls' head coach for three seasons.[16] Bill Laimbeer, the 65th pick, won two NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons in 1989 and 1990 and was selected to four All-Star Games.[17] After retiring, he coached the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for eight seasons, leading them to three WNBA championships in 2003, 2006 and 2008.[18] Mark Eaton, who had only completed one year of college basketball, was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 107th pick.[19] He opted to return to college basketball and later joined the NBA in 1982, after he was drafted again by the Utah Jazz in the 1982 draft. During his eleven-year career with the Jazz, he won two Defensive Player of the Year Awards and was selected to five consecutive All-Defensive Team and one All-Star Game.[20] Two other players from this draft, eighth pick Calvin Natt and 73rd pick James Donaldson, were also selected to one All-Star Game each.[21][22]

In the fourth round, the Boston Celtics selected Nick Galis from Seton Hall University with the 68th pick. However, he suffered a serious injury in the training camp and was waived by the Celtics before the season started. Galis, who was born in the United States to Greek parents, opted to play in Greece. He never played in the NBA and spent all of his professional career in Greece, where he helped the country emerge as an international basketball power. He won a Eurobasket title, 8 Greek championships, 7 Greek cups as well as numerous personal honors and awards. He has been inducted into both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[23][24]

Draft

Magic Johnson was selected 1st overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bill Cartwright was selected 3rd overall by the New York Knicks.
Sidney Moncrief was selected 5th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jim Paxson was selected 12th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Bill Laimbeer was selected 65th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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James Donaldson was selected 73rd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics.
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
Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1 Magic Johnson^ G/F  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Utah)[a] Michigan State (So.)
1 2 David Greenwood F/C  United States Chicago Bulls UCLA (Sr.)
1 3 Bill Cartwright+ C  United States New York Knicks (from Boston)[b] San Francisco (Sr.)
1 4 Greg Kelser F  United States Detroit Pistons Michigan State (Sr.)
1 5 Sidney Moncrief^ G  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Cleveland) Arkansas (Sr.)
1 6 James Bailey F/C  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from New York)[d] Rutgers (Sr.)
1 7 Vinnie Johnson G  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from New Jersey via New York)[e] Baylor (Sr.)
1 8 Calvin Natt+ F  United States New Jersey Nets (from Indiana via Milwaukee)[f] Northeast Louisiana (Sr.)
1 9 Larry Demic F/C  United States New York Knicks (from Golden State via Boston)[b] Arizona (Sr.)
1 10 Roy Hamilton G  United States Detroit Pistons (from Milwaukee via San Diego)[g] UCLA (Sr.)
1 11 Cliff Robinson F  United States New Jersey Nets (from San Diego)[h] USC (So.)
1 12 Jim Paxson* G/F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Dayton (Sr.)
1 13 Dudley Bradley G/F  United States Indiana Pacers (from Atlanta)[i] North Carolina (Sr.)
1 14 Brad Holland G  United States Los Angeles Lakers UCLA (Sr.)
1 15 Phil Hubbard F/C  United States Detroit Pistons (from Denver)[j] Michigan (Sr.)
1 16 Jim Spanarkel G/F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Duke (Sr.)
1 17 Lee Johnson F  United States Houston Rockets East Texas State (Sr.)
1 18 Reggie King F  United States Kansas City Kings Alabama (Sr.)
1 19 Wiley Peck G  United States San Antonio Spurs Mississippi State (Sr.)
1 20 Larry Knight# F  United States Utah Jazz (from Phoenix)[k] Loyola (IL) (Sr.)
1 21 Sly Williams G/F  United States New York Knicks (from Seattle via Boston)[b] Rhode Island (Jr.)
1 22 Kyle Macy G  United States Phoenix Suns (from Washington)[l] Kentucky (Sr.)
2 23 Tico Brown# G  United States Utah Jazz Georgia Tech (Sr.)
2 24 Johnny High G  United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston)[m] Nevada (Sr.)
2 25 Oliver Mack G  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Detroit via Denver) East Carolina (Sr.)
2 26 Bruce Flowers F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Notre Dame (Sr.)
2 27 Reggie Carter G  United States New York Knicks St. John's (Sr.)
2 28 Danny Salisbury# F  United States Golden State Warriors (from Chicago) Pan American (Sr.)
2 29 Tony Price G  United States Detroit Pistons (from New Jersey) Pennsylvania (Sr.)
2 30 Gary Garland G  United States Denver Nuggets (from Golden State via San Diego) DePaul (Sr.)
2 31 Edgar Jones F/C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Nevada (Sr.)
2 32 Tony Zeno F  United States Indiana Pacers Arizona State (Sr.)
2 33 Lawrence Butler# G  United States Chicago Bulls (from San Diego via Denver) Idaho State (Sr.)
2 34 Kim Goetz# F  United States New York Knicks (from Portland) San Diego State (Sr.)
2 35 James Bradley# F  United States Atlanta Hawks Memphis State (Sr.)
2 36 Clint Richardson G  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Denver via New Jersey) Seattle (Sr.)
2 37 Bernard Toone F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Marquette (Sr.)
2 38 Larry Wilson# F  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Houston) Nicholls State (Sr.)
2 39 Victor King# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
2 40 Andrew Fields# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from San Antonio via Seattle) Cheyney State (Sr.)
2 41 Mark Young# F  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Kansas City via Denver) Fairfield (Sr.)
2 42 Paul Mokeski F/C  United States Houston Rockets (from Phoenix via Seattle) Kansas (Sr.)
2 43 Johnny Moore G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Texas (Sr.)
2 44 Joe DeSantis# G  United States Washington Bullets Fairfield (Sr.)
3 45 Arvid Kramer C  United States Utah Jazz Augustana (SD) (Sr.)
3 46 Andrew Parker# G  United States Washington Bullets Iowa State (Sr.)
3 47 Calvin Garrett F  United States Chicago Bulls (from Cleveland) Oral Roberts (Sr.)
3 48 Terry Duerod G  United States Detroit Pistons Detroit (Sr.)
3 49 Cedrick Hordges F/C  United States Chicago Bulls South Carolina (Sr.)
3 50 Geoff Huston G  United States New York Knicks Texas Tech (Sr.)
3 51 John Gerdy# G  United States New Jersey Nets Davidson (Sr.)
3 52 Larry Gibson# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Maryland (Sr.)
3 53 Wayne Kreklow G  United States Boston Celtics (from Indiana) Drake (Sr.)
3 54 Lynbert Johnson G/F  United States Golden State Warriors Wichita State (Sr.)
3 55 Tom Channel# G  United States San Diego Clippers Boston University (Sr.)
3 56 Mickey Fox# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Saint Mary's University (Canada) (Sr.)
3 57 Don Marsh# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Franklin & Marshall (Sr.)
3 58 Earl Cureton F/C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Detroit (Sr.)
3 59 Ricardo Brown# G  United States[n 2] Houston Rockets Pepperdine (Sr.)
3 60 Walter Daniels# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Georgia (Sr.)
3 61 Ernesto Malcolm# G  Panama Boston Celtics Briar Cliff (Sr.)
3 62 Terry Crosby G  United States Kansas City Kings Tennessee (Sr.)
3 63 Sylvester Norris C  United States San Antonio Spurs Jackson State (Sr.)
3 64 Al Green# G  United States[n 3] Phoenix Suns LSU (Sr.)
3 65 Bill Laimbeer+ C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Seattle) Notre Dame (Sr.)
3 66 Charles Floyd# F  United States Washington Bullets High Point (Sr.)
4 67 Greg Deane G  United States Utah Jazz Utah (Sr.)
4 68 Nikos Galis^# G  United States[n 4] Boston Celtics Seton Hall (Sr.)
4 69 Eugene Robinson# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Louisiana–Monroe (Sr.)
4 70 Rick Swing# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers The Citadel (Sr.)
4 71 Larry Rogers# F  United States New York Knicks U.S. Armed Forces (AAU)
4 72 George Maynor# G  United States Chicago Bulls East Carolina (Sr.)
4 73 James Donaldson+ C  United States[n 5] Seattle SuperSonics (from New Jersey) Washington State (Sr.)
4 74 Don Newman# G  United States Indiana Pacers Idaho (Jr.)
4 75 Ron Ripley# F  United States Golden State Warriors Green Bay (Sr.)
4 76 Sammy Drummer# G  United States Houston Rockets Georgia Tech (Sr.)
4 77 Lionel Garrett# F  United States San Diego Clippers Southern (Sr.)
4 78 Darryl Robinson# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Appalachian State (Sr.)
4 79 Ray White# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Mississippi State (Sr.)
4 80 Lionel Green# F  United States Houston Rockets LSU (Sr.)
4 81 Ricky Reed# G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Temple (Sr.)
4 82 Jerry Sichting G  United States Golden State Warriors (from Denver) Purdue (Sr.)
4 83 Mike Niles F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
4 84 Al Daniel# G  United States San Antonio Spurs Furman (Sr.)
4 85 John McCullough G  United States Kansas City Kings Oklahoma (Sr.)
4 86 Malcolm Cesare# F  United States Phoenix Suns Florida (Sr.)
4 87 Richie Allen# F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Cal State Dominguez Hills (Sr.)
4 88 Lamont Reid# G  United States Washington Bullets Oral Roberts (Sr.)
5 89 Wolfe Perry# G  United States Utah Jazz Stanford (Sr.)
5 90 Jimmy Allen# G  United States Boston Celtics New Haven (Sr.)
5 91 Matt Simpkins# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Georgia Southern (Sr.)
5 92 Flintie Ray Williams# G  United States Detroit Pistons UNLV (Sr.)
5 93 Larry Washington# G  United States Chicago Bulls Drury (Sr.)
5 94 Johnny Green# F  United States New York Knicks UC Riverside (Sr.)
5 95 Jim Abromaitis# F  United States New Jersey Nets UConn (Sr.)
5 96 George Lett# F  United States Golden State Warriors Centenary (Sr.)
5 97 Jim Tillman# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Eastern Kentucky (Jr.)
5 98 Billy Reid G  United States Indiana Pacers San Francisco (Jr.)
5 99 Greg Joyner# F  United States San Diego Clippers Middle Tennessee (Sr.)
5 100 Matthew White# C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Penn (Sr.)
5 101 Kendal Pinder# F  Bahamas[n 6] Atlanta Hawks NC State (Sr.)
5 102 Larry Williams# F  United States Denver Nuggets Louisville (Sr.)
5 103 Carl McPipe# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Nebraska (Sr.)
5 104 Allen Leavell G  United States Houston Rockets Oklahoma City (Sr.)
5 105 Curtis Watkins# F  United States Kansas City Kings DePaul (Sr.)
5 106 Steve Schall# F  United States San Antonio Spurs Arkansas (Jr.)
5 107 Mark Eaton+ C  United States Phoenix Suns Cypress JC (Fr.)[n 7]
5 108 Marshall Ashford# G  United States Washington Bullets Virginia Tech (Sr.)
6 109 Ernie Cobb# G  United States Utah Jazz Boston College (Sr.)
6 110 Marvin Delph# G  United States Boston Celtics Athletes in Action
6 111 Truman Claytor# G  United States Detroit Pistons Kentucky (Sr.)
6 112 Jon Manning# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers North Texas (Sr.)
6 113 Phil Abney# G  United States New York Knicks New Mexico (Sr.)
6 114 Steve Smith# G  United States Chicago Bulls USC (Sr.)
6 115 Tony Smith# G  United States New Jersey Nets UNLV (Sr.)
6 116 Derrick Mayes# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Illinois State (Sr.)
6 117 Greg Guye# F  United States Indiana Pacers Stetson (Sr.)
6 118 Jim Mitchem# C  United States Golden State Warriors DePaul (Sr.)
6 119 Bob Bender# G  United States San Diego Clippers Duke (Sr.)
6 120 Ray Ellis# C  United States Portland Trail Blazers Pepperdine (Sr.)
6 121 Dwight Williams# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Gardner–Webb (Sr.)
6 122 Odell Ball# F  United States Denver Nuggets Marquette (Sr.)
6 123 Dan Hartshorne# C  United States Philadelphia 76ers Oregon (Sr.)
6 124 Collie Davis# F  United States Houston Rockets Southern (Sr.)
6 125 Terry Knight# G  United States San Antonio Spurs Pittsburgh (Sr.)
6 126 Bob Roma# F  United States Kansas City Kings Princeton (Sr.)
6 127 Dale Shackleford# F  United States Phoenix Suns Syracuse (Sr.)
6 128 Garcia Hopkins# F  United States Washington Bullets Morgan State (So.)
7 129 Paul Poe# F  United States Utah Jazz Louisiana College (Sr.)
7 130 Steve Castellan# F  United States Boston Celtics Virginia (Sr.)
7 131 Steve Skaggs# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio (Sr.)
7 132 Ken Jones# G  United States Detroit Pistons Saint Mary's (Sr.)
7 133 Mike Eversley# F  United States Chicago Bulls Chicago State (Sr.)
7 134 Marc Coleman# G  United States New York Knicks Seton Hall (Sr.)
7 135 Jim Strickland# C  United States New Jersey Nets South Carolina (Jr.)
7 136 Dirk Ewing# G  United States Indiana Pacers Stetson (Sr.)
7 137 Ren Watson# F  United States Golden State Warriors VCU (Sr.)
7 138 Stan Ray# C  United States Milwaukee Bucks Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
7 139 Jene Grey# F  United States San Diego Clippers Le Moyne (Sr.)
7 140 Jeff Tropf# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Central Michigan (Sr.)
7 141 Tim Waterman# F  United States Atlanta Hawks St. Bonaventure (Sr.)
7 142 Bobby Willis# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Penn (Sr.)
7 143 Rich Valavicius# F  United States Houston Rockets Auburn (Jr.)
7 144 John Johnson# G  United States Denver Nuggets Creighton (Sr.)
7 145 Nick Daniels# F  United States Kansas City Kings Xavier (Sr.)
7 146 Tyrone Branyan# F  United States San Antonio Spurs Texas (Sr.)
7 147 Ollie Matson Jr.# F  United States Phoenix Suns Pepperdine (Sr.)
7 Washington Bullets (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)[n 8]
8 148 Keith McDonald# G  United States Utah Jazz Utah State (Sr.)
8 149 Glenn Sudhop# C  United States Boston Celtics NC State (Sr.)
8 150 Rodney Lee# F  United States Detroit Pistons Memphis (Sr.)
8 151 Mark Haymore# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers UMass (Sr.)
8 152 Billy Tucker# G  United States New York Knicks Tennessee State (Sr.)
8 153 Tony Warren# G  United States Chicago Bulls NC State (Sr.)
8 154 Henry Hollingsworth# G  United States New Jersey Nets Hofstra (Sr.)
8 155 Mario Butler# F  Panama Golden State Warriors Briar Cliff (Sr.)
8 156 Larry Spicer# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks UAB (Jr.)
8 157 Brian Magid# G  United States Indiana Pacers George Washington (Sr.)
8 158 Renaldo Lawrence# G  United States San Diego Clippers Appalachian State (Sr.)
8 159 Willie Pounds# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Chaminade (Sr.)
8 160 John Goedeke# F  United States Atlanta Hawks UMBC (Sr.)
8 161 Delbert Watson# G  United States Houston Rockets East Tennessee State (Sr.)
8 162 Matt Teahan# F  United States Denver Nuggets Denver (Sr.)
8 163 Rick Raivio# G  United States Philadelphia 76ers Portland (Jr.)
8 San Antonio Spurs (forfeited due to selection of ineligible player)[n 9]
8 164 Tony Vann# F  United States Kansas City Kings Alabama–Huntsville (Sr.)
8 165 Charles Jones F/C  United States Phoenix Suns Albany State (Sr.)
8 166 Jo Jo Walters# G  United States Washington Bullets Manhattan (Sr.)
9 167 Milt Huggins# G  United States Utah Jazz Southern Illinois (Sr.)
9 168 Kevin Sinnett# F  United States Boston Celtics Navy (Sr.)
9 169 Tim Joyce# F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Ohio (Sr.)
9 170 Val Bracey# G  United States Detroit Pistons Central Michigan (Sr.)
9 171 James Jackson# G  United States Chicago Bulls Minnesota (Sr.)
9 172 Brett Wyatt# G  United States New York Knicks New Jersey City (Sr.)
9 173 Ricky Free# G  United States New Jersey Nets Columbia (Sr.)
9 174 Roger Lapham# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks Maine (Sr.)
9 175 Gene Ransom# G  United States Golden State Warriors California (Sr.)
9 176 Mike Dodd# G  United States San Diego Clippers San Diego State (Sr.)
9 177 Stan Eckwood# G  United States Portland Trail Blazers Harding (Sr.)
9 178 Cedric Oliver# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Hamilton (Sr.)
9 179 Emmett Lewis# G  United States Denver Nuggets Colorado (Sr.)
9 180 Coby Leavitt# F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Utah (Jr.)
9 181 Gary Wilson# F  United States Kansas City Kings Southern Illinois (Sr.)
9 182 Eddie McLeod# F  United States San Antonio Spurs UNLV (Sr.)
9 183 Hosea Champine# G  United States Phoenix Suns Robert Morris (Sr.)
9 184 Gary Ray Hooker# F  United States Washington Bullets Murray State (Jr.)
10 185 Paul Dawkins F  United States Utah Jazz Northern Illinois (Sr.)
10 186 Alton Byrd# G  United States[n 10] Boston Celtics Columbia (Sr.)
10 187 Willie Polk# G  United States Detroit Pistons Grand Canyon (Sr.)
10 188 Terry Peavy# G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Point Park (Sr.)
10 189 Gordon Thomas# G  United States New York Knicks St. John's (Sr.)
10 190 Marvin Thomas# G  United States Chicago Bulls UCLA (Sr.)
10 191 Eric Fleisher# G  United States New Jersey Nets Tulane (Sr.)
10 192 Kevin Heenan# G  United States Golden State Warriors Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
10 193 Chris Fahrbach# F  United States Milwaukee Bucks North Dakota (Sr.)
10 194 Greg Hunter# F  United States San Diego Clippers Loyola Marymount (Sr.)
10 195 Kelvin Small# F  United States Portland Trail Blazers Oregon (Sr.)
10 196 Chad Nelson# C  United States Atlanta Hawks Drake (Sr.)
10 197 Cortez Collins# F  United States Chicago Bulls Southern Indiana (Sr.)
10 198 Keith McCord G  United States Philadelphia 76ers UAB (Jr.)
10 199 Glenn Fine# G  United States San Antonio Spurs Harvard (Sr.)
10 200 Russell Saunders# G  United States Kansas City Kings New Mexico (Sr.)
10 201 Korky Nelson# F  United States Phoenix Suns Santa Clara (Sr.)
10 202 Steve Martin# G  United States Washington Bullets Georgetown (Sr.)

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1979 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Pos. Nationality School/club team
Norman Black G/F  United States Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
Alan Hardy G  United States Michigan (Sr.)
Bill Mayfield F  United States Iowa (Sr.)

Trades

  • a 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.[28] The Lakers used the pick to draft Magic Johnson.
  • b 1 2 3 On February 12, 1979, the New York Knicks acquired three first-round picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Bob McAdoo.[29] Previously, the Celtics acquired a first-round pick on January 30, 1979, from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Jo Jo White.[30] The Celtics also acquired a first-round pick on January 17, 1979, from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Dennis Awtrey.[31] The Knicks used the picks to draft Bill Cartwright, Larry Demic and Sly Williams.
  • c 1 2 On the draft-day, the Detroit Pistons acquired the fifth pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for the sixth pick and cash considerations.[32] Previously, the Bucks acquired the pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 1, 1978, in exchange for a 1978 first-round pick.[33] The Pistons used the pick to draft Greg Kelser. The Bucks used the pick to draft Sidney Moncrief
  • d On October 24, 1975, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired Gene Short and a first-round pick from the New York Knicks in exchange for Spencer Haywood.[34] The Sonics used the pick to draft James Bailey.
  • e On October 4, 1978, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired Lonnie Shelton and a 1979 first-round pick from the New York Knicks in exchange for a 1981 first-round pick. This trade was arranged as compensation when the Knicks signed Marvin Webster on September 29, 1978.[35] Previously, the Knicks acquired the 1978 and 1979 first-round picks on June 8, 1978, from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Phil Jackson, a 1978 first-round pick and US$3.2-million settlement of their indemnification debt to the Knicks.[36][37] The Sonics used the pick to draft Vinnie Johnson.
  • f On May 31, 1979, the New Jersey Nets acquired John Gianelli and the eighth pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Harvey Catchings.[38] Previously, the Bucks acquired the pick on June 8, 1978, from the Indiana Pacers as compensation for the signing of Alex English as a free agent.[39] The Nets used the pick to draft Calvin Natt.
  • g On November 23, 1977, the Detroit Pistons acquired Gus Gerard, John Shumate and 1979 first-round pick from the San Diego Clippers in exchange for Marvin Barnes, a 1978 second-round pick and a 1978 fourth-round pick.[40] Previously, the Clippers acquired the pick on September 2, 1977, from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for John Gianelli.[38] The Pistons used the pick to draft Roy Hamilton.
  • h On September 1, 1977, the New Jersey Nets acquired George E. Johnson, 1978 and 1979 first-round picks from the San Diego Clippers in exchange for Nate Archibald.[41] The Nets used the pick to draft Cliff Robinson.
  • i On June 9, 1978, the Indiana Pacers acquired a first-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks as compensation for the signing of Dan Roundfield as a free agent.[42] The Pacers used the pick to draft Dudley Bradley.
  • j On February 1, 1978, the Detroit Pistons acquired Jim Price and a first-round pick from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Ralph Simpson.[43] The Pistons used the pick to draft Phil Hubbard.
  • k On January 12, 1979, the Utah Jazz acquired Marty Byrnes, Ron Lee, 1979 and 1980 first-round picks from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Truck Robinson.[44] The Jazz used the pick to draft Larry Knight.
  • l On June 22, 1979, the Phoenix Suns acquired the 22nd pick and a 1980 third-round pick from the Washington Bullets in exchange for Steve Malovic.[45] The Suns used the pick to draft Kyle Macy.
  • m On October 11, 1978, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Dennis Awtrey.[31] The Suns used the pick to draft Johnny High.

Early entrants

College underclassmen

For the second year in a row, no underclassmen decided to opt out of the NBA draft, with only four total players deciding to declare entry into this year's draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[46]

Notes

  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. ^ Brown later became a Filipino citizen and played for the Philippines national team.
  3. ^ Green later became an Australian citizen.
  4. ^ Galis became a naturalized Greek citizen and played for the Greece national team.[25]
  5. ^ Donaldson was born in the United Kingdom.
  6. ^ Pinder possessed Australian citizenship from 1986 until it was revoked in 2007.
  7. ^ Even though Mark Eaton was a freshman, he was eligible to be drafted because he was already four years out of high school and therefore he did not need to apply for early entry.[19]
  8. ^ The Washington Bullets selected Conrad Whisenton who was a graduate student at the University of Alabama and had last played basketball at Fisk University in 1978. Whisenton had graduated from high school in 1974 which would have made him automatically eligible four years later for the 1978 NBA draft where he was not selected. The NBA originally upheld the Bullets' selection of Whisenton but it was deemed ineligible several weeks later.[26]
  9. ^ The San Antonio Spurs attempted to select Ed "Too Tall" Jones who was a professional boxer and former football player at the time of drafting. The NBA disallowed the pick because Jones had been out of college for more than five years.[27]
  10. ^ Byrd gained British citizenship in 1984 and played for the England national team.

See also

References

General
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  • "1979 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  • "1977–1981 NBA Drafts". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ "Who will go second in NBA draft?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 24, 1979. p. 4F.
  2. ^ a b "L.A. picks "Magic"". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 25, 1979. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Braude, Dick (June 8, 1979). "For $3.25 million, Celtics land Bird". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. p. 33.
  5. ^ "Early Entry Candidate History". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "Spencer Haywood Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "This Date in History–June". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "Olajuwon should go first in today's draft". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. June 19, 1984. p. 1C. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "Magic Johnson Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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