1961 NBA expansion draft

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1961 NBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)April 26, 1961
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teams
Chicago Packers

The 1961 NBA expansion draft was the inaugural

folded in 1950.[1] The Packers later underwent several name changes and relocations before moving to Washington, D.C.. They are currently known as the Washington Wizards.[2]
In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected.

The Packers appointed four-time

Sihugo Green, one-time All-Star Woody Sauldsberry and Joe Graboski.[5] Dave Budd, who was selected from the New York Knicks, was traded back to the Knicks without playing any games for the Packers. He was traded in exchange for former second overall pick Charlie Tyra and Bob McNeill.[6] Six players from the expansion draft joined the Packers for their inaugural season, but only two played more than one season for the team. Bobby Leonard
would later go on to become the team's head coach.

Key

Pos. G F C
Position
 Guard Forward Center

Selections

Player Pos. Nationality Previous team Years of NBA experience[a] Career with the franchise[b] Ref.
Dave Budd F  United States New York Knicks 1 —[c] [6]
Barney Cable F  United States
Syracuse Nationals
 3 1961; 1963–1964 [7]
Gene Conley F/C  United States Boston Celtics 4 —[c] [8]
Ralph Davis G  United States
Cincinnati Royals
 1 1961–1962 [9]
Archie Dees F/C  United States Detroit Pistons 3 1961 [5]
Andy Johnson G/F  United States
Philadelphia Warriors
 3 1961–1962 [10]
Bobby Leonard G  United States Los Angeles Lakers 5 1961–1963 [11]
Dave Piontek F/C  United States
St. Louis Hawks
 5 1961–1962 [12]

Notes

References

General
  • "1961 NBA Expansion Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ "History of the Chicago Bulls". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Washington Wizards History". NBA.com/Wizards. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Jim Pollard Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Jim Pollard Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Archie Dees Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Dave Budd Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Barney Cable Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  8. ^ "Gene Conley Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  9. ^ "Ralph Davis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  10. ^ "Andy Johnson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  11. ^ "Slick Leonard Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  12. ^ "Dave Piontek Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.

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