1967 NBA expansion draft

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1967 NBA expansion draft
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)May 1, 1967
Overview
LeagueNBA
Expansion teams
San Diego Rockets
Seattle SuperSonics

The 1967 NBA expansion draft was the third

San Diego Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics could acquire players for the upcoming 1967–68 season. Seattle and San Diego had been awarded the expansion teams on December 20, 1966, and January 11, 1967, respectively.[1][2] The Rockets moved to Houston, Texas, in 1971 and are currently known as the Houston Rockets.[3] The SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City, in 2008 and are currently known as the Oklahoma City Thunder.[4]
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 Rockets and the Sonics selected fifteen unprotected players each, while the ten other NBA teams lost three players each.

The Rockets, the 12th franchise in the NBA, were founded by

Chicago Zephyrs head coach Jack McMahon was named as the franchise's first head coach and general manager.[5] The Rockets' selections included three-time All-Star Johnny Green. Ten players from the expansion draft joined the Rockets for their inaugural season, but only five played more than one season for the team. Don Kojis, who played three seasons with the Rockets, was named to the 1968 All-Star Game, becoming the franchise's first All-Star.[6]

The SuperSonics, the 11th franchise in the NBA, were founded by a group of investors led by

player-coach when the Sonics selected him, decided to retire from playing and became a full-time head coach for the Hawks. He never played for the Sonics, even though he later came back from retirement to play with the Hawks.[9] Nine players from the expansion draft joined the Sonics for their inaugural season, but only four played more than one season for the team. Walt Hazzard, who only played one season with the Sonics, was named to the 1968 All-Star Game, becoming the franchise's first All-Star.[6]

Key

Pos. G F C
Position
Guard Forward Center
* 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

Selections

Player Pos. Nationality Team Previous team Years of NBA experience[a] Career with the franchise[b] Ref.
Jim Barnett G/F  United States
San Diego Rockets
Boston Celtics 1 19671970 [10]
John Barnhill G  United States
San Diego Rockets
Baltimore Bullets
5 1967–1968 [11]
John Block+ F/C  United States
San Diego Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers 1 19671971 [12]
Hank Finkel
C  United States
San Diego Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers 1 19671969 [13]
Dave Gambee F  United States
San Diego Rockets
Philadelphia 76ers 9 1967–1968 [14]
Johnny Green+ F/C  United States
San Diego Rockets
Baltimore Bullets
8 1967–1968 [15]
Toby Kimball F/C  United States
San Diego Rockets
Boston Celtics 1 19671971 [16]
Don Kojis+ F  United States
San Diego Rockets
Chicago Bulls 4 19671970 [17]
Freddie Lewis G  United States
San Diego Rockets
Cincinnati Royals
1 [c] [18]
Jon McGlocklin+ G/F  United States
San Diego Rockets
Cincinnati Royals
2 1967–1968 [19]
Wayne Molis F  United States
San Diego Rockets
New York Knicks 1 [c] [20]
Paul Neumann G  United States
San Diego Rockets
San Francisco Warriors
6 [c] [21]
Chico Vaughn G  United States
San Diego Rockets
Detroit Pistons 5 [c] [22]
Gerry Ward G  United States
San Diego Rockets
Chicago Bulls 4 [c] [23]
Jim Ware F  United States
San Diego Rockets
Cincinnati Royals
1 1967–1968 [24]
Henry Akin F/C  United States Seattle SuperSonics New York Knicks 1 1967–1968 [25]
Nate Bowman C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Philadelphia 76ers 1 [c] [26]
Dave Deutsch G  United States Seattle SuperSonics New York Knicks 1 [c] [27]
Richie Guerin* G  United States Seattle SuperSonics
St. Louis Hawks
11 [c] [28]
Walt Hazzard+ G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Los Angeles Lakers 3 1967–1968 [29]
Tommy Kron G  United States Seattle SuperSonics
St. Louis Hawks
1 19671969 [30]
Tom Meschery+ F  United States[d] Seattle SuperSonics
San Francisco Warriors
6 19671971 [31]
Dorie Murrey F/C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Detroit Pistons 1 19671970 [32]
Bud Olsen F/C  United States Seattle SuperSonics
San Francisco Warriors
1 1967–1968 [33]
Ron Reed F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Detroit Pistons 2 [c] [34]
Rod Thorn G  United States Seattle SuperSonics
St. Louis Hawks
4 19671971 [35]
Ben Warley G/F  United States Seattle SuperSonics
Baltimore Bullets
5 [c] [36]
Ron Watts F  United States Seattle SuperSonics Boston Celtics 2 [c] [37]
Bob Weiss G  United States Seattle SuperSonics Philadelphia 76ers 2 1967–1968 [38]
George Wilson C  United States Seattle SuperSonics Chicago Bulls 3 1967–1968 [39]

Notes

References

General
  • "NBA Expansion Drafts: Results". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  • "All-Time NBA Expansion Draft Results". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  • "1967 NBA Expansion Draft". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
Specific
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  2. ^ "This Date in History–January". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off". The Houston Chronicle. September 20, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "SuperSonics, Seattle reach last-minute settlement". ESPN.com. July 3, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "2009-10 Houston Rockets Media Guide" (PDF). NBA.com/Rockets. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "1968 NBA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  7. ^ O'Neil, Danny (June 14, 2003). "Sam Schulman, 1910–2003: He ushered Seattle into big-time sports". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Suns Add Al Bianchi to Coaching Staff". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 18, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  9. ^ "Richie Guerin Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  10. ^ "Jim Barnett Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  11. ^ "John Barnhill Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  12. ^ "John Block Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  13. ^ "Hank Finkel Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  14. ^ "Dave Gambee Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  15. ^ "Johnny Green Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  16. ^ "Toby Kimball Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  17. ^ "Don Kojis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  18. ^ "Freddie Lewis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  19. ^ "Jon McGlocklin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  20. ^ "Wayne Molis Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  21. ^ "Paul Neumann Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  22. ^ "Chico Vaughn Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  23. ^ "Gerry Ward Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  24. ^ "Jim Ware Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  25. ^ "Henry Akin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  26. ^ "Nate Bowman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  27. ^ "Dave Deutsch Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  28. ^ "Richie Guerin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  29. ^ "Walt Hazzard Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  30. ^ "Tommy Kron Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  31. ^ "Tom Meschery Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  32. ^ "Dorie Murrey Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  33. ^ "Bud Olsen Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  34. ^ "Ron Reed Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  35. ^ "Rod Thorn Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  36. ^ "Ben Warley Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  37. ^ "Ron Watts Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  38. ^ "Bob Weiss Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  39. ^ "George Wilson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  40. ^ Crowe, Jerry (November 9, 2009). "Former NBA tough guy Tom Meschery a man of rhyme, reason". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  41. ^ "International Timeline". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 11, 2010.

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