1970 NBA draft
1970 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | March 23, 1970 |
Location | 1971 → |
The 1970 NBA draft was the 24th annual
Draft selections and draftee career notes
Randy Smith, who was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 205th pick, did not enter the league until the 1971–72 season, after he was drafted again in the 1971 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves with the 104th pick. He was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game.[12] Tomjanovich was selected to five All-Star Games during his career.[13] Charlie Scott, the 106th pick, initially opted to play in the ABA with the Virginia Squires before joining the NBA in 1972. He was selected to two All-ABA Teams, two ABA All-Star Games and three NBA All-Star Games.[14] Three other players from this draft, fifth pick Sam Lacey, seventh pick John Johnson and eighth pick Geoff Petrie, was also selected to at least one All-Star Game.[15][16][17] The Rockets' first and second round picks, Tomjanovich and Murphy spent all of their playing career with the Rockets. Tomjanovich played 11 seasons while Murphy played 13 seasons with the Rockets.[9][13]
Lanier, Tomjanovich, Cowens and Issel all became head coaches after ending their playing career. Lanier was the interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the 1995.[18] Tomjanovich coached two NBA teams, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers. He coached the Rockets for 12 seasons, leading them to the NBA championship twice in 1994 and 1995.[19] He also coached the United States national basketball team to a gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. Cowens started his coaching career as a player-coach with the Celtics during the 1978–79 season, before returning to a full-time player in the next season. He later coached two more NBA teams, most recently with the Golden State Warriors.[20] Issel coached the Denver Nuggets for six seasons in two separate three-year stints.[21] Two other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: 40th pick Gar Heard and 125th pick George Irvine.[22][23]
The 1970 draft class is considered to be one of the best in NBA history as it produced six Hall of Famers and twelve All-Stars from those draftees who played in the NBA. Raga has also been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Key
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
Other picks
The following list includes other draft picks who have appeared in at least one NBA game.[33][34]
Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
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3 | 35 | Curtis Perry | F | United States | San Diego Rockets
|
Southwest Missouri |
3 | 38 | Willie Williams | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Florida State |
3 | 39 | Greg Hyder | F | United States | Cincinnati Royals
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Eastern New Mexico |
3 | 40 | Gar Heard | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Oklahoma |
3 | 46 | Dennis Awtrey | C | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Santa Clara |
3 | 50 | Marv Winkler | G | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Southwestern Louisiana
|
4 | 53 | Ralph Ogden | F | United States | San Francisco Warriors
|
Santa Clara |
4 | 54 | Bill Stricker | F | United States | Pacific | |
4 | 64 | Larry Mikan | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota |
5 | 70 | Levi Fontaine | G | United States | San Francisco Warriors
|
Maryland State |
5 | 76 | Ron Knight | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Cal State-Los Angeles |
5 | 79 | George T. Johnson | F/C | United States | Chicago Bulls | Dillard |
5 | 82 | Bob Riley | F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Mount St. Mary's |
5 | 83 | Gary Zeller | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets
|
Drake |
6 | 87 | Vic Bartolome | C | United States | San Francisco Warriors
|
Oregon State |
6 | 94 | Joe Cooke | G | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana |
6 | 95 | Joe Thomas | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Marquette |
7 | 103 | Billy Paultz | F/C | United States | San Diego Rockets
|
St. John's |
7 | 106 | Charlie Scott^ | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | North Carolina |
7 | 110 | Claude English | F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Rhode Island |
8 | 120 | Don Adams | F | United States | San Diego Rockets
|
Northwestern |
8 | 122 | Dan Issel^ | F/C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Kentucky |
8 | 129 | Steve Patterson | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | UCLA |
8 | 133 | Herb White | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Georgia
|
8 | 136 | Greg Fillmore | C | United States | New York Knicks | Cheyney State |
10 | 155 | Coby Dietrick | F/C | United States | San Francisco Warriors
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San Jose State |
14 | 205 | Randy Smith* | G/F | United States | Buffalo Braves | Buffalo State
|
16 | 224 | Harvey Marlatt | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Eastern Michigan |
Trades
- The Hawks used the pick to draft Pete Maravich.
- Baltimore Bullets acquired the Buffalo Braves' first-round pick from the Braves in exchange for Mike Davis and the Bullets' first-round pick.[37][38] The Bullets used the pick to draft George E. Johnsonwhile the Braves used the pick to draft John Hummer.
- Cincinnati Royals acquired a second-round pick from the San Francisco Warriors in exchange for Adrian Smith.[36][39]The Royals used the pick to draft Nate Archibald.
- d On November 1, 1969, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired a second-round pick from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Erwin Mueller.[40][41] The Sonics used the pick to select Jake Ford.
- e On September 13, 1969, the Phoenix Suns acquired a second-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Bill Melchionni.[42] The Suns used the pick to draft Joe DePre.
- f 1 2 On February 1, 1970, the Detroit Pistons acquired Bob Quick and a second-round pick from the Bullets in exchange for Eddie Miles and a fourth-round pick.[41][43] The Pistons used the pick to draft Ken Warzynski. The Bullets used the pick to select Bill Stricker.
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1970 draft but played at least one game in the NBA.
Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
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Charlie Criss | G | United States | New Mexico State |
A. W. Holt | F | United States | Jackson State |
Jeff Webb | G | United States | Kansas State |
See also
- List of first overall NBA draft picks
- NBA records
References
- General
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- Specific
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- ^ "Dave Cowens Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Nate "Tiny" Archibald Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
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- ^ a b "Calvin Murphy Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
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- ^ a b "Rudy Tomjanovich Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ "Charlie Scott Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
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- ^ "Sam Lacey Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ "John Johnson Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
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- ^ "Rudy Tomjanovich Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Dave Cowens Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Dan Issel Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "Gar Heard Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "George Irvine Coaching Record". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
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- ^ "FIBA announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class". FIBA. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "Dino Meneghin Bio". FIBA. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
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- ^ "Erwin Mueller Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Pistons: All-Time Transactions". NBA.com/Pistons. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "Bill Melchionni Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ "Eddie Miles Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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