Драфт НБА 1978 года: выбор новичков

Basketball player selection

The 1978 NBA draft was the 32nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 9, 1978, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York, before the 1978–79 season. In this draft, 22 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. The Indiana Pacers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Kansas City Kings, who obtained the New Jersey Nets' first round pick in a trade, were awarded the second pick. The Pacers then traded the first pick to the Portland Trail Blazers before the draft. 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. Before the draft, five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule. 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. Prior to the start of the season, the Buffalo Braves relocated to San Diego and became the San Diego Clippers. The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 202 players.

Mychal Thompson from the University of Minnesota was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. Thompson, who was born in the Bahamas, became the first foreign born player to be drafted first overall. Phil Ford from the University of North Carolina was selected second by the Kansas City Kings. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was also selected to the All NBA Second Team in his rookie season. A college underclassman from Indiana State University, Larry Bird, was selected sixth by the Boston Celtics. However, he opted to return to Indiana State for his senior season before entering the league in 1979. He won the Rookie of the Year Award and was also selected to both the All NBA First Team and the All Star Game in his rookie season. Bird spent his entire 13 year career with the Celtics and won three NBA championships. He also won three consecutive Most Valuable Player Awards and two Finals Most Valuable Player Awards. He was also selected to ten All NBA Teams and thirteen consecutive All Star Games. For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bird was also named to the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. After retiring as a player, Bird went on to have a coaching career. He coached the Indiana Pacers for three seasons, leading them to an NBA Finals appearance. He also won the Coach of the Year Award in 1998. Before the draft, Larry Bird had just finished his junior year at Indiana State. However, he was eligible to be drafted without applying for "hardship" because his original college class at Indiana University had graduated. He initially enrolled at Indiana University in 1974 but dropped out before the season began. After sitting out a year, he enrolled at Indiana State. Despite being eligible for the draft, he stated that he would return to college for his senior season. His hometown team, the Indiana Pacers, initially held the first overall pick. However, when they failed to persuade him to leave college early, they traded the first pick to the Blazers, who also failed to convince him into signing. Five teams, including the Pacers who held the third pick, passed on Bird until the Celtics used the sixth pick to draft him. They drafted him even though they knew that they might lose the exclusive rights to him if he didn't sign before the next draft. He could reenter the draft in 1979 and sign with the other team that drafted him, and in negotiations with Red Auerbach Bird's agent Bob Woolf bluntly dismissed Red's lowball salary offers (he said that he would not offer Bird a contract that paid him more than the $400,000 annual salary of the team's highest paid player at the time, Dave Cowens) and made it clear that Bird would enter the 1979 Draft without any regrets if Boston didn't change its plans. Nevertheless, in April 1979, he signed a five year, US$3.25 million contract with the Celtics, which made him the highest paid rookie in the history of team sport at that time. Maurice Cheeks, the 36th pick, was selected to four All Star Games and five consecutive All Defensive Teams. After retiring as a player, he coached the Portland Trail Blazers and the Philadelphia 76ers for four and a half seasons each. He then coached the Detroit Pistons for the first portion of the 2013/14 NBA season but was fired before finishing his first season with the team. Micheal Ray Richardson, the fourth pick, Larry Bird, the sixth pick, Reggie Theus, the ninth pick, and Mike Mitchell, the fifteenth pick, are the only other players from this draft who were selected to an All Star Game. Michael Cooper, the 60th pick, won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1987 and was selected to eight consecutive All Defensive Teams. He spent his entire 12 year career with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships. After retiring, he coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for eight seasons, leading them to two consecutive WNBA championships in 2001 and 2002. He also served as an interim head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the Four other players drafted also went on to have coaching careers in the NBA: Reggie Theus, 21st pick Mike Evans, 53rd pick Randy Ayers and 55th pick Marc Iavaroni.

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Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team11 F/C Portland Trail Blazers Minnesota 12 x G Kansas City Kings North Carolina 13 F/C Indiana Pacers Kentucky 14 + G/F New York Knicks Montana 15 G/F Golden State Warriors Jackson State 16 ^ F Boston Celtics Indiana State 17 G Portland Trail Blazers Arkansas 18 G/F Boston Celtics Portland State 19 + G Chicago Bulls UNLV 110 G Atlanta Hawks Marquette 111 F/C New Orleans Jazz San Francisco 112 F/C Milwaukee Bucks St. John's 113 G/F New Jersey Nets San Francisco 114 G/F Washington Bullets Bradley 115 + F Cleveland Cavaliers Auburn 116 G/F Atlanta Hawks Kentucky 117 # F Denver Nuggets Wake Forest 118 C Washington Bullets DePaul 119 F Phoenix Suns Syracuse 120 G/F San Antonio Spurs Southern 121 G Denver Nuggets Kansas State 122 G Golden State Warriors UCLA 223 G/F Detroit Pistons Detroit 224 G/F Portland Trail Blazers Villanova 225 G Atlanta Hawks Louisville 226 G Los Angeles Lakers VMI 227 G Indiana Pacers Indiana 228 # F Houston Rockets Utah 229 G/F Detroit Pistons Detroit 230 G/F Boston Celtics Utah 231 # F Chicago Bulls New Mexico 232 F New York Knicks McNeese State 233 F Cleveland Cavaliers Florida State 234 F New York Knicks Cal State Fullerton 235 G New Orleans Jazz Southern 236 ^ G Philadelphia 76ers West Texas State 237 # F Washington Bullets Grambling State 238 # G Los Angeles Lakers UNC Charlotte 239 # F Seattle SuperSonics Kentucky 240 F/C Golden State Warriors New Orleans 241 F/C Buffalo Braves Marquette 242 # F Seattle SuperSonics Pennsylvania 243 G Philadelphia 76ers St. Bonaventure 244 F/C Portland Trail Blazers Florida A&M 345 # F New Jersey Nets Kentucky 346 F Denver Nuggets Rutgers 347 G Houston Rockets Kentucky State 348 # F San Diego Clippers Utah State 349 F/C Kansas City Kings Idaho State 350 # G Boston Celtics Merrimack 351 # C San Diego Clippers Louisville 352 # F Kansas City Kings Texas Tech 353 # G Chicago Bulls Miami (Ohio) 354 # F Atlanta Hawks Manhattan 355 F New York Knicks Virginia 356 # C Golden State Warriors Southern Nazarene 357 G Cleveland Cavaliers LSU358 # F Washington Bullets Creighton 359 F/C Milwaukee Bucks Cincinnati 360 ^ G/F Los Angeles Lakers New Mexico 361 # G Seattle SuperSonics Michigan 362 C New Jersey Nets Notre Dame 363 F/C Phoenix Suns San Diego State 364 G San Antonio Spurs VCU 365 # G San Diego Clippers Arkansas 366 # F Portland Trail Blazers Dartmouth 467 F Houston Rockets UNLV 468 # G San Diego Clippers Marquette 469 # F Houston Rockets Michigan 470 C Kansas City Kings North Carolina 471 # F Indiana Pacers Oregon State 472 # F Boston Celtics Bloomfield 473 # F San Diego Clippers Pittsburgh 474 # F New Orleans Jazz North Texas 475 # F New Orleans Jazz Youngstown State 476 # G San Diego Clippers Wake Forest 477 # G Golden State Warriors Georgetown 478 # G Cleveland Cavaliers Clemson 479 # F New York Knicks Dayton 480 F Milwaukee Bucks Austin Peay 481 F Washington Bullets Maryland 482 # G Los Angeles Lakers Lincoln (Missouri) 483 # F Seattle SuperSonics Illinois State 484 F New Jersey Nets Purdue 485 F Phoenix Suns Cincinnati 486 # F San Antonio Spurs Illinois 487 C Philadelphia 76ers UNLV 488 # G Phoenix Suns UC Irvine 589 # G New Jersey Nets Houston 590 # F San Diego Clippers Florida State 591 # F Houston Rockets Texas 592 # F Indiana Pacers North Carolina A&T 593 # G Kansas City Kings UMass 594 # G Boston Celtics Seton Hall 595 # G Detroit Pistons Northeastern 596 G New Orleans Jazz Notre Dame 597 # F Chicago Bulls Jacksonville 598 # F Atlanta Hawks Holy Cross 599 # F Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas 5100 # G New York Knicks Southern 5101 G Golden State Warriors Western Carolina 5102 # G Washington Bullets Towson 5103 # F Milwaukee Bucks Pacific 5104 G/F Los Angeles Lakers Winston Salem State 5105 C Seattle SuperSonics UCLA 5106 # F Denver Nuggets Pan American 5107 G Phoenix Suns Loyola (Illinois) 5108 # G San Antonio Spurs Purdue 5109 # F Philadelphia 76ers UMass 5110 G Portland Trail Blazers Missouri 6111 # F New Jersey Nets South Carolina 6112 # F San Diego Clippers Providence 6113 # G Houston Rockets Santa Clara 6114 # G Kansas City Kings Texas 6115 # G Indiana Pacers James Madison 6116 # F Boston Celtics Minnesota 6117 # G Detroit Pistons Illinois 6118 G New Orleans Jazz Kansas 6119 # G Chicago Bulls Miami (Ohio) 6120 # F Atlanta Hawks Howard 6121 # G New York Knicks Briar Cliff 6122 # F Golden State Warriors San Diego 6123 # G Cleveland Cavaliers Virginia Tech 6124 # F Milwaukee Bucks Cleveland State 6125 # F Washington Bullets Miami (Ohio) 6126 # F Los Angeles Lakers Washington 6127 # F Denver Nuggets Columbus State 6128 # F Phoenix Suns Houston 6129 # F San Antonio Spurs Indiana State 6130 # G Philadelphia 76ers Minnesota 6131 # F Portland Trail Blazers Puget Sound 7132 # F New Jersey Nets San Francisco 7133 G/F Buffalo Braves Auburn 7134 # G Houston Rockets Loyola Marymount 7135 # F Indiana Pacers Pepperdine 7136 # G Kansas City Kings North Texas 7137 # F Boston Celtics Fairfield 7138 # F Detroit Pistons Johnson C. Smith 7139 # F New Orleans Jazz New Mexico 7140 # F Chicago Bulls West Georgia 7141 # F Atlanta Hawks Gonzaga 7142 # G Golden State Warriors Saint Mary's 7143 # G Cleveland Cavaliers UNLV 7144 # F New York Knicks Nasson 7145 # F Washington Bullets Georgetown 7146 F Milwaukee Bucks Missouri 7147 # F Los Angeles Lakers Colorado State 7148 # G Denver Nuggets South Carolina 7149 C Phoenix Suns San Diego State 7150 # G San Antonio Spurs Sacred Heart 7151 # G Philadelphia 76ers Alabama 7152 # G Portland Trail Blazers Pacific 8153 # F New Jersey Nets Providence 8154 # C San Diego Clippers Jacksonville 8155 # F Kansas City Kings Bowling Green 8156 # G Boston Celtics Fairfield 8157 F Detroit Pistons UNLV 8158 C New Orleans Jazz Northeast Louisiana 8159 G Chicago Bulls San Francisco 8160 # F Atlanta Hawks Merrimack 8161 # F Cleveland Cavaliers Missouri Southern 8162 # F New York Knicks St. Bonaventure 8163 # F Golden State Warriors Appalachian State 8164 # G Milwaukee Bucks North Carolina 8165 # F Washington Bullets St. Francis Brooklyn 8166 # F Denver Nuggets Colorado 8167 # C Phoenix Suns Pacific 8168 # F San Antonio Spurs UT Rio Grande Valley 8169 # F Philadelphia 76ers Colorado State 8170 # F Portland Trail Blazers Linfield 9171 # F New Jersey Nets Princeton 9172 # F San Diego Clippers Centenary 9173 # F Boston Celtics George Washington 9174 # F Detroit Pistons Marquette 9175 # C New Orleans Jazz Drake 9176 # F Chicago Bulls DePaul 9177 # C Atlanta Hawks West Virginia 9178 # F New York Knicks UNC Wilmington 9179 # G Golden State Warriors Bradley 9180 # F Cleveland Cavaliers Central State 9181 # G Washington Bullets Temple 9182 # G Milwaukee Bucks Marquette 9183 # F Denver Nuggets Air Force 9184 # G Phoenix Suns Grand Canyon 9185 # G San Antonio Spurs Arizona State 9186 # F Portland Trail Blazers George Fox 10187 # G New Jersey Nets Holy Cross 10188 # F Boston Celtics Brandeis 10189 # G Detroit Pistons Central Michigan 10190 G New Orleans Jazz Long Beach State 10191 # G Chicago Bulls Oklahoma State 10192 # F Atlanta Hawks Florida Southern 10193 # F Golden State Warriors Murray State 10194 # F Cleveland Cavaliers Army 10195 # G New York Knicks Pace 10196 # G Milwaukee Bucks Green Bay 10197 # G Washington Bullets Boise State 10198 # F Denver Nuggets Arizona 10199 # G Phoenix Suns Cal Poly 10200 # C San Antonio Spurs Florida 10201 # F Philadelphia 76ers Widener 10202 # F Portland Trail Blazers Biola

These players were not selected in the 1978 draft but played at least one game in the NBA. Player Pos. Nationality School/club team G California (Pennsylvania) C Maryland C San Diego State F Auburn C Buffalo C Lakehead

On June 8, 1978, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired the first pick from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Johnny Davis and the third overall pick. Previously, the Blazers acquired a first round pick on October 18, 1976, from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Moses Malone. The Blazers used the pick to draft Mychal Thompson. The Pacers used the pick to draft Rick Robey. On September 10, 1976, the Kansas City Kings acquired Jim Eakins, Brian Taylor, 1977 and 1978 first round picks from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Nate Archibald. The Kings used the pick to draft Phil Ford. On June 8, 1978, the New York Knicks acquired the fourth pick and a 1979 first round pick from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Phil Jackson, the thirteenth pick and US$3.2 million settlement of their indemnification debt to the Knicks. Previously, the Nets acquired George E. Johnson, the pick and a 1979 first round pick on September 1, 1977, from the Buffalo Braves in exchange for Nate Archibald. Previously, the Lakers acquired Ollie Johnson, the pick and a second round pick on June 1, 1977, from the Kansas City Kings in exchange for Lucius Allen. The Warriors used the pick to draft Purvis Short. The Lakers used the pick to draft Ron Carter. On November 11, 1977, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired a 1978 first round pick and a 1979 second round pick from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Wally Walker. Previously, the Sonics acquired the pick on September 25, 1975, from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Archie Clark. The Blazers used the pick to draft Ron Brewer. On December 27, 1977, the Boston Celtics acquired Don Chaney, Kermit Washington and a first round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Charlie Scott. On October 13, 1977, the Atlanta Hawks acquired a first round pick from the New Orleans Jazz in exchange for Joe Meriweather. Previously, the Lakers acquired 1977, 1978 and 1979 first round picks, and a 1980 second round pick on August 5, 1976, from the 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. The Celtics used the pick to draft Freeman Williams. The Hawks used the pick to draft Jack Givens. On October 3, 1977, the New Orleans Jazz acquired a first round pick from the Golden State Warriors as compensation for the signing of E. C. Coleman as a free agent. The Jazz used the pick to draft James Hardy. On January 13, 1977, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Rowland Garrett, 1977 and 1978 first round picks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Elmore Smith and Gary Brokaw. The Bucks used the pick to draft George Johnson. On June 1, 1978, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the 15th pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a 1979 first round pick. The Cavaliers used the pick to draft Mike Mitchell. On the draft day, the Denver Nuggets acquired the 17th pick from the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Tom LaGarde. The Nuggets used the pick to draft Rod Griffin. On October 11, 1977, the Washington Bullets acquired a first round pick from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Bo Ellis. The Bullets used the pick to draft Dave Corzine. On the draft day, the Denver Nuggets acquired the 21st pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for a 1984 first round pick. The Nuggets used the pick to draft Mike Evans. On June 7, 1978, the Golden State Warriors acquired the 22nd pick from the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for a 1981 first round pick. The Warriors used the pick to draft Raymond Townsend.