Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0T | 00– | Thacker, TomTom Thacker | G/F | United States | Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati |
| 1 | 01 | Heyman, ArtArt Heyman | G/F | United States | New York Knicks | Duke |
| 1 | 02 | Thorn, RodRod Thorn | G | United States | Baltimore Bullets | West Virginia |
| 1 | 03 | Thurmond, NateNate Thurmond^ | F/C | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Bowling Green |
| 1 | 04 | Miles, EddieEddie Miles+ | G/F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Seattle |
| 1 | 05 | Ward, GerryGerry Ward | G | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Boston College |
| 1 | 06 | Hoover, TomTom Hoover | C | United States | Syracuse Nationals | Camden Bullets |
| 1 | 07 | Strickland, RogerRoger Strickland | F | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Jacksonville |
| 1 | 08 | Green, BillBill Green# | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Colorado State |
| 2 | 09 | Harkness, JerryJerry Harkness | G | United States | New York Knicks | Loyola (IL) |
| 2 | 10 | Johnson, GusGus Johnson^ | F/C | United States | Baltimore Bullets | Idaho |
| 2 | 11 | Hill, GaryGary Hill | G | United States | San Francisco Warriors | Oklahoma City |
| 2 | 12 | Smith, JerryJerry Smith# | G | United States | Detroit Pistons | Furman |
| 2 | 13 | King, JimJim King+ | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Tulsa |
| 2 | 14 | Mitchell, LelandLeland Mitchell# | G | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Mississippi State |
| 2 | 15 | West, HershellHershell West# | G | United States | Syracuse Nationals | Grambling |
| 2 | 16 | Gibson, MelMel Gibson | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Western Carolina |
| 2 | 17 | Saylors, KenKen Saylors# | F | United States | St. Louis Hawks | Arkansas Tech |
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“If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.”
—Malcolm X (1925–1965)
“It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain.”
—Amos Oz (b. 1939)
“News is the first rough draft of history.”
—Philip L. Graham (1915–1963)