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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Famous quotes containing the word draft:
“Why not draft executive and management brains to prepare and produce the equipment the $21-a-month draftee must use and forget this dollar-a-year tommyrot? Would we send an army into the field under a dollar-a-year General who had to be home Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays?”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“News is the first rough draft of history.”
—Philip L. Graham (1915–1963)
“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)