Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thompson, MychalMychal Thompson | F/C | Bahamas | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota |
| 1 | 2 | Ford, PhilPhil Fordx | G | United States | Kansas City Kings | North Carolina |
| 1 | 3 | Robey, RickRick Robey | F/C | United States | Indiana Pacers | Kentucky |
| 1 | 4 | Richardson, Micheal RayMicheal Ray Richardson+ | G/F | United States | New York Knicks | Montana |
| 1 | 5 | Short, PurvisPurvis Short | G/F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Jackson State |
| 1 | 6 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird^ | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Indiana State 1 |
| 1 | 7 | Brewer, RonRon Brewer | G | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Arkansas |
| 1 | 8 | Williams, FreemanFreeman Williams | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | Portland State |
| 1 | 9 | Theus, ReggieReggie Theus+ | G | United States | Chicago Bulls | UNLV |
| 1 | 10 | Lee, ButchButch Lee | G | Puerto Rico | Atlanta Hawks | Marquette |
| 1 | 11 | Hardy, JamesJames Hardy | F/C | United States | New Orleans Jazz | San Francisco |
| 1 | 12 | Johnson, GeorgeGeorge Johnson | F/C | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | St. John's |
| 1 | 13 | Boynes, WinfordWinford Boynes | G/F | United States | New Jersey Nets | San Francisco |
| 1 | 14 | Phegley, RogerRoger Phegley | G/F | United States | Washington Bullets | Bradley |
| 1 | 15 | Mitchell, MikeMike Mitchell+ | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Auburn |
| 1 | 16 | Givens, JackJack Givens | G/F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Kentucky |
| 1 | 17 | Griffin, RodRod Griffin# | F | United States | Denver Nuggets | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 18 | Corzine, DaveDave Corzine | C | United States | Washington Bullets | DePaul |
| 1 | 19 | Byrnes, MartyMarty Byrnes | F | United States | Phoenix Suns | Syracuse |
| 1 | 20 | Sanders, FrankieFrankie Sanders | G/F | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Southern |
| 1 | 21 | Evans, MikeMike Evans | G | United States | Denver Nuggets | Kansas State |
| 1 | 22 | Townsend, RaymondRaymond Townsend | G | United States | Golden State Warriors | UCLA |
| 2 | 23 | Tyler, TerryTerry Tyler | G/F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Detroit |
| 2 | 24 | Herron, KeithKeith Herron | G/F | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Villanova |
| 2 | 25 | Wilson, RickRick Wilson | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Louisville |
| 2 | 26 | Carter, RonRon Carter | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Virginia Military |
| 2 | 27 | Radford, WayneWayne Radford | G | United States | Indiana Pacers | Indiana |
| 2 | 28 | Matheney, BusterBuster Matheney# | F | United States | Houston Rockets | Utah |
| 2 | 29 | Long, JohnJohn Long | G/F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Detroit |
| 2 | 30 | Judkins, JeffJeff Judkins | G/F | United States | Boston Celtics | Utah |
| 2 | 31 | Johnson, MarvinMarvin Johnson# | F | United States | Chicago Bulls | New Mexico |
| 2 | 32 | Rudd, JohnJohn Rudd | F | United States | New York Knicks | McNeese State |
| 2 | 33 | Davis, HarryHarry Davis | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Florida State |
| 2 | 34 | Bunch, GregGreg Bunch | F | United States | New York Knicks | Cal State Fullerton |
| 2 | 35 | Green, TommieTommie Green | G | United States | New Orleans Jazz | Southern |
| 2 | 36 | Cheeks, MauriceMaurice Cheeks+ | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | West Texas State |
| 2 | 37 | Sykes, TerryTerry Sykes# | F | United States | Washington Bullets | Grambling State |
| 2 | 38 | Massey, LewLew Massey# | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | UNC Charlotte |
| 2 | 39 | Lee, JamesJames Lee# | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Kentucky |
| 2 | 40 | Cooper, WayneWayne Cooper | F/C | United States | Golden State Warriors | New Orleans |
| 2 | 41 | Whitehead, JeromeJerome Whitehead | F/C | United States | Buffalo Braves | Marquette |
| 2 | 42 | McDonald, KevenKeven McDonald# | F | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Pennsylvania |
| 2 | 43 | Hagan, GlennGlenn Hagan | G | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | St. Bonaventure |
| 2 | 44 | Johnson, ClemonClemon Johnson | F/C | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Florida A&M |
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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)
“News is the first rough draft of history.”
—Philip L. Graham (1915–1963)
“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)