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1969 NBA draft

1969 NBA draft
General information
Date(s) April 7, 1969 (First and second round)
May 7, 1969 (Other rounds)
Location New York City, New York
First selection Lew Alcindor1[›], Milwaukee Bucks
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The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7, 1969 and May 7, 1969 before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, 14 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. 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. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each division, with the order determined by a coin flip.[1] The Milwaukee Bucks won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Phoenix Suns were awarded the second pick. 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. The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors.[2] The draft consisted of 20 rounds comprising the selection of 218 players.

Draft selections and draftee career notes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) from the University of California, Los Angeles was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award and was selected to both All-NBA Second Team and All-Star Game in his first season.[3][4] The following season, the Bucks acquired former first overall pick Oscar Robertson from the Cincinnati Royals. They led the Bucks to a league-best 66 win in regular season. The Bucks then beat the Baltimore Bullets in the Finals to win their first NBA championship, in only their third season. In that season, Abdul-Jabbar also won the Most Valuable Player Award and Finals Most Valuable Player Award. He went on to win five more NBA championships in the 1980s with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he teamed up with Magic Johnson, the first pick in 1979. He also won another Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 1985. He won a total of six Most Valuable Player Award, the most in the history of the NBA. He also held the record for the most All-Star Game selections with 19 and the most All-NBA Team selections with 15. Furthermore, he was selected to eleven All-Defensive Teams, the second most selections. He retired as all–time league scoring leader with 38,387 points and the all–time league leader in total blocked shots with 3,189 blocks.[5] For his achievements, he has been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame.[6] He was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[7]

Jo Jo White, the ninth pick, won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976. He was named as the Finals Most Valuable Player in latter. He was selected to two All-NBA Teams and seven All-Star Games.[8] 45th pick Bob Dandridge won two NBA championships with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Washington Bullets in the 1978. He was selected to one All-NBA Team and four All-Star Games.[9] Norm Van Lier, the 34th pick, was selected to both the All-NBA Team and the All-Star Game. He was also selected to eight All-Defensive Teams.[10] Two other players from this draft, 10th pick Butch Beard and 61st pick Steve Mix, was also selected to an All-Star Game.[11][12] Beard became a head coach after his playing career, he coached the New Jersey Nets for two seasons in the 1990s.[13] Three other players drafted also went on to have a coaching career: 43rd pick Fred Carter, 68th pick Gene Littles and 187th pick Mack Calvin.[14][15][16]

In the 13th round, the San Francisco Warriors selected Denise Long, a girl's high school player from Whitten, Iowa.[17] Long, who averaged 62.8 points per game in her senior year, became the first female ever to be drafted by an NBA team.[18] However, the selection was later voided by the commissioner as a publicity stunt.[19] In the 15th round, the Phoenix Suns selected track and field athlete Bob Beamon from the University of Texas at El Paso with the 189th pick. He had just broke the world record for long jump and won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.[20] Although he had played basketball before his athletics career, he stayed with it and never played in the NBA.[21][22]

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Draft

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Round Pick Player Pos. Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor^
(now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)1[›] 		C 23x15px United States Milwaukee Bucks UCLA
1 2 Walk, NealNeal Walk C 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns Florida
1 3 Allen, LuciusLucius Allen G 23x15px United States Seattle SuperSonics UCLA
1 4 Driscoll, TerryTerry Driscoll F 23x15px United States Detroit Pistons Boston College
1 5 Cannon, LarryLarry Cannon G 23x15px United States Chicago Bulls La Salle
1 6 Smith, BingoBingo Smith G/F 23x15px United States San Diego Rockets Tulsa
1 7 Portman, BobBob Portman F 23x15px United States San Francisco Warriors Creighton
1 8 Gilliam, HermHerm Gilliam G/F 23x15px United States Cincinnati Royals Purdue
1 9 White, Jo JoJo Jo White^ G 23x15px United States Boston Celtics Kansas
1 10 Beard, ButchButch Beard+ G 23x15px United States Atlanta Hawks Louisville
1 11 Warren, JohnJohn Warren C 23x15px United States New York Knicks St. John's
1 12 McCarter, WillieWillie McCarter G 23x15px United States Los Angeles Lakers Drake
1 13 Ogden, BudBud Ogden F 23x15px United States Philadelphia 76ers Santa Clara
1 14 Davis, MikeMike Davis G 23x15px United States Baltimore Bullets Virginia Union
1 15 Roberson, RickRick Roberson F/C 23x15px United States Los Angeles Lakers2[›] Cincinnati
2 16 Hill, SimmieSimmie Hill# F 23x15px United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) West Texas State
2 17 Greacen, BobBob Greacen F 23x15px United States Milwaukee Bucks Rutgers
2 18 Taylor, RonRon Taylor# C 23x15px United States Seattle SuperSonics USC
2 19 Norwood, WillieWillie Norwood F 23x15px United States Detroit Pistons Alcorn A&M
2 20 Spain, KenKen Spain# C 23x15px United States Chicago Bulls Houston
2 21 Williams, BernieBernie Williams G 23x15px United States San Diego Rockets La Salle
2 22 Siudut, EdEd Siudut# F 23x15px United States San Francisco Warriors Holy Cross
2 23 Baum, JohnnyJohnny Baum F 23x15px United States Chicago Bulls (from Cincinnati)[a] Temple
2 24 Williams, GeneGene Williams# F 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston)[b] Kansas State
2 25 Anderzunas, WallyWally Anderzunas F/C 23x15px United States Atlanta Hawks Creighton
2 26 Bunting, BillBill Bunting# F/C 23x15px United States New York Knicks North Carolina
2 27 Garrett, DickDick Garrett G 23x15px United States Los Angeles Lakers Southern Illinois
2 28 Taylor, WillieWillie Taylor# F/C 23x15px United States Philadelphia 76ers LeMoyne–Owen
2 29 Scott, WillieWillie Scott# F 23x15px United States Baltimore Bullets Alabama State
3 30 Kerr, FloydFloyd Kerr# n/a 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns Colorado State
3 31 Swift, SkeeterSkeeter Swift# G 23x15px United States Milwaukee Bucks East Tennessee State
3 32 Winfield, LeeLee Winfield G 23x15px United States Seattle SuperSonics North Texas State
3 33 Green, LamarLamar Green F/C 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns (from Detroit)[c] Morehead State
3 34 Van Lier, NormNorm Van Lier* G 23x15px United States Chicago Bulls Saint Francis (PA)
3 35 Bonaparte, CharlesCharles Bonaparte# G 23x15px United States San Diego Rockets Norfolk State
3 36 Hagan, TomTom Hagan# G 23x15px United States San Francisco Warriors Vanderbilt
3 37 Rackley, LutherLuther Rackley C 23x15px United States Cincinnati Royals Xavier (OH)
3 38 Keye, JuliusJulius Keye# F-C 23x15px United States Boston Celtics Alcorn State
3 39 Kerr, LloydLloyd Kerr# n/a 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns Colorado State
3 40 Mast, EddieEddie Mast F/C 23x15px United States New York Knicks Temple
3 41 Green, LutherLuther Green F 23x15px United States Cincinnati Royals (from Los Angeles) Long Island
3 42 Grosso, MikeMike Grosso# C 23x15px United States Philadelphia 76ers Louisville
3 43 Carter, FredFred Carter G/F 23x15px United States Baltimore Bullets Mount St. Mary's
4 44 Stewart, DennisDennis Stewart F 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns Michigan
4 45 Dandridge, BobBob Dandridge* G/F 23x15px United States Milwaukee Bucks Norfolk State
4 52 Kuberski, SteveSteve Kuberski F/C 23x15px United States Boston Celtics Bradley
4 56 Scholz, DaveDave Scholz F 23x15px United States Philadelphia 76ers Illinois
5 58 Jones, RichRich Jones F/C 23x15px United States Phoenix Suns Memphis State
5 61 Mix, SteveSteve Mix+ F 23x15px United States Detroit Pistons Toledo
5 64 Wise, WillieWillie Wise F 23x15px United States San Francisco Warriors Drake
5 65 Ford, JakeJake Ford G 23x15px United States Cincinnati Royals Maryland State
5 66 Thompson, GeorgeGeorge Thompson G 23x15px United States Boston Celtics Marquette
5 69 Jones, WilWil Jones F 23x15px United States Los Angeles Lakers Albany State
6 73 Arthurs, JohnJohn Arthurs G 23x15px United States Milwaukee Bucks Tulane
8 103 Arnzen, BobBob Arnzen F 23x15px United States Detroit Pistons Notre Dame
8 109 Christian, BobBob Christian C 23x15px United States Atlanta Hawks Grambling
9 117 Reynolds, GeorgeGeorge Reynolds G 23x15px United States Detroit Pistons Houston
11 147 Thigpen, JustusJustus Thigpen G 23x15px United States San Diego Rockets Weber State
12 167 Taylor, RolandRoland Taylor G 23x15px United States Philadelphia 76ers La Salle
14 187 Calvin, MackMack Calvin G 23x15px United States Los Angeles Lakers USC
19 214 O'Malley, GradyGrady O'Malley F 23x15px United States Atlanta Hawks Manhattan
19 215 Heaney, BrianBrian Heaney G 23x15px Canada Baltimore Bullets Acadia (Canada)

Trades

Notes

^ 1: Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971.[5]
^ 2: The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors on August 31, 1967.[2][28]

References

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